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Health Issues HCR

HR 3321/S 1670, Credit for Caring Act. HR 6823/S 3854, Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act. Public Law 115-119 the RAISE Family Caregivers Act. No bill number. Discussed rural telehealth. No bill number. Discussed Medicare Advantage oversight. P.L. 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act. No bill number. Discussed mental and behavioral health coverage. No bill number. Discussed coverage of ESRD in private plans in relation to Medicare Secondary Payer Act. H.R.6302, Protecting the Health of Americas Older Adults Act. H.R.8994, Supporting Our First Responders Act . H.R.4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2022. No bill number. Discussed HHS Initiative to Strengthen primary health care. No bill number. Discussed COVID-19 vaccines and oral anti-viral medication. H.R. 8295 Labor, Health & Human Services Appropriations Act, FY 2023 S.4862, Supporting our Seniors Act. No bill number. Discussed disability policies, telehealth, and assistive technologies. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes, COVID-19, residents, and staff issues.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office

Bills named: S. 4862 (117th), H.R. 4040 (117th), H.R. 8295 (117th), H.R. 6302 (117th), H.R. 6823 (117th), H.R. 8994 (117th), H.R. 3321 (117th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

P.L. 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act. No bill number. Discussed mental and behavioral health coverage in Medicare. No bill number. Discussed Physician Fee Schedule and Other Medicare Part B Issues, such as dental coverage. H.R.8487, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2022. No bill number. Discussed allowing one time change in Medicare Part D plans. No bill number. Discussed coverage of ESRD in private plans in relation to Medicare Secondary Payer Act. No bill number. Discussed Medicares role in addressing extreme heat and disaster resilience. H.R.4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2022. H.R. 8295, Labor, Health & Human Services Appropriations Act, FY 2023; H.R.6833, Continuing Appropriations, FY 2023 No bill number. Discussed Medicaid access. No bill number. Discussed Medicare Pilot on Family Caregiver Supportive Services. S. 3792/H.R. 7053, Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act. No bill number. Discussed family caregivers and Hospital at Home Programs. H.R. 3650/S. 2048, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. No bill number. Discussed observation stays, three-day inpatient stay requirement for Medicare coverage of skilled nursing facility care, and COVID-19 public health emergency waiver. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving, consumer and family caregiver experience of care surveys, family caregiver assessments. No bill number. Discussed Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design and Hospice Value-Based Insurance Design carve out. No bill number. Discussed nursing home issues. No bill number. Discussed disability policies and Medicaid No bill number. Discussed Medicaid streamlining proposed rule. No bill number. Discussed Medicare Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update and Other Home Health Issues. S. 4873/H.R. 8840, Improving Access to Advance Care Planning Act. No bill number. Discussed state 1115 waiver. No bill number. Discussed HCBS settings rule. No bill number. Discussed nursing home staffing. No bill number. Discussed nursing home debt collection and family caregiving.

Contacted: White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4040 (117th), S. 4873 (117th), H.R. 6833 (117th), H.R. 8295 (117th), H.R. 3650 (117th), H.R. 8840 (117th), S. 2048 (117th), H.R. 8487 (117th), S. 3792 (117th), H.R. 7053 (117th)

Pharmacy PHA

P.L. 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act. S.4430, the Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2022. No bill number. Discussed allowing one time change in Medicare Part D plans. No bill number. Discussed cancer drug launch prices.

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 4430 (117th)

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM

HR 3321/S 1670, Credit for Caring Act. HR 6823/S 3854, Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act. No Bill Number. Discussed rural telehealth. No bill number. Discussed family caregivers and the ACT Caucus. No bill number. Discussed Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. No bill number. Discussed caregiver support programs. No bill number. Discussed White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. H.R. 8295 Labor, Health & Human Services Appropriations Act, FY 2023. P.L. 115-119, RAISE Family Caregivers Act. No bill number. Discussed Medicare Pilot on Family Caregiver Supportive Services. S. 3792/H.R. 7053, Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act. No bill number. Discussed family caregivers and Hospital at Home Programs. No bill number. Discussed family caregiving, care surveys, and family caregiver assessments. No bill number. Discussed family caregiver discretionary programs. No bill number. Discussed disability policies and family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed GAO report and youth caregivers. No bill number. Discussed Fischer King paid leave tax credit. No bill number. Discussed paid family and medical leave.

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 7053 (117th), H.R. 8295 (117th), H.R. 3321 (117th), S. 3792 (117th), H.R. 6823 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 8255 Financial Services, General Government Appropriations Act, FY 2023. S. 1670/H.R. 3321, Credit for Caring Act. No bill number. Discussed disability policies and tax-exempt accounts. No bill number. Discussed Fischer King paid leave tax credit. No bill number. Discussed Enhanced Earned Income Tax Credit. H.R. 6590, Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act. No bill number. Discussed Fischer King paid leave tax credit.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6590 (117th), H.R. 3321 (117th), H.R. 8255 (117th), S. 1670 (117th)

Transportation TRA

HR 8294, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, FY 2023. No bill number. Discussed Complete Streets and pedestrian safety. No bill number. Discussed the Vulnerable Road User Safety Assessments and the Complete Streets program.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 8294 (117th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 2373/ S. 3238, Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act. No bill number. Discussed Enhanced Earned Income Tax Credit. H.R. 8295 Labor, Health & Human Services Appropriations Act, FY 2023 No bill number. Discussed disability policies. No bill number. Discussed Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 3238 (117th), H.R. 8295 (117th), H.R. 2373 (117th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

