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Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

PL 101336: Americans with Disabilities Act; PL 110325: ADA Amendments Act of 2008; PL 108446: Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act; 49 USC 41705: Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA); HR 4508: PROSPER (Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform) Act; and HR 620: ADA Education and Reform Act.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Council on Disability; White House Office; Social Security Administration (SSA); Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 620 (115th), H.R. 4508 (115th)

Insurance INS

PL 108173: Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003; PL 111148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; PL 111152: Affordable Health Care for America Act; PL 111152: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; PL 108203: Social Security Protection Act; PL 74-271: Social Security Act of 1935; HR 1628 Better Care Reconciliation Act; HR 2792: Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2017; and PL 98-21: Social Security Amendments of 1982.

Contacted: Natl Council on Disability; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 2792 (115th), H.R. 1628 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

41 U.S.C. 46 et seq.: Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act; PL 109365: Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006; PL 105220: Rehabilitation Act of 1973; PL 101336: Americans with Disabilities Act; PL 111192: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries & Pension Relief Act; PL 81393: Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); PL 113128: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (rules); PL 114144: Older Americans Act Reauthorization of 2015; PL 11511: Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation; FY 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations; and HR 3778: Direct CARE (Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment) Opportunity Act; HR 6157: Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (PL 115-245); and S 3260: Disability Employment Incentive Act.

Contacted: White House Office; U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Council on Disability; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Social Security Administration (SSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 3778 (115th), H.R. 6157 (115th)

Foreign Relations FOR

Treaty Doc. 1127: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Council on Disability; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Social Security Administration (SSA)

Transportation TRA

PL 112141: Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP21); PL 11494: FAST (Fixing America's Surface Transportation) Act; and FY 2019 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations.

Contacted: Social Security Administration (SSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); White House Office; Natl Council on Disability; Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

HR 1874/S 817: ABLE (Achieving a Better Life Experience) Age Adjustment Act.

Contacted: SENATE; Social Security Administration (SSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Education, Dept of; Natl Council on Disability; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Bills named: H.R. 1874 (115th)

Agriculture AGR

S 3042/HR 2: Agriculture Improvement Act.

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Natl Council on Disability; Social Security Administration (SSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 2 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Regulation and Accountability of Nonprofits; PL 111192: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries & Pension Relief Act of 2009; PL 11225: Budget Control Act of 2011; PL 11296: Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act; PL 113295: ABLE (Achieving a Better Life Experience) Act as part of Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014; PL 113295: Work Opportunity Tax Credit Extension as part of the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014; PL 114113: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016; HR 1/PL 115-97: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Contacted: Administration for Children & Families (ACF); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Social Security Administration (SSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Council on Disability

Bills named: H.R. 1 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

PL 109442: Lifespan Respite Care Act; PL 109365: Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006; PL 111148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; PL 111152: Affordable Health Care for America Act; PHS 42 USC 254C8: Healthy Start Reauthorization of 2007; PL 111192: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act; PL 111-152, 124 Stat. 1029: Health Care & Education Reconciliation Act; HR 1628: American Health Care Act of 2017; S 253/HR 807: Medicaid Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017; FY 2017/2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations; HR 3758/S 1028: Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act (PL 11-119); HR 2824: Increasing Opportunity and Success for Children and Parents through Evidence-Based Home Visiting Act; S 1827/HR 3921: Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); S 1829/HR 2824: Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program; HR 3778: Direct CARE (Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment) Opportunity Act; HR 5306/S 2227: Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equality, Resources (EMPOWER) Care Act; HR 3493: Care Corps Demonstration Act; HR 6: SUPPORT (Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment) for Patients and Communities Act; S 1091/HR 3105: Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act (PL 115-196); and HR 6157: Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (PL 115-245); and S 2227/H 5306: EMPOWER (Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources) Care Act.

