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Housing HOU

S. 1919, the Yes in My Backyard (YIMBY) Act. No bill number. Discussed housing design to counteract spread of infectious disease. No bill number. Discussed expiration of the eviction moratorium in the CARES Act and HUD moratorium.

Contacted: Social Security Administration (SSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Indian Health Service; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Corporation for Natl & Community Service; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: S. 1919 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

No bill number. Discussed funding for nursing homes, home and community-based services, and other institutional care in next COVID-19 package. S. 3768/H.R. 6972, Nursing Home COVID-19 Protection and Prevention Act. H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (Heroes Act). S. 3517/ H.R. 6487, Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing ,and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021. S. 4182, Emergency Support for Nursing Homes and Elder Justice Reform Act of 2020. No bill number. Discussed addressing nursing homes and other long-term care facilities in COVID-19 package. S. 4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act, S. 4320, Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020. S. 4182, Emergency Support for Nursing Homes and Elder Justice Reform Act of 2020. No bill number. Nursing Home Transparency and Oversight Act. No bill number. Discussed nursing home and long-term care facility testing. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes, COVID package, health extenders, continuing resolution, and long-term services and supports. No bill number. Discussed COVID-19 funding for nursing homes, home health, and home care providers. H.R. 925, Heroes Act. H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020. H.R. 4907/S. 2733, TRUST Act.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Social Security Administration (SSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Indian Health Service; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Corporation for Natl & Community Service; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Bills named: S. 4320 (116th), H.R. 925 (116th), S. 3517 (116th), H.R. 7617 (116th), H.R. 4907 (116th), S. 3768 (116th), H.R. 6074 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), H.R. 6487 (116th), S. 4318 (116th), H.R. 6972 (116th), S. 2733 (116th), S. 4182 (116th)

Retirement RET

No bill number. Discussed permitting electronic delivery to be the default method for providing important retirement plan disclosures and notices and discussed delivery of retirement disclosures by electronic and paper delivery methods. No bill number. Discussed private sector retirement reform issues, including establishment of a national automatic retirement system. No bill number. Discussed state facilitated retirement savings programs for private sector workers. No bill number. Discussed part-time worker, independent contractor, contingent worker, personal/individual and portable retirement plan issues. No bill number. Discussed multi-employer pension plan issues. No bill number. Discussed fiduciary responsibility issues. No bill number. Discussed student loans and retirement saving issues. No bill number. Discussed retirement plan data collection, retention, dissemination and cybersecurity issues. No bill number. Discussed small employer and pooled retirement plans. No bill number. Discussed small retirement account cash out issues. No bill number. Discussed Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA). No bill number. Discussed Required Minimum Distributions (RMD). No bill number. Discussed access to retirement savings for dependent care expenses. No bill number. Discussed savings for emergency expenses. No bill number. Discussed retirement savings distribution options. No bill number. Submitted testimony to the Department of Labor on fiduciary responsibilities. No bill number. Submitted testimony to US Senate Special Committee on Aging on Women and Retirement. No bill number. Submitted a statement for the record to the House Ways and Means Committees Subcommittee on Social Security on The Impact of COVID-19 on Social Security and Its Beneficiaries. No bill number. Discussed Social Security payroll tax deferral and potential elimination. H.J. Res 94, Providing for congressional disapproval of the rule relating to "Relief with Respect to Employment Tax Deadlines Applicable to Employers Affected by the Ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) Disease 2019 Pandemic. H.R. 7830, Fairness for Seniors and People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act. H.R. 4907/S. 2733, TRUST Act. S. 4180, Protecting Benefits for Retirees Act. H.R. 7499, Social Security COVID Correction and Equity Act. No bill number. Discussed Social Securitys 85th Anniversary and shared public opinion polling. No bill number. Discussed The Fundamentals of Social Security via a virtual Hill briefing. No bill number. Discussed $500 CARES Act child dependent payments to eligible non-filing federal beneficiaries. S.4495, Automatic Cash Assistance Act. H.R. 8171, Save Our Social Security Now Act. No bill number, discussed the anticipated 2021 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment. HR 925, Updated Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (Updated HEROES). S 4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act (HEALS). H.R. 397, Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act. S. 1431, Retirement Security & Savings Act. S. 2254, Butch Lewis Act. S. 4192/H.R. 7439, Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act. No bill number. Discussed multi-employer pensions.

