Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act of 2011

Support ending health care disparities among racial and ethnic minorities, support the Affordable Care Act. Reject efforts to repeal health care reform; oppose H.R. 2. Oppose efforts to repeal health car reform via the appropriations process. Oppose cuts in the federal budget to Community Health Care Centers. Fight childhood hunger and obesity -- support a robust, well-funded child nutrition bill. Work to eliminate "food deserts" in low-income neighborhoods, support the establishment of farmers markets and other means of fresh fruits and vegetables in urban areas. Support the National Youth Sports Program Revitalization Act of 2010. Support full funding for HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention and cure. Support H.R. 894, the Maternal Health Accountability Act of 2011. Oppose efforts to privatize Medicare and make Medicaid a block grant program. Oppose H. Con. Res. 35. Oppose banning of all funds to Planned Parenthood affiliates. Oppose H. Con. Res. 36. Oppose H.R. 1227. Support the development and implementation of health insurance exchanges. Support FIT Kids Act (support H.R. 1057 and S.576). Support State Insurance Exchange Programs. Oppose H. R. 1213. Support School based health centers. Oppose H.R. 1214. Support the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Oppose H.R. 1217. Support S. 919, the Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students Act of 2011. Support September as Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Support H.Res. 339. Support reducing maternal mortality. Support H.R. 894. Support increased funds for AIDS awareness, prevention & treatment. Support a strong and robust Medicaid program. Oppose cuts to Medicaid. Support efforts to advance health equity in the establishment of health insurance Exchanges and the certification of Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) as prescribed in the Affordable Care Act. Support the Health Equity and Accountability Act; support H.R. 2945. Support robust implementation of the data collection requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) . Ensure that the rules surrounding the creation of Accountable Care Organizations under the ACA improve the quality of our healthcare system overall by delivering coordinated, patient- and family-centered care, and greatly advance the effort to achieve health equity. Oppose H.R. 3541, the "Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglas Prenatal Non Discrimination Act". Support designating September as National Childhood Obesity Month. Support H. Res. 339. Support the inclusion of prohibitions on discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation in the establishment of health insurance Exchanges and the certification of Qualified Health Plans as required by the Affordable Care Act. Oppose the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed regulations that would require private Medicare plans (Part C and D) to translate written materials only into languages spoken by 10% of the population in the plans service area. Rather, the NAACP strongly urges CMS to consider an alternative standard of 5% of the general population or 500 individuals served in the service area, whichever is smaller to ensure that every American can access Medicare services. Support H.R. 1880, the Status Report on the 30th Anniversary of HIV/AIDS Act. Support full funding for funding for domestic HIV/AIDS programs. Suport Needle Exchange programs. Support H.R. 2086 / S. 2149, the Medical Debt Responsibility Act, which requirees that credit agencies to remove FULLY paid or settled medical debt from credit reports within 45 days. Oppose legislation which would impose unprecedented burdens on parties in cases involving a wide array of federal protections in areas such as environmental, consumer, health care, and civil rights laws. Oppose H.R. 3041, H.R. 3862, and H.R. 1996. Support the HEART for Women Act (S. 438/H.R. 3526). Support a long term transportation bill which will: 1.Preserve and expand existing programs that fund essential transportation options bicycling, walking, and public transportation. 2.Expand access to quality transportation jobs for the chronically-unemployed, low-income people, individuals with disabilities, women, and communities of color. 3.Strengthen enforcement of existing civil rights provisions. 4.Improve transportation outcomes through strategic planning with measures that promote economic and social equity. 5.Reform transportation funding to lower household expenses and foster community development. Express concern about a state-based benchmark approach to implementing the Essential Health Benefit (EHB) package. In particular, we believe that flexibility without robust anti-discrimination enforcement mechanisms will undermine critical civil rights protections in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Oppose the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed regulations that would require private Medicare plans (Part C and D) to translate written materials only into languages spoken by 10% of the population in the plans service area. Rather, the NAACP strongly urges CMS to consider an alternative standard of 5% of the general population or 500 individuals served in the service area, whichever is smaller to ensure that every American can access Medicare services. Oppose a repeal of the Community Living Assistance Services and Supporters program. Oppose HR 1173. Oppose the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act" (H.R. 4078), which includes the Regulatory Freeze For Jobs Act, the Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012" (H.R. 4607), and the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 (H.R. 3862), among other harmful bills. Support LGBT designation as a health disparity population by the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). Urge Congress to take a balanced approach, invest in strategies that create job growth, lift children and families out of poverty and ensure racial and ethnic minorities are not disproportionately adversely impacted. Strategies include full funding for the Affordable Care Act to protect all provisions in the law, and especially for expansion of Medicaid, establishment of Exchanges, subsidies for people with low incomes and small businesses, and for the Prevention and Public Health Fund; retaining the structure of the Medicaid program so that it remains an entitlement program to provide states with sufficient financial resources to administer their Medicaid programs for underserved communities experiencing health disparities; level funding for the REACH US Program to advance community driven strategies and interventions for the elimination of racial and ethnic chronic disease health disparities and enhance the capacity to conduct evaluation, increase dissemination, facilitate Technical Assistance and mentoring for other federal initiatives; the Public Health Prevention Fund and Community Transformation Grant program must be fully funded in order to effectively reduce the incidence of costly chronic diseases, help improve health, address health inequities, and control health-care spending; an increase in funding from the Presidents request to support its efforts to promote community solutions to eliminate health disparities, improve the diversity and cultural competency of the health-related workforce, and ensure access to quality, culturally and linguistically appropriate care; sufficient funding to accomplish HHS's