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Transportation TRA

FY2016 Appropriations: Transportation/HUD; Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP21); HR 1448: Transit Accessibility Innovation Act; HR 749: Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015; and HR 22: FAST (Fixing America's Surface Transportation) Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 22 (114th), H.R. 749 (114th), H.R. 1448 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

PL 109-442: Lifespan Respite Care Act; PL 109-365: Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006; PL 111148: 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 111-152, 124 Stat. 1029: Health Care & Education Reconciliation Act; HR 1190: Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare; S 810: Repeal Outpatient Rehab Caps; HR 928/S 408: Medicare Prescription Drug Savings & Choice Act; HR 132: ObamaCare Repeal Act; S 1034/HR 1960: National Defense Authorization Act 2014; S 737/HR 1516: Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2013; S 2449/HR 4631: Autism CARES (Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support) Act of 2014; S 192: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2015; HR 30: Save American Workers Act; HR 2: Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act; S 157: No Obama Mandate Act; HR 1271: Concussion Awareness & Education Act; HR 1470: SGR Repeal & Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; HR 160: Protecting Medical Innovations Act; S 539/HR 775: Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act; and HR 2646: Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1960 (114th), H.R. 2646 (114th), H.R. 1190 (114th), H.R. 1470 (114th), H.R. 775 (114th), H.R. 132 (114th), H.R. 1516 (114th), H.R. 160 (114th), H.R. 30 (114th), H.R. 2 (114th), H.R. 4631 (114th), H.R. 928 (114th), H.R. 1271 (114th)

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; HR 5: The Student Success Act; S 516: Every Child Counts Act; and S 528: Empowering Parents & Students Through Information Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 5 (114th)

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 111-2: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act; Inclusive Design Act; ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2012; 49 USC 41705: Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA); and HR 2135: Promoting Opportunity for Disability Benefit Applicants Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2135 (114th)

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; PL 112-96: Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act; PL 113-295: ABLE (Achieving a Better Life Experience) Act as part of Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014; PL 113-295: Work Opportunity Tax Credit Extension as part of the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014; HR 670: Special Needs Trust Fairness Act; and HR 2029: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016, Division Q - Protecting Americans from Tax Hike Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2029 (114th), H.R. 670 (114th)

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; PL 112-56: VOW (Veterans Opportunity to Work) to Hire Heroes Act; S 1076/HR 2249: Disabled Military Child Protection Act of 2013; HR 3304: National Defense Authorization Act 2014; S 425/HR 474: Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2015; S 851: Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act; HR 294: Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act; HR 2072: Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act of 2013; PL 113-146: Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014; PL 113-175: Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2014; PL 113-360: National Defense Authorization Act; S 657 Caregivers Expansion & Improvement Act of 2015; S 1085: Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act; HR 1843: 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; and S 901/HR 1769: Toxic Exposure Research Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 474 (114th), H.R. 2249 (114th), H.R. 294 (114th), H.R. 3304 (114th), H.R. 2072 (114th), H.R. 1843 (114th), H.R. 1769 (114th)

Foreign Relations FOR

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

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY2016 Appropriations: Commerce, Justice & Science; Defense; Labor HHS & Education; Military Construction & Veterans Affairs; and Transportation & HUD; FY2016 White House Budget Proposal; H J RES 59: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013; Continuing Appropriations Resolution of 2015; S CON RES 11: FY2016 Senate Budget Resolution; H CON RES 27: FY2016 House Budget Resolution; HR 719: Continuing Resolution; HR 2029: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016; HR 2250: Continuing Resolution through 12-16-15; H J RES 78: Continuing Resolution through 12-22-15; and HR 1314: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2029 (114th), H.Con.Res. 27 (114th), H.R. 1314 (114th), H.J.Res. 78 (114th), H.R. 719 (114th), S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), H.R. 2250 (114th), H.J.Res. 59 (114th)

Insurance INS

PL 108-173: Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003; Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act; Community Choice 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; S 1845: Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act; S 2090/HR 3621: Social Security Earned Benefits Payment Act; and HR 1314: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, Title VIII - Social Security.

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

Bills named: H.R. 132 (114th), H.R. 1314 (114th), H.R. 3621 (114th)

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 111-192: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries & Pension Relief Act; PL 81-393: Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); and PL 113-128: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

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

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 111-152, 124 Stat. 1029: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; HR 132: ObamaCare Repeal Act; S 2449/HR 4631: Autism CARES (Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support) Act of 2014; S 539/HR 775: Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act; HR 2339: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify the treatment of lottery winnings and other lump sum income for purposes of income eligibility under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes; and HR 3229: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2339 (114th), H.R. 3229 (114th), H.R. 4631 (114th), H.R. 132 (114th), H.R. 775 (114th)