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Social Security Administration (SSA); Indian Health Service; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Corporation for Natl & Community Service; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 4907 (116th), H.R. 7499 (116th), S. 2254 (116th), S. 4495 (116th), H.R. 397 (116th), S. 4180 (116th), S. 2733 (116th), H.R. 925 (116th), H.R. 7439 (116th), H.R. 8171 (116th), S. 1431 (116th), H.J.Res. 94 (116th), S. 4192 (116th), H.R. 7830 (116th)

Telecommunications TEC

No bill number. Discussed robocall scams. H.R. 7187, Helping Ensure Access to Local TeleHealth Act of 2020. H.R. 4900, Telehealth Across State Lines Act of 2019. H.R. 6792, Improving Telehealth for Underserved Communities Act of 2020. H.R. 5473,Enhance Access to Support Essential (EASE) Behavioral Health Services Act. H.R. 7338, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2020.

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Corporation for Natl & Community Service; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Social Security Administration (SSA); Indian Health Service; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 7338 (116th), H.R. 6792 (116th), H.R. 5473 (116th), H.R. 7187 (116th), H.R. 4900 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

S. 4182, Emergency Support for Nursing Homes and Elder Justice Reform Act of 2020. S. 4184/H.R. 7463, Assisted Living Facility Coronavirus Reporting Act. H.R. 6698, Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 Act of 2020. H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (Heroes Act). HR 925, Updated Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (Updated HEROES); No bill number. Discussed funding for nursing homes, home and community-based services, and other institutional care in next COVID-19 package. S. 3768/H.R. 6972, Nursing Home COVID-19 Protection and Prevention Act. No bill number. Discussed May 8 COVID-19 interim final rule. No bill number. Discussed VA and nursing homes addressing COVID-19 and the collection of demographic data in possible COVID-19 package. H.R. 6972, Nursing Home COVID-19 Protection and Prevention Act. S. 3517/H.R. 6487, Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). No bill number. Discussed immunity related to COVID-19 for nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021. No bill number. Submitted statement regarding nursing homes and COVID-19 to the Coronavirus Commission on Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes. No bill number. Discussed dual eligible and Medicaid. S 4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act (HEALS). S. 4320, Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020. No bill number. Discussed resources for Medicaid HCBS in COVID legislation. No bill number. Discussed Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act. No bill number. Discussed and provided technical assistance on draft nursing home and COVID-19 provisions/amendments. No bill number. Discussed first person account related to long-term care facilities and COVID-19. No bill number. Provided technical assistance on family caregiver tax credit. S. 1443, Credit for Caring Act. Discussed the bill and a possible COVID package. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving with RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council. No bill number. Discussed RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council report. No bill number. Discussed care transitions for Community Living staff. P.L. 116-136, CARES Act. H.R. 8114, Emergency Support for Nursing Homes and Elder Justice Reform Act of 2020. S. 4555/H.R. 8079, Elder Justice Reauthorization Act of 2020. No bill number. Nursing Home Transparency and Oversight Act. No bill number. Discussed nursing home point-of-care testing and nursing home and long-term care facility testing. No bill number. Discussed logistics for virtual aging conference. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes, COVID package, testing, health extenders, continuing resolution, home care providers, and long-term services and supports. No bill number. Discussed Fiscal 2021 Medicare home health payment proposed rule. H.R. 2073/S. 110, legislation to permanently extend the medical expense deduction at 7.5% of income. No bill number. Discussed health care affordability for Americans age 50-64. H.R. 7714, Legislation to amend IRS Code of 1986 to Reduce the Floor on Deductions for Medical Expense. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act. H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020. S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (Grassley-Wyden). H.R. 19/S. 3129, Lower Cost More Cures Act. H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Cost Drugs Now Act.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Indian Health Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Corporation for Natl & Community Service; SENATE; Social Security Administration (SSA); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 4320 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), H.R. 925 (116th), H.R. 2073 (116th), S. 3768 (116th), S. 3517 (116th), S. 110 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th), H.R. 6201 (116th), S. 4555 (116th), S. 4182 (116th), H.R. 7714 (116th), S. 1443 (116th), S. 3129 (116th), H.R. 6698 (116th), S. 2543 (116th), H.R. 8114 (116th), S. 4184 (116th), H.R. 8079 (116th), H.R. 6487 (116th), H.R. 6972 (116th), H.R. 7617 (116th), H.R. 6074 (116th), H.R. 19 (116th), H.R. 7463 (116th)

Postal POS

HR 925, Updated Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (Updated HEROES). S 4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act (HEALS).

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Indian Health Service; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Corporation for Natl & Community Service; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Social Security Administration (SSA)

Bills named: H.R. 925 (116th)

Veterans VET

No bill number. Discussed VA and nursing homes and the collection of demographic data. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving with RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council. No bill number. Discussed RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council report. HR 925, Updated Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (Updated HEROES). S 4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act (HEALS)

Contacted: Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Corporation for Natl & Community Service; SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Indian Health Service; Social Security Administration (SSA)

Bills named: H.R. 925 (116th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

No bill number. Discussed dual eligible and Medicaid. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid estate recovery. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Demonstration supplemental funding. S. 4182, Emergency Support for Nursing Homes and Elder Justice Reform Act of 2020. No bill number. Responded to inquiry on Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act. H.R. 6698, Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 Act of 2020. H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (Heroes Act). HR 925, Updated Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (Updated HEROES). S 4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act (HEALS) No bill number. Discussed funding for nursing homes, home and community-based services, and other institutional care in next COVID-19 package. S. 3768/H.R. 6972, Nursing Home COVID-19 Protection and Prevention Act. No bill number. Discussed May 8 COVID-19 interim final rule. S. 3517/ H.R. 6487, Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing ,and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021. Discussed issues affecting dual eligibles including disparities and data collection. S. 4320, Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020. No bill number. Discussed resources for Medicaid HCBS in COVID legislation. No bill number. Nursing Home Transparency and Oversight Act. No bill number. Discussed nursing home point-of-care testing and nursing home and long-term care facility testing. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes, COVID package, health extenders, continuing resolution, home health, and long-term services and supports. No bill number. Discussed Fiscal 2021 Medicare home health payment proposed rule. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. No bill number. Discussed FMAP increase for states. No bill number. Discussed Medicare coverage for potential COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act. P.L. 116-136, CARES Act.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Corporation for Natl & Community Service; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Indian Health Service; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Social Security Administration (SSA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 3517 (116th), S. 4182 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th), H.R. 6201 (116th), S. 4320 (116th), H.R. 6698 (116th), H.R. 7617 (116th), S. 3768 (116th), H.R. 925 (116th), S. 2543 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), H.R. 6972 (116th), H.R. 6487 (116th)

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM

No bill number. Discussed family caregiving resources No bill number. Discussed family caregiver tax credit amendment. S. 1443, Credit for Caring Act. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving with RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council. No bill number. Discussed RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council report. No bill number. Discussed care transitions work. HR 925, Updated Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (Updated HEROES). S 4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act (HEALS). No Bill Number. Discussed Paid Sick and Family Leave.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Corporation for Natl & Community Service; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Indian Health Service; SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); White House Office; Social Security Administration (SSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Administration for Children & Families (ACF)

Bills named: S. 1443 (116th), H.R. 925 (116th)

Insurance INS

HR 925, Updated Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (Updated HEROES). S 4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act (HEALS).