overall data collection mission; the HHS Office of Civil Rights' needs additional funding to ensure that it has the staff and resources to appropriately investigate and enforce these critical laws; more funding is needed for the HHS Office of Minority Health to ensure these offices have the staff and resources needed to carry out their mission; and investing in the The Healthy Food Financing Initiative. Support requiring the FDA to report on the availability of new drug and device safety and efficacy data by sex, age, and racial and ethnic subgroups. Support the Cardin-Cochran amendment to MAP-21, which gives local governmentsthose closest to the needs of their constituents and communitiesan opportunity to weigh in on how states spend their Additional Activities federal transportation dollars. Support federal support for school-based health centers in the Presidents Budget for Fiscal Year 2014. Support the State Paid Leave Fund. Strongly support the prominence given to the goal of reducing health disparities in the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programss structure; however, we are concerned that the meaningful use requirements as proposed are inadequate to achieve this outcome. Specifically, we support the incentive programs reinforcing federal civil rights and health information privacy laws; the incentive program requiring robust demographic data collection and use, inlcuding disability status data collection, sexual orientation and gender identity data collection, and geographic information; and the incentive program should build linkages with existing health disparity strategies. Support ensuring that pregnant workers are not forced out of their jobs unnecessarily or denied reasonable job modifications that would allow them to continue working and supporting their families. Strongly support H.R. 2086 and S. 2149, the Medical Debt Responsibility Act. Oppose policy "riders" on the Commerce Justice Science Appropriations bill for FY 13 which would prohibit the US DoJ from supporting legal efforts to implement the Affordable Care Act. Support the nomination of Dr. Kimberly Jeffries Leonard to serve as Director of the Center for Mental Health Services within the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration. Support the use of federal funding for syringe access programs in the FY 2013 Labor-Health and Human Services-Education (LHHS) Appropriations bill. Support full implementation of all provisions in the Affordable Care Act, in particular full implementation of the Medicaid expansion in 50 states and the District of Columbia. Support a revised health disparity population designation methodology that draws on the existing evidence base on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) health disparities and leads to the LGBT population being formally designated as a health disparity population. Support full funding for the implementation of the Affordable Carre Act: funding should be protected for all provisions in the law, and especially for expansion of Medicaid, establishment of Exchanges, subsidies for people with low incomes and small businesses, and for the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support $54 Million for the REACH (Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health) Program in Fiscal Year 2013. Support an increase in funding above $41 million to support the efforts of the efforts of the Office of Minority Health (OMH) to promote community solutions to eliminate health disparities, improve the diversity and cultural competency of the health-related workforce, and ensure access to quality, culturally and linguistically appropriate care. Support sufficient funding to accomplish the Department of Health and Human Service's overall data collection mission. Support additional funding for the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR). With the elevation of the Office of Minority Health to the Office of the Secretary and creation of six new offices of minority health throughout HHS, more funding is needed to ensure these offices have the staff and resources needed to carry out their mission. Support the Healthy Food Financing Initiative, which serves to improve access to healthy food in low-income communities across the country by providing loans and grants to open new supermarkets and fresh food retailers to improve access to healthy food in underserved areas. President Obamas budget request includes $285 million for HFFI, which includes $10 million at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), $25 million in Community Development Financial Institutions funding at the Department of Treasury, and a $250 million set-aside request within the broader $7 billion New Markets Tax Credit program for HFFI. The budget also calls for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to target additional resources toward the overall goals of combating food deserts and increasing access to healthy food. Investing in HFFI would promote increased access to healthy food, create new jobs, improve health, and generate new economic opportunities in low-income communities across the nation. Advocated that the United States use its stature and position to have the NAACP policy agenda included in any and all relevant United Nations' treaties and other compliance documents.

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Support ending health care disparities among racial and ethnic minorities, support the Affordable Care Act. Reject efforts to repeal health care reform; oppose H.R. 2. Oppose efforts to repeal health car reform via the appropriations process. Oppose cuts in the federal budget to Community Health Care Centers. Fight childhood hunger and obesity -- support a robust, well-funded child nutrition bill. Work to eliminate "food deserts" in low-income neighborhoods, support the establishment of farmers markets and other means of fresh fruits and vegetables in urban areas. Support the National Youth Sports Program Revitalization Act of 2010. Support full funding for HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention and cure. Support H.R. 894, the Maternal Health Accountability Act of 2011. Oppose efforts to privatize Medicare and make Medicaid a block grant program. Oppose H. Con. Res. 35. Oppose banning of all funds to Planned Parenthood affiliates. Oppose H. Con. Res. 36. Oppose H.R. 1227. Support the development and implementation of health insurance exchanges. Support FIT Kids Act (support H.R. 1057 and S.576). Support State Insurance Exchange Programs. Oppose H. R. 1213. Support School based health centers. Oppose H.R. 1214. Support the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Oppose H.R. 1217. Support S. 919, the Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students Act of 2011. Support September as Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Support H.Res. 339. Support reducing maternal mortality. Support H.R. 894. Support increased funds for AIDS awareness, prevention & treatment. Support a strong and robust Medicaid program. Oppose cuts to Medicaid. Support efforts to advance health equity in the establishment of health insurance Exchanges and the certification of Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) as prescribed in the Affordable Care Act. Support the Health Equity and Accountability Act; support H.R. 2945. Support robust implementation of the data collection requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) . Ensure that the rules surrounding the creation of Accountable Care Organizations under the ACA improve