SANDRA WISE for NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
What was lobbied
4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Retirement RET
Entitlement Commission. S. 276, H.R. 3116: provisions establishing a National Commission on Entitlement Solvency to review and report to the President and Congress on the Social Security and Medicare programs and make recommendations and proposed legislative language. Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment for 2010 Replacement Benefit. H.R. 3626, H.R. 3672, H.R. 3597, S. 1685. Provision providing a one-time, emergency benefit to seniors and persons with disabilities to compensate for the lack of a 2010 Social Security cost of living adjustment. Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment. H.R. 3557, H.R. 3572: providing for a Social Security COLA in 2010. Seniors' Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). H.R. 1371/ H.R. 2429: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits; authorizing a Cost of Living Adjustment for Social Security recipients in 2010 (No legislation introduced). Social Security Private Accounts. H.R. 107: provision establishing Social Security private accounts. Social Security Trust Funds. H.R. 1276, S. 86, H.R. 219, H.R. 1712: provisions removing Social Security Trust Fund receipts and disbursements from the federal budget baseline, limiting Trust Fund proceeds to OASDI purposes, and prohibiting the use of Social Security payroll tax monies for private accounts. Social Security Benefits. S. 426: requiring progressive indexing and longevity indexing of Social Security old-age insurance benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). S. 484, H. R. 235: repealing both the GPO and WEP; S. 490, H. R. 1221: repealing the WEP. Older Workers/Workforce Participation. S. 502: promoting the labor force participation of older Americans.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SANDRA WISE | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Medicare/Part B Premium Hold Harmless. H.R. 3631: Provisions extending the current "hold harmless" policy to all Medicare enrollees to ensure 2010 Part B monthly premiums remain at the current rate. Medicare/Private Contracts. H.R. 164: prohibiting denial of Social Security benefits to persons who elect not to participate in Medicare. Medicare/Disability Benefits. S. 700/H.R. 1708, H.R. 2881: phasing-out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicare/Part D Premiums. H.R. 1832: limiting Part D premium increases to no more than the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment and requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower prescription drug prices.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SANDRA WISE | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Fiscal Year 2010 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations. H.R. 3293: provisions pertaining to funding the Social Security Administration. Fiscal Year 2010 Financial Services Appropriations/Economic Commission. H.R. 3170: pertaining to the creation of a commission to examine long-term fiscal imbalances facing the nation. National Debt Ceiling (No bill number): provision pertaining to the creation of a commission to examine long-term fiscal imbalances facing the nation.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SANDRA WISE | — |
Immigration IMM
Employee Verification. H.R. 662, H.R. 137, H.R. 1096: provisions pertaining to the use of Social Security numbers for workforce verification and the responsibilities of the Social Security Administration relating to immigrants.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SANDRA WISE | — |
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