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Corporation for Natl & Community Service; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Indian Health Service; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Social Security Administration (SSA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Bills named: H.R. 925 (116th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

S. 3487/H.R. 7620, The Edith Shorougian Senior Victims of Fraud Compensation Act (Ediths Bill). S. 149/H.R. 2610, Stop Senior Scams Act of 2020. No bill number. Discussed fraud & scam issues. H.R. 7299, the COVID-19 Scam Act. No bill number. Discussed Fair and Accurate Information Reporting (FAIR) Act. H.R. 8169, Elder Abuse Protection Act of 2020. S. 4182, Emergency Support for Nursing Homes and Elder Justice Reform Act of 2020. H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (Heroes Act). H.R. 6972, Nursing Home COVID-19 Protection and Prevention Act. S. 4182, Emergency Support for Nursing Homes and Elder Justice Reform Act of 2020. S. 3517/H.R. 6487, Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). S. 3768, Nursing Home COVID-19 Protection and Prevention Act. P.L. 116-136, CARES Act. H.R. 8114, Emergency Support for Nursing Homes and Elder Justice Reform Act of 2020. S. 4555/H.R. 8079, Elder Justice Reauthorization Act of 2020. HR 925, Updated Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (Updated HEROES). S 4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act (HEALS).

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Indian Health Service; White House Office; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Corporation for Natl & Community Service; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Social Security Administration (SSA); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 7299 (116th), H.R. 2610 (116th), S. 3768 (116th), H.R. 6487 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), S. 3487 (116th), H.R. 8169 (116th), H.R. 8114 (116th), H.R. 925 (116th), H.R. 7620 (116th), S. 4182 (116th), H.R. 8079 (116th), S. 4555 (116th), H.R. 6972 (116th), S. 149 (116th), S. 3517 (116th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 1230/S. 485, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act. No Bill Number. Discussed Paid Sick and Family Leave.

Contacted: White House Office; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Indian Health Service; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Treasury, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Corporation for Natl & Community Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE

Bills named: S. 485 (116th), H.R. 1230 (116th)

Pharmacy PHA

S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. H.R. 7288, the Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge (TRACK) Act. No bill number. Discussed COVID-19 vaccine development, approval, and distribution. No bill number. Discussed mail-order prescription drugs. H.R. 19/S. 3129, Lower Cost More Cures Act. H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Cost Drugs Now Act.

Contacted: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); White House Office; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Indian Health Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Social Security Administration (SSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Corporation for Natl & Community Service

Bills named: H.R. 3 (116th), S. 2543 (116th), H.R. 19 (116th), H.R. 7288 (116th), S. 3129 (116th)

Torts TOR

No bill number. Discussed immunity related to COVID-19 for nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. S. 4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act. S. 4320, Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020.

Contacted: SENATE; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Indian Health Service; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Corporation for Natl & Community Service; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Bills named: S. 4318 (116th), S. 4320 (116th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

No bill number. $500 economic stimulus payments for SSA and SSI beneficiaries with dependent children. No bill number. Submitted comments on proposed rule regarding Debt Collection Practices (Regulation F). No bill number. Submitted comments on proposed rules regarding National Banks and Federal Savings Associations as Lenders. No bill number. Discussed CARES Act economic impact payments. No bill number. Discussed garnishment of CARES Act economic impact payments by creditors. H.R. 397, Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act. S. 1431, Retirement Security & Savings Act. S. 2254, Butch Lewis Act. S. 4192/H.R. 7439, Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act. No bill number. Discussed multi-employer pensions.

Contacted: SENATE; Corporation for Natl & Community Service; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Indian Health Service; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); White House Office; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Social Security Administration (SSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: S. 2254 (116th), S. 1431 (116th), H.R. 397 (116th), H.R. 7439 (116th), S. 4192 (116th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

S. 4571, the Census Deadline Extensions Act of 2020. H.R. 1230/S. 485, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act.

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Indian Health Service; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Corporation for Natl & Community Service; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); SENATE; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Social Security Administration (SSA)

Bills named: S. 485 (116th), H.R. 1230 (116th), S. 4571 (116th)

Agriculture AGR

Discussed extension of SNAP programs.

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Corporation for Natl & Community Service; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Indian Health Service; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Transportation TRA

No bill number. Discussed pedestrian and bicycle safety implementing recommendations from the NTSB.

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Indian Health Service; Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Corporation for Natl & Community Service; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Social Security Administration (SSA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; White House Office

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 8439, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any interest paid on an overpayment of tax. No bill number. Discussed family caregiver tax. S. 1443, Credit for Caring Act. H.R. 2073/S. 110, legislation to permanently extend the medical expense deduction at 7.5% of income. H.R. 7714, Legislation to amend IRS Code of 1986 to Reduce the Floor on Deductions for Medical Expense. H.R. 19/S. 3129, Lower Cost More Cures Act. H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Cost Drugs Now Act. No Bill Number. Discussed payroll tax deferral.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Indian Health Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); White House Office; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Corporation for Natl & Community Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 19 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th), S. 3129 (116th), S. 1443 (116th), H.R. 2073 (116th), S. 110 (116th), H.R. 7714 (116th), H.R. 8439 (116th)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

No bill number. Discussed funding and flexibilities for Older Americans Act programs including nutrition services. No bill number. Discussed USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. P.L. 116-136, CARES Act. No bill number. Written statement submitted for Senate hearing, The COVID-19 Pandemic and Seniors: A Look at Racial Health Disparities. No bill number. Discussed food assistance programs, including The Emergency Food Program and Commodity Supplemental Food Program. No bill number. Discussed Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). S.3563, Food Assistance for Kids and Families During COVID-19 Act of 2020. S. 3736, Increasing Access to SNAP Delivery During COVID-19 Act of 2020. S. 4182, Emergency Support for Nursing Homes and Elder Justice Reform Act of 2020. S. 4184/H.R. 7463, Assisted Living Facility Coronavirus Reporting Act. H.R. 6698, Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 Act of 2020. H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (Heroes Act). HR 925, Updated Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (Updated HEROES). S 4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act (HEALS). No bill number. Discussed funding for nursing homes, home and community-based services, and other institutional care. S. 3768/H.R. 6972, Nursing Home COVID-19 Protection and Prevention Act. No bill number. Submitted comment letter on May 8 COVID-19 interim final rule with comment. No bill number. Discussed VA and nursing homes addressing COVID-19 and the collection of demographic data. S. 3517/H.R. 6487, Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). No bill number. Discussed immunity related to COVID-19 for nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021. No bill number. Submitted statement regarding nursing homes and COVID-19 to the Coronavirus Commission on Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes. No bill number. Discussed dual eligible and Medicaid home and community-based services. S. 4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act. S. 4320, Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020. No bill number. Discussed Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act. No bill number. Discussed family caregiver tax credit. S. 1443, Credit for Caring Act. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving with RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council. No bill number. Discussed RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council report. Discussed care transitions for Community Living staff. No bill number. Discussed letter VA nursing homes. H.R. 8114, Emergency Support for Nursing Homes and Elder Justice Reform Act of 2020. S. 4555/H.R. 8079, Elder Justice Reauthorization Act of 2020. No bill number. Nursing Home Transparency and Oversight Act. No bill number. Discussed nursing home point-of-care testing and nursing home and long-term care facility testing. No bill number. Discussed logistics for virtual aging conference. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes, COVID package, health extenders, continuing resolution, and long-term services and supports. No bill number. Discussed Fiscal 2021 Medicare home health payment proposed rule. H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act. H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020. S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. H.R. 19/S. 3129, Lower Cost More Cures Act. H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Cost Drugs Now Act.

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Social Security Administration (SSA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); SENATE; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Indian Health Service; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Corporation for Natl & Community Service

Bills named: H.R. 7463 (116th), S. 4182 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th), H.R. 6698 (116th), S. 1443 (116th), H.R. 8079 (116th), H.R. 6487 (116th), H.R. 6074 (116th), H.R. 8114 (116th), S. 4184 (116th), S. 2543 (116th), S. 4555 (116th), S. 3563 (116th), H.R. 19 (116th), H.R. 925 (116th), S. 3736 (116th), H.R. 6972 (116th), S. 4318 (116th), H.R. 7617 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), H.R. 6201 (116th), S. 4320 (116th), S. 3768 (116th), S. 3517 (116th), S. 3129 (116th)