the quality of our healthcare system overall by delivering coordinated, patient- and family-centered care, and greatly advance the effort to achieve health equity. Oppose H.R. 3541, the "Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglas Prenatal Non Discrimination Act". Support designating September as National Childhood Obesity Month. Support H. Res. 339. Support the inclusion of prohibitions on discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation in the establishment of health insurance Exchanges and the certification of Qualified Health Plans as required by the Affordable Care Act. Oppose the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed regulations that would require private Medicare plans (Part C and D) to translate written materials only into languages spoken by 10% of the population in the plans service area. Rather, the NAACP strongly urges CMS to consider an alternative standard of 5% of the general population or 500 individuals served in the service area, whichever is smaller to ensure that every American can access Medicare services. Support H.R. 1880, the Status Report on the 30th Anniversary of HIV/AIDS Act. Support full funding for funding for domestic HIV/AIDS programs. Suport Needle Exchange programs. Support H.R. 2086 / S. 2149, the Medical Debt Responsibility Act, which requirees that credit agencies to remove FULLY paid or settled medical debt from credit reports within 45 days. Oppose legislation which would impose unprecedented burdens on parties in cases involving a wide array of federal protections in areas such as environmental, consumer, health care, and civil rights laws. Oppose H.R. 3041, H.R. 3862, and H.R. 1996. Support the HEART for Women Act (S. 438/H.R. 3526). Support a long term transportation bill which will: 1.Preserve and expand existing programs that fund essential transportation options bicycling, walking, and public transportation. 2.Expand access to quality transportation jobs for the chronically-unemployed, low-income people, individuals with disabilities, women, and communities of color. 3.Strengthen enforcement of existing civil rights provisions. 4.Improve transportation outcomes through strategic planning with measures that promote economic and social equity. 5.Reform transportation funding to lower household expenses and foster community development. Express concern about a state-based benchmark approach to implementing the Essential Health Benefit (EHB) package. In particular, we believe that flexibility without robust anti-discrimination enforcement mechanisms will undermine critical civil rights protections in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Oppose the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed regulations that would require private Medicare plans (Part C and D) to translate written materials only into languages spoken by 10% of the population in the plans service area. Rather, the NAACP strongly urges CMS to consider an alternative standard of 5% of the general population or 500 individuals served in the service area, whichever is smaller to ensure that every American can access Medicare services. Oppose a repeal of the Community Living Assistance Services and Supporters program. Oppose HR 1173. Oppose the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act" (H.R. 4078), which includes the Regulatory Freeze For Jobs Act, the Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012" (H.R. 4607), and the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 (H.R. 3862), among other harmful bills. Support LGBT designation as a health disparity population by the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). Urge Congress to take a balanced approach, invest in strategies that create job growth, lift children and families out of poverty and ensure racial and ethnic minorities are not disproportionately adversely impacted. Strategies include full funding for the Affordable Care Act to protect all provisions in the law, and especially for expansion of Medicaid, establishment of Exchanges, subsidies for people with low incomes and small businesses, and for the Prevention and Public Health Fund; retaining the structure of the Medicaid program so that it remains an entitlement program to provide states with sufficient financial resources to administer their Medicaid programs for underserved communities experiencing health disparities; level funding for the REACH US Program to advance community driven strategies and interventions for the elimination of racial and ethnic chronic disease health disparities and enhance the capacity to conduct evaluation, increase dissemination, facilitate Technical Assistance and mentoring for other federal initiatives; the Public Health Prevention Fund and Community Transformation Grant program must be fully funded in order to effectively reduce the incidence of costly chronic diseases, help improve health, address health inequities, and control health-care spending; an increase in funding from the Presidents request to support its efforts to promote community solutions to eliminate health disparities, improve the diversity and cultural competency of the health-related workforce, and ensure access to quality, culturally and linguistically appropriate care; sufficient funding to accomplish HHS's overall data collection mission; the HHS Office of Civil Rights' needs additional funding to ensure that it has the staff and resources to appropriately investigate and enforce these critical laws; more funding is needed for the HHS Office of Minority Health to ensure these offices have the staff and resources needed to carry out their mission; and investing in the The Healthy Food Financing Initiative. Support requiring the FDA to report on the availability of new drug and device safety and efficacy data by sex, age, and racial and ethnic subgroups. Support the Cardin-Cochran amendment to MAP-21, which gives local governmentsthose closest to the needs of their constituents and communitiesan opportunity to weigh in on how states spend their Additional Activities federal transportation dollars. Support federal support for school-based health centers in the Presidents Budget for Fiscal Year 2014. Support the State Paid Leave Fund. Strongly support the prominence given to the goal of reducing health disparities in the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programss structure; however, we are concerned that the meaningful use requirements as proposed are inadequate to achieve this outcome. Specifically, we support the incentive programs reinforcing federal civil rights and health information privacy laws; the incentive program requiring robust demographic data collection and use, inlcuding disability status data collection, sexual orientation and gender identity data collection, and geographic information; and the incentive program should build linkages with existing health disparity strategies. Support ensuring that pregnant workers are not forced out of their jobs unnecessarily or denied reasonable job modifications that would allow them to continue working and supporting their families. Strongly support H.R. 2086 and S. 2149, the Medical Debt Responsibility Act. Oppose policy "riders" on the Commerce Justice Science Appropriations bill for FY 13 which would prohibit the US DoJ from supporting legal efforts to implement the Affordable Care Act. Support the nomination of Dr. Kimberly Jeffries Leonard to serve as Director of the Center for Mental Health Services within the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration.

