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Telecommunications TEC

Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; and PL 111-260: The 21st Century Communications & Video Accessibility Act of 2010.

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

Veterans VET

PL 111-163: Caregiver and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act; PL 112-56: 3% Withholding Repeal and Job Creation Act; PL 112-239: National Defense Authorization Act for FY2013; HR 385: Housing Assistance for Veterans Act; HR 933: Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013; S 6: Putting our Veterans Back to Work Act; PL 112-56: VOW (Veterans Opportunity to Work) to Hire Heroes Act; HR 241: Veterans Timely Access to Health Care Act;S 325: CHAMPVA (Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs) Children's Protection Act; S 1076/HR 2249: Disabled Military Child Protection Act of 2013; HR 3304: National Defense Authorization Act 2014; HR 2150: Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2013; HR 1705: Rehabilitative Therapy Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act; S 1076/HR 2249: Disabled Military Child Protection Act; S 851: Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act; HR 2726: Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act; HR 1305: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide clarification regarding eligibility for services under the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program; HR 3422: Veteran Homebuyers Accessibility Act; HR 3330: Veterans Independent Living Enhancement Act; S 1982: Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014; HR 2072: Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act of 2013; and S 2243/HR 4892: Military and Veterans Caregiver Services Improvement Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 3422 (113th), H.R. 3304 (113th), H.R. 2150 (113th), H.R. 385 (113th), H.R. 1305 (113th), H.R. 2072 (113th), H.R. 241 (113th), H.R. 4892 (113th), H.R. 3330 (113th), H.R. 1705 (113th), H.R. 933 (113th), H.R. 2249 (113th), H.R. 2726 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act; PL 109-365: Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006; PL 105-220: Rehabilitation Act of 1973; PL 101-336: Americans with Disabilities Act; PL 105-220: Workforce Investment Act of 1998; PL 111-192: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries & Pension Relief Act; HR 803: Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act; HR 798: Workforce Investment Act of 2013; HR 831: Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act;PL 81-393: Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); and S 1356: Workforce Investment Act of 2013.

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

Bills named: H.R. 831 (113th), H.R. 803 (113th), H.R. 798 (113th)

Foreign Relations FOR

Treaty Doc. 112-7: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

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

Education EDU

PL 101-476: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); PL 108-446: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); PL 107-110: No Child Left Behind Act; PL 105-220: Workforce Investment Act; PL 8910: Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA); S 1094: Strengthening America's Schools Act; S 1101: Every Child Ready for College and Career Act; S 1086: Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2013; HR 5: The Student Success Act; andS 1697/HR 3461: Smart Start for America's Children Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 3461 (113th), H.R. 5 (113th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Medicare and Medicaid reform; Medicare competitive bidding; PL 108-173: Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003; Budget Resolutions; Community Choice Act; PL 111-148: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; PL 111152, 124 Stat. 1029: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; HR 132: ObamaCare Repeal Act; HR 3116: MODDERN (Modernizing Our Drug and Diagnostics Evaluation and Regulatory Network) Cures Act;and S 2449/HR 4631: Autism CARES (Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support) Act of 2014.

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

Bills named: H.R. 3116 (113th), H.R. 132 (113th), H.R. 4631 (113th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

PL 101-336: Americans with Disabilities Act; PL 107-110: No Child Left Behind Act; PL 110-325: ADA Amendments Act of 2008; PL 108-446: Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act; PL 111-84: Hate Crimes Prevention Act; PL 1112: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act; Inclusive Design Act; ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2012; and 49 USC 41705: Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA).

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

Transportation TRA

PL 110-432: Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007; FY2014 Appropriations: Transportation/HUD; Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21); and Passenger Rail Investment & Improvement Act of 2008.

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Regulation and Accountability of Nonprofits; PL 111-192: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries & Pension Relief Act of 2009; PL 112-25: Budget Control Act of 2011; S 313/HR 647: ABLE Act of 2013; PL 112-96: Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act; and HR 3474: Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC).

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

Bills named: H.R. 647 (113th), H.R. 3474 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

PL 109-442: Lifespan Respite Care Act; PL 109-365: Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006; PL 111-148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; PL 111-152: Affordable Health Care for America Act; PHS 42 USC 254C-8: Healthy Start Reauthorization of 2007; PL 111-192: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act; PL 111152, 124 Stat. 1029: Health Care & Education Reconciliation Act; HR 351: Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare;HR 713/S 367: Repeal Outpatient Rehab Caps; HR 928/S 408: Medicare Prescription Drug Savings & Choice Act; HR 132: ObamaCare Repeal Act; S 1028: Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013; S 1034/HR 1960: National Defense Authorization Act 2014; S 948/HR 942: Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2013; S 1562: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2013; HR 2667: Authority for Mandate Delay Act; HR 2668: Fairness for American Families Act: HR 2009: Keep the IRS Off Your Healthcare Act; S 1546: Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2013; S 152: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2013; S 423/HR 564: Family-to-Family Health Information Centers; HR 3850/HR 4122: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2014; HR 3114: Helping Families & Seniors Save on Health Care Act of 2014; HR 4118: SIMPLE (Suspending the Individual Mandate Penalty Law Equals) Fairness Act of 2014; HR 4302: Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; S 2110: Medicare SGR Repeal & Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014; S 2410/HR 4435: National Defense Authorization Act 2015; and S 2449/HR 4631: Autism CARES (Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support) Act of 2014.

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

Bills named: H.R. 4631 (113th), H.R. 2009 (113th), H.R. 713 (113th), H.R. 2668 (113th), H.R. 351 (113th), H.R. 1960 (113th), H.R. 132 (113th), H.R. 3114 (113th), H.R. 4118 (113th), H.R. 3850 (113th), H.R. 4435 (113th), H.R. 4122 (113th), H.R. 2667 (113th), H.R. 942 (113th), H.R. 928 (113th), H.R. 564 (113th), H.R. 4302 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY2015 Appropriations: Commerce, Justice & Science; Defense; Labor HHS & Education; Military Construction & Veterans Affairs; and Transportation & HUD; FY2015 White House Budget Proposal; and HJ RES 59: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013.

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

Bills named: H.J.Res. 59 (113th)

Insurance INS

PL 108-173: Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003; Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act; Community Choice Act; Medicare Adult Day Services Act; PL 111-148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; PL 111-152: Affordable Health Care for America Act; Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; Social Security Protection Act; PL 79-271: Social Security Act of 1935; The Fiscal Responsibility & Retirement Security Act;HR 132: ObamaCare Repeal Act; and S 1845: Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 132 (113th)