THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES for ARC OF THE UNITED STATES
What was lobbied
10 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Unemployment UNM
Efforts to improve administration of SSI and Title II programs affecting people with disabilities Implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Implementation of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, P.L.113-295 Implementation of the unemployment provisions of the CARES Act, H.R.748
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BETHANY LILLY | — |
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW
ISAAC Alerting Act (Disability 911 Registry)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CARLEAN PONDER New | — |
Education EDU
Luke and Alex School Safety Act of 2021, S.111 H.R.750 EAGLES Act, S.391, H.R.1229 Educators for America Act, S.3213, H.R.5984 Pell Grants for Students with Disabilities Act, H.R.5739 Keeping All Students Safe Act (KASSA), S.1858, H.R.3474 The Safe Equitable Campus Resources and Education Act (SECuRE) - S.3471 IDEA Part D Personnel Prep Funding Assessments for Students with Disabilities Updated IEP Guidance in the context of COVID-19 Section 504 Compliance
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROBYN LEIGH LINSCOTT New | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
Disability community concerns regarding employment Disability concerns regarding paid leave Family Act Family and Medical Leave Modernization Act Healthy Families Act Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, P.L.113-128 implementation Paid leave provisions of the Families First Cornoavirus Response Act, P.L.116-127 Elimination of 14 (c) subminimum wage and grants to expand competitive integrated employment and community-based supports National Apprenticeship Act (H.R. 447) Section 503 Enforcement and Regulation Improvements Supporting the Direct Support Professional workforce Use of 14(c) within the AbilityOne Program
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BETHANY LILLY | — |
| MICHAEL NAGEL | — |
Retirement RET
Improvements to Social Security Act Title II and Title XVI for people with disabilities Supplemental Security Income program issues, provisions dealing with persons with disabilities Social Security Disability program issues, provisions dealing with persons with disabilities Solvency of the Social Security Trust funds Social Security 2100 Act (S.269, H.R.860) to extend solvency and make benefits improvements ABLE Age Adjustment Act (H.R.1219/S.331) SSI Restoration Act ASSET Act Stop The Wait Act Stimulus payments included in the CARES Act, H.R.748
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BETHANY LILLY | — |
Health Issues HCR
Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L.11-148 and P.L.111-192 National Long Term Supports and Services Policy American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan Build Back Better Plan Money Follows the Person re-authorization Home and Community-Based Settings Rule Expanding access to health care and testing in the COVID response packages Ensuring access to vaccines for people disabilities Supporting a comprehensive approach to health equity and accountability Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act, S.3301
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| NICOLE JORWIC | — |
| BETHANY LILLY | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
L-HHS-ED appropriations for FY 2022; American Jobs and Families Plans, (P.L.117-2) all provisions dealing with human services and employment for people with disabilities; Social Security Administration Limitation on Administrative Expenses (LAE); special education; respite
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BETHANY LILLY | — |
| ROBYN LEIGH LINSCOTT New | — |
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV
Deinstitutionalization and community integration Disability rights in emergency situations Ensuring accessible voting Care rationing and discrimination in the COVID-19 crisis Organ transplant discrimination prevention (including H.R.1235) Anti-Discrimination in Child Care and Pre-K
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BETHANY LILLY | — |
| ROBYN LEIGH LINSCOTT New | — |
| JULIE WARD | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Implementation of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, P.L.113-295 ABLE Act Age Adjustment Act, (H.R.1219,S.331) Supporting expansion of the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit Including adult dependents in the Economic Impact Payments Implementation of the American Resuce Plan Implementation of the Economic Impact Payments Supporting provisions benefitting the non-profit sector in COVID relief legislation
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BETHANY LILLY | — |
| MICHAEL NAGEL | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Implementation of and approving the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, P.L.113-295, provisions added in P.L.115-97 HCBS Setting Rules ABLE Age Adjustment Act, (H.R.1219, S.331) Funding for Medicaid Home and Community Based Services and American Rescue Plan (P.L.117-2) and Build Back Better Act Increasing the feceral Medicaid FMAP and ensuring continued maintenance of efforts by states Protecting Medicaid access for SSI recipients Expanding Medicare benefits
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| NICOLE JORWIC | — |
| BETHANY LILLY | — |
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