Support ending health care disparities among racial and ethnic minorities, support the Affordable Care Act. Reject efforts to repeal health care reform; oppose H.R. 2. Oppose efforts to repeal health car reform via the appropriations process. Oppose cuts in the federal budget to Community Health Care Centers. Fight childhood hunger and obesity -- support a robust, well-funded child nutrition bill. Work to eliminate "food deserts" in low-income neighborhoods, support the establishment of farmers markets and other means of fresh fruits and vegetables in urban areas. Support the National Youth Sports Program Revitalization Act of 2010. Support full funding for HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention and cure. Support H.R. 894, the Maternal Health Accountability Act of 2011. Oppose efforts to privatize Medicare and make Medicaid a block grant program. Oppose H. Con. Res. 35. Oppose banning of all funds to Planned Parenthood affiliates. Oppose H. Con. Res. 36. Oppose H.R. 1227. Support the development and implementation of health insurance exchanges. Support FIT Kids Act (support H.R. 1057 and S.576). Support State Insurance Exchange Programs. Oppose H. R. 1213. Support School based health centers. Oppose H.R. 1214. Support the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Oppose H.R. 1217. Support S. 919, the Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students Act of 2011. Support September as Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Support H.Res. 339. Support reducing maternal mortality. Support H.R. 894. Support increased funds for AIDS awareness, prevention & treatment. Support a strong and robust Medicaid program. Oppose cuts to Medicaid. Support efforts to advance health equity in the establishment of health insurance Exchanges and the certification of Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) as prescribed in the Affordable Care Act. Support the Health Equity and Accountability Act; support H.R. 2945. Support robust implementation of the data collection requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) . Ensure that the rules surrounding the creation of Accountable Care Organizations under the ACA improve the quality of our healthcare system overall by delivering coordinated, patient- and family-centered care, and greatly advance the effort to achieve health equity. Oppose H.R. 3541, the "Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglas Prenatal Non Discrimination Act". Support designating September as National Childhood Obesity Month. Support H. Res. 339. Support the inclusion of prohibitions on discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation in the establishment of health insurance Exchanges and the certification of Qualified Health Plans as required by the Affordable Care Act. Oppose the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed regulations that would require private Medicare plans (Part C and D) to translate written materials only into languages spoken by 10% of the population in the plans service area. Rather, the NAACP strongly urges CMS to consider an alternative standard of 5% of the general population or 500 individuals served in the service area, whichever is smaller to ensure that every American can access Medicare services. Support H.R. 1880, the Status Report on the 30th Anniversary of HIV/AIDS Act. Support full funding for funding for domestic HIV/AIDS programs. Suport Needle Exchange programs. Support H.R. 2086 / S. 2149, the Medical Debt Responsibility Act, which requirees that credit agencies to remove FULLY paid or settled medical debt from credit reports within 45 days. Oppose legislation which would impose unprecedented burdens on parties in cases involving a wide array of federal protections in areas such as environmental, consumer, health care, and civil rights laws. Oppose H.R. 3041, H.R. 3862, and H.R. 1996. Support the HEART for Women Act (S. 438/H.R. 3526). Support a long term transportation bill which will: 1.Preserve and expand existing programs that fund essential transportation options bicycling, walking, and public transportation. 2.Expand access to quality transportation jobs for the chronically-unemployed, low-income people, individuals with disabilities, women, and communities of color. 3.Strengthen enforcement of existing civil rights provisions. 4.Improve transportation outcomes through strategic planning with measures that promote economic and social equity. 5.Reform transportation funding to lower household expenses and foster community development. Express concern about a state-based benchmark approach to implementing the Essential Health Benefit (EHB) package. In particular, we believe that flexibility without robust anti-discrimination enforcement mechanisms will undermine critical civil rights protections in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Oppose the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed regulations that would require private Medicare plans (Part C and D) to translate written materials only into languages spoken by 10% of the population in the plans service area. Rather, the NAACP strongly urges CMS to consider an alternative standard of 5% of the general population or 500 individuals served in the service area, whichever is smaller to ensure that every American can access Medicare services. Oppose a repeal of the Community Living Assistance Services and Supporters program. Oppose HR 1173. Oppose the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act" (H.R. 4078), which includes the Regulatory Freeze For Jobs Act, the Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012" (H.R. 4607), and the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 (H.R. 3862), among other harmful bills. Support LGBT designation as a health disparity population by the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). Urge Congress to take a balanced approach, invest in strategies that create job growth, lift children and families out of poverty and ensure racial and ethnic minorities are not disproportionately adversely impacted. Strategies include full funding for the Affordable Care Act to protect all provisions in the law, and especially for expansion of Medicaid, establishment of Exchanges, subsidies for people with low incomes and small businesses, and for the Prevention and Public Health Fund; retaining the structure of the Medicaid program so that it remains an entitlement program to provide states with sufficient financial resources to administer their Medicaid programs for underserved communities experiencing health disparities; level funding for the REACH US Program to advance community driven strategies and interventions for the elimination of racial and ethnic chronic disease health disparities and enhance the capacity to conduct evaluation, increase dissemination, facilitate Technical Assistance and mentoring for other federal initiatives; the Public Health Prevention Fund and Community Transformation Grant program must be fully funded in order to effectively reduce the incidence of costly chronic diseases, help improve health, address health inequities, and control health-care spending; an increase in funding from the Presidents request to support its efforts to promote community solutions to eliminate health disparities, improve the diversity and cultural competency of the health-related workforce, and ensure access to quality, culturally and linguistically appropriate care; sufficient funding to accomplish HHS's overall data collection mission; the HHS Office of Civil Rights' needs additional funding to ensure that it has the staff and resources to appropriately investigate and enforce these critical laws; more funding is needed for the HHS Office of Minority Health to ensure these offices have the staff and resources needed to carry out their mission; and investing in the The Healthy Food Financing Initiative. Support requiring the FDA to report on the availability of new drug and device safety and efficacy data by sex, age, and racial and ethnic subgroups. Support the Cardin-Cochran amendment to MAP-21, which gives local governmentsthose closest to the needs of their constituents and communitiesan opportunity to weigh in on how states spend their Additional Activities federal transportation dollars. Support federal support for school-based health centers in the Presidents Budget for Fiscal Year 2014. Support the State Paid Leave Fund. Strongly support the prominence given to the goal of reducing health disparities in the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programss structure; however, we are concerned that the meaningful use requirements as proposed are inadequate to achieve this outcome. Specifically, we support the incentive programs reinforcing federal civil rights and health information privacy laws; the incentive program requiring robust demographic data collection and use, inlcuding disability status data collection, sexual orientation and gender identity data collection, and geographic information; and the incentive program should build linkages with existing health disparity strategies. Support ensuring that pregnant workers are not forced out of their jobs unnecessarily or denied reasonable job modifications that would allow them to continue working and supporting their families. Strongly support H.R. 2086 and S. 2149, the Medical Debt Responsibility Act. Oppose policy "riders" on the Commerce Justice Science Appropriations bill for FY 13 which would prohibit the US DoJ from supporting legal efforts to implement the Affordable Care Act. Support the nomination of Dr. Kimberly Jeffries Leonard to serve as Director of the Center for Mental Health Services within the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration.