No bill number. Discussed fraud prevention. No bill number. Discussed regulation best interest. No bill number. Discussed fiduciary rule. No bill number. Discussed Person to Person (P2P) platform reforms and Electronic Funds Transfer Act. H.R. 8295 Labor, Health & Human Services Appropriations Act, FY 2023. No bill number. Discussed nursing home debt collection and family caregiving. H.R. 1565/S. 856, Senior Security Act. HR 7923, Investor Justice Act. No bill number. Discussed legislation from previous Congress, the Edith Shorougian Senior Victims of Fraud Compensation Act. HR 5914/S 3529, Empowering States to Protect Seniors from Bad Actors Act.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Bills named: H.R. 5914 (117th), H.R. 1565 (117th), S. 856 (117th), H.R. 8295 (117th), H.R. 7923 (117th)

Retirement RET

S. 4102, SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act. H.R. 5723, Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust. No bill number. Discussed Social Security retirement earnings test. H.R. 82, Social Security Fairness Act of 2021. H.R. 2337, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2021. H.R. 5834, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2021. No bill number. Discussed private retirement and Social Security enhancements. No bill number. Discussed temporary increases in Social Security benefits in response to inflation. No bill number. Discussed customer service issues at the Social Security Administration. H.R. 6590, Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act. S. 3684 / H.R. 7274, Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act. S. 1295 / H.R. 2575, TRUST Act of 2021. H.R. 4143 / S. 2204, Know Your Social Security Act. No bill number, Discussed long term solvency of Social Security program. No bill number. Discussed the Secure 2.0 retirement package. S. 4808, the Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act of 2022. S. 4353, the Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement to Supplement Healthy Investments for the Nest Egg Act of 2022 H.R. 2954, the Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022. H.R. 8295 Labor, Health & Human Services Appropriations Act, FY 2023. H.R.6833 Making continuing appropriations, FY 2023. No bill number. Discussed disability policies, SSI, retirement accounts, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed suspension of required minimum distribution for 2022. H.R. 6929, Susan Muffley Act H.R. 6590, Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act. No bill number. Discussed Enhanced Earned Income Tax Credit.

Contacted: Social Security Administration (SSA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 3684 (117th), H.R. 8295 (117th), S. 2204 (117th), S. 4353 (117th), H.R. 6590 (117th), H.R. 2337 (117th), H.R. 5723 (117th), S. 1295 (117th), H.R. 5834 (117th), H.R. 6929 (117th), H.R. 4143 (117th), S. 4102 (117th), H.R. 2954 (117th), H.R. 82 (117th), S. 4808 (117th), H.R. 2575 (117th), H.R. 7274 (117th), H.R. 6833 (117th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

S. 880, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act. H.R. 3992, Protect Older Job Applicants Act. H.R. 8256, Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Act, FY 2023. No bill number. Discussed age discrimination and forced arbitration.

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 8256 (117th), S. 880 (117th), H.R. 3992 (117th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 8295 Labor, Health & Human Services Appropriations Act, FY 2023. H.R.6833 Making continuing appropriations, FY 2023. H.R. 8256 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Act, FY 2023. HR 8294 the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, FY 2023. H.R. 8255 Financial Services, General Government Appropriations Act, FY 2023. H.R. 4678 Homeland Security and Veterans administration Appropriations Act, FY 2023. No bill number. Discusssed Social Security Administration funding.

Contacted: White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Social Security Administration (SSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 8294 (117th), H.R. 6833 (117th), H.R. 8256 (117th), H.R. 8295 (117th), H.R. 4678 (117th), H.R. 8255 (117th)

Housing HOU

H.R. 8294 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, FY 2023. No bill number. Discussed the Community Reinvestment Act. No bill number. Discussed reverse mortgages. No bill number. Discussed affordable housing, manufactured housing, exclusionary zoning. No bill number. Discussed AARP national housing workshop.

Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 8294 (117th)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

H.R. 4678 Homeland Security and Veterans administration Appropriations Act, FY 2023. No bill number. Discussed the needs of older adults in disaster response and preparedness. No bill number. Discussed supporting underserved communities in emergency management. No bill number. Discussed nursing homes, COVID-19, residents, and staff issues.

Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4678 (117th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

No bill number. Discussed nursing home debt collection, consumer protections, and family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed penalties for scams targeting veterans. HR 5914/S 3529, Empowering States to Protect Seniors from Bad Actors Act.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5914 (117th)

Veterans VET

HR 6823/S 3854, Promoting Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act. No bill number. Discussed veteran fraud. H.R. 8257 Homeland Security and Veterans administration Appropriations Act. No bill number. Discussed penalties for scams targeting veterans.

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 6823 (117th), H.R. 8257 (117th)

Telecommunications TEC

No bill number. Discussed continued need for broadband infrastructure for 50 Plus community. No bill number. Discussed older Americans accessing virtual services. H.R. 8256 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Act, FY 2023. H.R. 8293 Agriculture and Rural Development Appropriations Act, FY 2023. No bill number. Discussed federal agency website accessibility.

Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 8293 (117th), H.R. 8256 (117th)

Insurance INS

No bill number. Discussed disability policies and long-term care insurance.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES