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Foreign Relations FOR

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

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 4508 (115th), H.R. 620 (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; and HR 5306/S 2227: Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equality, Resources (EMPOWER) Care Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 807 (115th), H.R. 3921 (115th), H.R. 3778 (115th), H.R. 3758 (115th), H.R. 2824 (115th), H.R. 1628 (115th), H.R. 5306 (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; and FY 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations.

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

Bills named: H.R. 620 (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.

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

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

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 1 (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; 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); and FY 2019 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations.

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

Bills named: H.R. 418 (115th), H.R. 95 (115th), H.R. 1005 (115th), H.R. 4242 (115th), H.R. 1472 (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); and H.R. 1892: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (PL 115-123).

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

Bills named: H.R. 1625 (115th), H.R. 1370 (115th), H.Con.Res. 125 (115th), H.R. 1892 (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; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS); Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Social Security Administration (SSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

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.

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

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