H.R. 11 (Build America Bonds to Create Jobs Now Act of 2011); H.R. 747 (Build America Bonds Extension Act of 2011); H.R. 992 (Building American Jobs Act of 2011)(infrastructure tax legislation); H.R. 1439 (Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011); H.R. 2495 (Tax Equity and Middle Class Fairness Act of 2011); H.R. 2669 (Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act); H.R. 2860 (Deficit Committee Transparency Act); H.R. 2892 (Invest in America Act of 2011); H.R. 2911 (American Jobs Act of 2011); H.R. 2945 (Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act of 2011); H.R. 2989 (Real Estate Jobs and Investment Act of 2011); H.R. 3091 (To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends); H.R. 3313 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); H.R. 4348 (Highway Investment, Job Creation, and Economic Growth Act of 2012); S. 727 (Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011); S. 1346 (Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act); S. 1375 (Ending Excessive Corporate Deductions for Stock Options Act); S. 1647 (To repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates); S. 1787 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); S.Amdt. 1746 (to amend S. 1813); Regulations implementing Internal Revenue Code Section 871(m); Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation; Fair Playing Field Act of 2010 (worker classification); Public Employee Pension Transparency Act of 2010; Expansion of Build America Bond Rules to Tax Credit Bonds; Tax rules relating to regulation of over-the-counter derivative contracts; Financial Transaction Tax Proposals; Tax issues related to standardization of credit default swaps; Extension of Active Financing Rules; Tax issues related to implementation of charge for failure to deliver Treasury securities; Administration's Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee; Tax issues related to interest expense allocation; Tax treatment of capital gains and dividends; Taxation of independent contractors; Taxation of cross-border equity swaps; Corporate tax reporting rules; Tax reporting requirements for foreign financial institutions on certain foreign accounts; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2010 (FATCA); Extension of the Alternative Minimum Tax, tax exemption for private activity bonds; Securities cost basis reporting regulations; Tax rules relating to Bearer Bonds; Taxation of Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project (TRIP) Bonds; Tax rules relating to novation of swap contracts; International tax reform; United States individual and business taxation.

Support ending health care disparities among racial and ethnic minorities, support the Affordable Care Act. Reject efforts to repeal health care reform; oppose H.R. 2. Oppose efforts to repeal health car reform via the appropriations process. Oppose cuts in the federal budget to Community Health Care Centers. Fight childhood hunger and obesity -- support a robust, well-funded child nutrition bill. Work to eliminate "food deserts" in low-income neighborhoods, support the establishment of farmers markets and other means of fresh fruits and vegetables in urban areas. Support the National Youth Sports Program Revitalization Act of 2010. Support full funding for HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention and cure. Support H.R. 894, the Maternal Health Accountability Act of 2011. Oppose efforts to privatize Medicare and make Medicaid a block grant program. Oppose H. Con. Res. 35. Oppose banning of all funds to Planned Parenthood affiliates. Oppose H. Con. Res. 36. Oppose H.R. 1227. Support the development and implementation of health insurance exchanges. Support FIT Kids Act (support H.R. 1057 and S.576). Support State Insurance Exchange Programs. Oppose H. R. 1213. Support School based health centers. Oppose H.R. 1214. Support the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Oppose H.R. 1217. Support S. 919, the Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students Act of 2011. Support September as Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Support H.Res. 339. Support reducing maternal mortality. Support H.R. 894. Support increased funds for AIDS awareness, prevention & treatment. Support a strong and robust Medicaid program. Oppose cuts to Medicaid. Support efforts to advance health equity in the establishment of health insurance Exchanges and the certification of Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) as prescribed in the Affordable Care Act. Support the Health Equity and Accountability Act; support H.R. 2945. Support robust implementation of the data collection requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) . Ensure that the rules surrounding the creation of Accountable Care Organizations under the ACA improve the quality of our healthcare system overall by delivering coordinated, patient- and family-centered care, and greatly advance the effort to achieve health equity. Oppose H.R. 3541, the "Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglas Prenatal Non Discrimination Act". Support designating September as National Childhood Obesity Month. Support H. Res. 339. Support the inclusion of prohibitions on discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation in the establishment of health insurance Exchanges and the certification of Qualified Health Plans as required by the Affordable Care Act. Oppose the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed regulations that would require private Medicare plans (Part C and D) to translate written materials only into languages spoken by 10% of the population in the plans service area. Rather, the NAACP strongly urges CMS to consider an alternative standard of 5% of the general population or 500 individuals served in the service area, whichever is smaller to ensure that every American can access Medicare services. Support H.R. 1880, the Status Report on the 30th Anniversary of HIV/AIDS Act. Support full funding for funding for domestic HIV/AIDS programs. Suport Needle Exchange programs. Support H.R. 2086 / S. 2149, the Medical Debt Responsibility Act, which requirees that credit agencies to remove FULLY paid or settled medical debt from credit reports within 45 days. Oppose legislation which would impose unprecedented burdens on parties in cases involving a wide array of federal protections in areas such as environmental, consumer, health care, and civil rights laws. Oppose H.R. 3041, H.R. 3862, and H.R. 1996. Support the HEART for Women Act (S. 438/H.R. 3526). Support a long term transportation bill which will: 1.Preserve and expand existing programs that fund essential transportation options bicycling, walking, and public transportation. 2.Expand access to quality transportation jobs for the chronically-unemployed, low-income people, individuals with disabilities, women, and communities of color. 3.Strengthen enforcement of existing civil rights provisions. 4.Improve transportation outcomes through strategic planning with measures that promote economic and social equity. 5.Reform transportation funding to lower household expenses and foster community development. Express concern about a state-based benchmark approach to implementing the Essential Health Benefit (EHB) package. In particular, we believe that flexibility without robust anti-discrimination enforcement mechanisms will undermine critical civil rights protections in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Oppose the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed regulations that would require private Medicare plans (Part C and D) to translate written materials only into languages spoken by 10% of the population in the plans service area. Rather, the NAACP strongly urges CMS to consider an alternative standard of 5% of the general population or 500 individuals served in the service area, whichever is smaller to ensure that every American can access Medicare services. Oppose a repeal of the Community Living Assistance Services and Supporters program. Oppose HR 1173