Contacted: Administration for Children & Families (ACF); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Natl Council on Disability; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Social Security Administration (SSA); SENATE; White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Bills named: H.R. 2824 (115th), H.R. 6 (115th), H.R. 1628 (115th), H.R. 3493 (115th), H.R. 807 (115th), H.R. 3758 (115th), H.R. 3778 (115th), H.R. 5306 (115th), H.R. 3105 (115th), H.R. 6157 (115th), H.R. 3921 (115th)

Veterans VET

PL 111163: Caregiver and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act; PL 11256: 3% Withholding Repeal and Job Creation Act; PL 112239: National Defense Authorization Act for FY2013; PL 11256: VOW (Veterans Opportunity to Work) to Hire Heroes Act; PL 113291: Disabled Military Child Protection Act of 2013; PL 10795 Section 5: Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2015; PL 113360: National Defense Authorization Act; PL 113146: Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014; PL 113175: Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2014; S 544: A bill to amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to modify the termination date for the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes; HR 418: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to improve access to supportive services and community coordination for families of disabled veterans; HR 1005: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans; S 591/HR 1472: Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017; HR 95: Veterans' Access to Child Care Act; S 114: VA Choice and Quality Employment Act of 2017; H.R. 4451/S. 1473: Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2017; HR 4242: VA Care in the Community Act; FY 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations (Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program); FY 2019 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations; HR 6157: Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (PL 115-245); H.R. 674/S. 2372: VA MISSION (Maintaining Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks) Act (PL 115-182); and S 3479: Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2018.

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Council on Disability; Social Security Administration (SSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); SENATE; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 95 (115th), H.R. 6157 (115th), H.R. 4451 (115th), H.R. 1005 (115th), S. 1473 (115th), H.R. 1472 (115th), H.R. 418 (115th), S. 2372 (115th), H.R. 4242 (115th), H.R. 674 (115th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

PL 108173: Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003; PL 111148: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; PL 111-152, 124 Stat. 1029: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; PL 113157: Autism CARES (Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support) Act of 2014; HR 1628: American Health Care Act of 2017; FY 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations; HR 1628: American Health Care Act of 2017/Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017; HR 2824: Increasing Opportunity and Success for Children and Parents through Evidence-Based Home Visiting Act; HR 3759/S 1028: Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act (PL 115-119); S 1827/HR 3921: Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); S 1829/HR 2824: Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program; HR 3778: Direct CARE (Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment) Opportunity Act; and HR 5306/S 2227: Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equality, Resources (EMPOWER) Care Act; and H.R. 5912/S. 2897: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid personal care services and home health services furnished without an electronic visit verification system, and for other purposes.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Council on Disability; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 5912 (115th), H.R. 2824 (115th), S. 2897 (115th), H.R. 3921 (115th), H.R. 3778 (115th), H.R. 1628 (115th), H.R. 3759 (115th), H.R. 5306 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2017/2018 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations; H Con Res 125: FY 2017 Budget Resolution; FY 2017 /2018 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations; FY 2017/2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations; HR 1370: Continuing Appropriations Act 2018; FY 2019 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations; FY 2019 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations; FY 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations; HR 1625: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (PL 115-141); HR 1892: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (PL 115-123); HR 3/S. 2979: Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act; and HR 6157: Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (PL 115-245).

Contacted: SENATE; Education, Dept of; Social Security Administration (SSA); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Natl Council on Disability; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Bills named: H.R. 6157 (115th), H.R. 3 (115th), H.R. 1625 (115th), H.Con.Res. 125 (115th), S. 2979 (115th), H.R. 1370 (115th), H.R. 1892 (115th)

Education EDU

PL 101476: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); PL 108446: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); PL 107110: No Child Left Behind Act; PL 11495: Every Student Succeeds Act; HR 620: ADA Education and Reform Act; FY 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations; HR 6157: Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (PL 115-245); and S 3217/HR 2353: Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (PL 115-224).

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Natl Council on Disability; U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Social Security Administration (SSA); White House Office; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 6157 (115th), H.R. 620 (115th), H.R. 2353 (115th)