H.R. 11 (Build America Bonds to Create Jobs Now Act of 2011); H.R. 747 (Build America Bonds Extension Act of 2011); H.R. 992 (Building American Jobs Act of 2011)(infrastructure tax legislation); H.R. 1439 (Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011); H.R. 2495 (Tax Equity and Middle Class Fairness Act of 2011); H.R. 2669 (Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act); H.R. 2860 (Deficit Committee Transparency Act); H.R. 2892 (Invest in America Act of 2011); H.R. 2911 (American Jobs Act of 2011); H.R. 2945 (Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act of 2011); H.R. 2989 (Real Estate Jobs and Investment Act of 2011); H.R. 3091 (To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends); H.R. 3313 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); S. 727 (Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011); S. 1346 (Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act); S. 1375 (Ending Excessive Corporate Deductions for Stock Options Act); S. 1647 (To repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates); S. 1787 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); S.Amdt. 1746 (to amend S. 1813); Internal Revenue Code Section 871(m); Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation; Fair Playing Field Act of 2010 (worker classification); Public Employee Pension Transparency Act of 2010; Expansion of Build America Bond Rules to Tax Credit Bonds; Tax rules relating to regulation of over-the-counter derivative contracts; Financial Transaction Tax Proposals; Tax issues related to standardization of credit default swaps; Extension of Active Financing Rules; Tax issues related to implementation of charge for failure to deliver Treasury securities; Administration's Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee; Tax issues related to interest expense allocation; Tax treatment of capital gains and dividends; Taxation of independent contractors; Taxation of cross-border equity swaps; Corporate tax reporting rules; Tax reporting requirements for foreign financial institutions on certain foreign accounts; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2010 (FATCA); Extension of the Alternative Minimum Tax, tax exemption for private activity bonds; Securities cost basis reporting regulations; Tax rules relating to Bearer Bonds; Taxation of Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project (TRIP) Bonds; Tax rules relating to novation of swap contracts; International tax reform; United States individual and business taxation.

Access to Capital: H.R. 3606, Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act -- supported House passage, Senate Amended package and final House passage of Senate Amended package, which President Obama signed into law. Regulatory Reform: H.R. 3309, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act -- support Opposed "nonresident alien deposit interest reporting" regulation (REG-146097-09) -- urged Treasury Secretary to reject regulation H.R. 3862, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act -- support S 1538, Regulatory Time Out Act -- support H.R. 373, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act -- support H.R. 1744 and S 20, American Jobs Protection Act - support Continue to support cost-benefit analysis, enforcement and expansion of SBREEFA, a regulatory budget and use of congressional review authority (CRA) Health Care Reform: Continue to support repeal of Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the Senate S 20 -- support repeal of employer mandates in ACA H.R. 1370 and S 1880 -- support repeal of health insurance tax in ACA Continue to support the lifting of restrictions on health savings accounts (HSAs) imposed by ACA Support repeal of CLASS, and continue to oppose "grandfather rule" as written by Health and Human Services (HHS) Taxes: H.R. 1259, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act -- support H.R. 2945, Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act -- support Continue to support tax relief permanency for the various Bush-era provisions that have been extended including individual rates, capital gains tax rates, dividend rates, Section 179 expensing and general business expensing. S 1811, Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act -- support H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act -- support Continue to generally oppose tax increases on energy companies, carried interest, individuals and small business owners. Affordable Energy: Continue to support construction of KeystoneXL Pipeline. Expressed opposition to President Obama's rejection of construction. Supported the Hoeven/Lugar/Vitter Keystone XL amendment to transportation funding bill.

H.R. 11 (Build America Bonds to Create Jobs Now Act of 2011); H.R. 747 (Build America Bonds Extension Act of 2011); H.R. 992 (Building American Jobs Act of 2011)(infrastructure tax legislation); H.R. 1439 (Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011); H.R. 2495 (Tax Equity and Middle Class Fairness Act of 2011); H.R. 2669 (Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act); H.R. 2860 (Deficit Committee Transparency Act); H.R. 2892 (Invest in America Act of 2011); H.R. 2911 (American Jobs Act of 2011); H.R. 2945 (Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act of 2011); H.R. 2989 (Real Estate Jobs and Investment Act of 2011); H.R. 3091 (To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends); H.R. 3313 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); S. 727 (Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011); S. 1346 (Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act); S. 1375 (Ending Excessive Corporate Deductions for Stock Options Act); S. 1647 (To repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates); S. 1787 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation; Fair Playing Field Act of 2010 (worker classification); Public Employee Pension Transparency Act of 2010; Expansion of Build America Bond Rules to Tax Credit Bonds; Tax rules relating to regulation of over-the-counter derivative contracts; Financial Transaction Tax Proposals; Tax issues related to standardization of credit default swaps; Extension of Active Financing Rules; Tax issues related to implementation of charge for failure to deliver Treasury securities; Administration's Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee; Tax issues related to interest expense allocation; Tax treatment of capital gains and dividends; Taxation of independent contractors; Taxation of cross-border equity swaps; Corporate tax reporting rules; Tax reporting requirements for foreign financial institutions on certain foreign accounts; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), provisions enacted under the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (Notice 2010-60 and Notice 2011-34); Extension of the Alternative Minimum Tax, tax exemption for private activity bonds; Notice 2010-46 (Tax withholding on substitute dividend payments); Securities cost basis reporting regulations; Tax rules relating to Bearer Bonds; Taxation of Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project (TRIP) Bonds; Tax rules relating to novation of swap contracts; International tax reform; United States individual and business taxation.

Support ending health care disparities among racial and ethnic minorities, support the Affordable Care Act. Reject efforts to repeal health care reform; oppose H.R. 2. Oppose efforts to repeal health car reform via the appropriations process. Oppose cuts in the federal budget to Community Health Care Centers. Fight childhood hunger and obesity -- support a robust, well-funded child nutrition bill. Work to eliminate "food deserts" in low-income neighborhoods, support the establishment of farmers markets and other means of fresh fruits and vegetables in urban areas. Support the National Youth Sports Program Revitalization Act of 2010. Support full funding for HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention and cure. Support H.R. 894, the Maternal Health Accountability Act of 2011. Oppose efforts to privatize Medicare and make Medicaid a block grant program. Oppose H. Con. Res. 35. Oppose banning of all funds to Planned Parenthood affiliates. Oppose H. Con. Res. 36. Oppose H.R. 1227. Support the development and implementation of health insurance exchanges. Support FIT Kids Act (support H.R. 1057 and S.576). Support State Insurance Exchange Programs. Oppose H. R. 1213. Support School based health centers. Oppose H.R. 1214. Support the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Oppose H.R. 1217. Support S. 919, the Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students Act of 2011. Support September as Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Support H.Res. 339. Support reducing maternal mortality. Support H.R. 894. Support increased funds for AIDS awareness, prevention & treatment. Support a strong and robust Medicaid program. Oppose cuts to Medicaid. Support efforts to advance health equity in the establishment of health insurance Exchanges and the certification of Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) as prescribed in the Affordable Care Act. Support the Health Equity and Accountability Act; support H.R. 2945. Support robust implementation of the data collection requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) . Ensure that the rules surrounding the creation of Accountable Care Organizations under the ACA improve the quality of our healthcare system overall by delivering coordinated, patient- and family-centered care, and greatly advance the effort to achieve health equity. Oppose H.R. 3541, the "Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglas Prenatal Non Discrimination Act". Support designating September as National Childhood Obesity Month. Support H. Res. 339. Support the inclusion of prohibitions on discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation in the establishment of health insurance Exchanges and the certification of Qualified Health Plans as required by the Affordable Care Act. Oppose the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed regulations that would require private Medicare plans (Part C and D) to translate written materials only into languages spoken by 10% of the population in the plans service area. Rather, the NAACP strongly urges CMS to consider an alternative standard of 5% of the general population or 500 individuals served in the service area, whichever is smaller to ensure that every American can access Medicare services. Support H.R. 1880, the Status Report on the 30th Anniversary of HIV/AIDS Act. Support full funding for funding for domestic HIV/AIDS programs. Suport Needle Exchange programs.

Small business tax issues H.R. 3179 Internet sales tax collection scheme H. Res. 95/S. Res. 309 Sense of Congress against internet sales tax collection scheme S. 1832 Internet sales tax collection scheme H.R 2701/S. 1452, S.1832, H.R. 3179 Internet sales tax hearings H.R. 2528 Prohibit IRS "Ready Return" program H.R. 2569 Make permanent IRS "Free File" program S.1660 American Jobs Act (Payroll tax extension) H.R. 674 3% withholding tax repeal Amendment 928 to H.R. 674 Jobs Through Growth Act S.1944 Middle Class Tax Cut Act H.R. 2945 Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act S.1917 Payroll tax extension S. 1931 Payroll tax extension S. 3630 Payroll tax extension H.R. 3400 Jobs Through Growth Act

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H.R. 1173 Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011 H.R. 1380 New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011 H.R. 1834 Freedom to Invest Act of 2011 H.R. 2433 Veterans' Opportunity to Work Act of 2011 H.R. 2913 To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the termination of further retirement benefits for Members of Congress, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan. H.R. 2945 Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act H.R. 3091 To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends. H.R. 3099 Buffett Rule Act of 2011 H.R. 3243 Common Sense Deficit Reduction Act of 2011 H.R. 3630 Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 H.R.1002 Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011 H.R.1860 Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 H.R.2701 Main Street Fairness Act H.R.3179 Marketplace Equity Act of 2011 S. 1660 American Jobs Act of 2011 S. 1676 Buffett Rule Act of 2011 S. 1720 Jobs Through Growth Act S. 1863 New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011 S. 1931 Temporary Tax Holiday and Government Reduction Act S. 720 Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2012 S.1452 Main Street Fairness Act S.1832 Marketplace Fairness Act S.543 Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011 S.971 Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011

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Regulatory Reform and Relief: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act, H.R. 10 -- supported House passage Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011, H.R. 3010 -- supported House passage Regulatory Reform and Relief (continued): Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, H.R. 3094 -- supported House passage S.J. Res. 27, Senate Resolution of Disapproval of EPA rule relating to cross-border "pollution" -- supported S.J. Res. 6, Senate Resolution of Disapproval of FCC's "net neutrality" regulations -- supported 3% Withholding Repeal legislation -- H.R. 674 and S 1762 -- supported House and Senate passage and signature by President Obama. Regulatory Time Out Act, S.1538 - support Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2011, H.R. 373 -- support American Jobs Protection Act of 2011, H.R. 1744 and S. 20 - support Continue to advocate for cost-benefit analysis of regulation, enforcement of SBREFA in rulemakings at applicable agencies, increased judicial review, a regulatory budget, and use of congressional review authority (CRA). Health Care Reform: Senate Amendment #769 to Agriculture Appropriations bill (allowing for drug reimportation) -- opposed Continue to push for repeal of Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in Senate Support legislation to repeal the employer mandate in PPACA (H.R. 1370, S. 20), health insurance tax in PPACA (H.R. 1370, S 1880) and lifting new restrictions on health savings accounts (HSAs). Commented on state-based exchanges to HHS Continue to oppose Grandfather Rule as written (PPACA) Support repeal of CLASS Act as passed in PPACA Taxes: Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act (H.R. 2945) -- support Tax Relief Permanency -- continue to support passage of various legislative measures making permanent the current individual, capital gains, and dividend tax rates, as well as Section 179 expensing, and general business expensing. Continue to support repeal of the death tax. Support making permanent the research and development (R&D) tax credit. Continue to advocate for fundamental tax reform (flat rates, simplicity and fairness) through a flat tax or similar regime. Continue to oppose tax increases on carried interest, U.S. small business owners and entrepreneurs, investors, LIFO repeal, energy and energy companies as "pay fors" for new spending. Access to Capital: Access to Capital for Job Creators Act, S.1831 -- support Entrepreneurs Access to Capital Act, H.R. 2930 -- supported House passage Crowdfund Investing bills in U.S. Senate -- currently working on improvements to Democratizing Access to Capital Act, S. 1791 and Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud Act Support repeal of Dodd-Frank Start-up Savings Account Act of 201, H.R. 1730-- support S 1506 -- support this legislation that prevents U.S. Treasury from expanding U.S. bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens. Global Market Access and General Small Business: Trade Promotion Agreements with Panama, Columbia, South Korea (H.R. 3078, H.R. 3079, H.R. 3080) -- supported passage. Free File Program Act, H.R. 2569 -- support Affordable Energy and Economic Growth: Keystone XL -- support approval Broadband Deployment and Telecommunications -- supported AT&T-T-Mobile merger Universal Service and Intercarrier Compensation Systems reform -- support

H.R. 11 (Build America Bonds to Create Jobs Now Act of 2011); H.R. 747 (Build America Bonds Extension Act of 2011); H.R. 992 (Building American Jobs Act of 2011)(infrastructure tax legislation); H.R. 1439 (Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011); H.R. 2495 (Tax Equity and Middle Class Fairness Act of 2011); H.R. 2669 (Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act); H.R. 2860 (Deficit Committee Transparency Act); H.R. 2892 (Invest in America Act of 2011); H.R. 2911 (American Jobs Act of 2011); H.R. 2945 (Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act of 2011); H.R. 2989 (Real Estate Jobs and Investment Act of 2011); S. 727 (Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011); S. 1346 (Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act); S. 1375 (Ending Excessive Corporate Deductions for Stock Options Act); Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation; Fair Playing Field Act of 2010 (worker classification); Public Employee Pension Transparency Act of 2010; Expansion of Build America Bond Rules to Tax Credit Bonds; Tax rules relating to regulation of over-the-counter derivative contracts; Financial Transaction Tax Proposals; Tax issues related to standardization of credit default swaps; Extension of Active Financing Rules; Tax issues related to implementation of charge for failure to deliver Treasury securities; Administration's Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee; Tax issues related to interest expense allocation; Tax treatment of capital gains and dividends; Taxation of independent contractors; Taxation of cross-border equity swaps; Corporate tax reporting rules; Tax reporting requirements for foreign financial institutions on certain foreign accounts; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), provisions enacted under the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (Notice 2010-60 and Notice 2011-34); Extension of the Alternative Minimum Tax, tax exemption for private activity bonds; Notice 2010-46 (Tax withholding on substitute dividend payments); Securities cost basis reporting regulations; Tax rules relating to Bearer Bonds; Taxation of Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project (TRIP) Bonds; Tax rules relating to novation of swap contracts.

Support ending health care disparities among racial and ethnic minorities, support the Affordable Care Act. Reject efforts to repeal health care reform; oppose H.R. 2. Oppose efforts to repeal health car reform via the appropriations process. Oppose cuts in the federal budget to Community Health Care Centers. Fight childhood hunger and obesity -- support a robust, well-funded child nutrition bill. Work to eliminate "food deserts" in low-income neighborhoods, support the establishment of farmers markets and other means of fresh fruits and vegetables in urban areas. Support the National Youth Sports Program Revitalization Act of 2010. Support full funding for HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention and cure. Support H.R. 894, the Maternal Health Accountability Act of 2011. Oppose efforts to privatize Medicare and make Medicaid a block grant program. Oppose H. Con. Res. 35. Oppose banning of all funds to Planned Parenthood affiliates. Oppose H. Con. Res. 36. Oppose H.R. 1227. Support the development and implementation of health insurance exchanges. Support FIT Kids Act (support H.R. 1057 and S.576). Support State Insurance Exchange Programs. Oppose H. R. 1213. Support School based health centers. Oppose H.R. 1214. support the Prevention and Public Health fund. Oppose H.R. 1217. Support S. 919, the Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students Act of 2011. Support September as Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Support H.Res. 339. Support reducing maternal mortality. Support H.R. 894. Support increased funds for AIDS awareness, prevention & treatment. Support a strong and robust Medicaid program. Oppose cuts to Medicaid. Support efforts to advance health equity in the establishment of health insurance Exchanges and the certification of Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) as prescribed in the Affordable Care Act. Support the Health Equity and Accountability Act; support H.R. 2945. Support robust implementation of the data collection requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) . Ensure that the rules surrounding the creation of Accountable Care Organizations under the ACA improve the quality of our healthcare system overall by delivering coordinated, patient- and family-centered care, and greatly advance the effort to achieve health equity.