Help Students Vote Act

Activities to address access and utilization of home dialysis, including H.R. 5426, the "Improving Access to Home Dialysis Act of 2021" to authorize Medicare reimbursement for staff-assisted home dialysis and for other purposes. Support for Protected Classes under Medicare Part D program. H.R. 1676, provide access to Medigap coverage for Medicare end-stage kidney disease patients under age 65. These Medicare beneficiaries do not have a guaranteed opportunity to purchase a Medigap policy. S. 1536, H.R. 3108, Medicare Medical Nutrition Therapy Act. Legislation would expand coverage of nutrition therapy services to additional diseases and conditions and expand the types of medical providers for such services. S. 2203, H.R. 5804, Medicare Diabetes Self-Management Training Act. Expands coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training. S. 2173, H.R. 2807, PREVENT DIABETES Act. Requires Medicare to offer its Diabetes Prevention Program in a virtual or online format. S. 1512 and H.R. 2903, "CONNECT for Health Act." Expands coverage of telehealth services under Medicare. S. 596 and H.R. 1577, the "Treat and Reduce Obesity Act," to expand the types of health professionals permitted to provide weight loss management and counseling services under Medicare Part B and to include coverage of weight loss management drugs under Medicare Part D. Support for COVID-19 patients (telehealth, home dialysis, copayment waivers, regulatory waivers). Recommendations on the rulemaking process to implement the Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act (H.R. 5534, S. 3353, 116th Congress) to provide Medicare Part B coverage of anti-rejection medications for kidney transplant recipients who lack private, group or other public health insurance coverage for these medications. Submitted comments on the Advanced Notice for Calendar Year 2023 for Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates and Medicare Part C and Part D Payment Policies.

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Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, oppose waivers under the IDEA and Rehab Act, as the Department of Education was instructed to support under the CARES Act Support inclusion of the Help Students Vote Act (H.R. 2807/S. 1514) in a Phase 4 stimulus package that addresses the COVID-19 crisis. This would direct colleges to designate a campus administrator as Campus Vote Coordinator as the identified source for students with questions about voter registration; ensure the campus is consistently communicating with students about registration deadlines and upcoming elections, and that voter registration forms are easily accessible; and allow public and private institutions of higher education to apply for federal grants to expand nonpartisan student voter engagement efforts. Oppose the Department of Educations Demonstration Grants for Indian Children and Youth Program proposed rule that would allow for more educational choice, including allowing for private school vouchers Oppose the inclusion of the microgrants program or any other private school voucher program in the next coronavirus stimulus bill. Support include student debt cancellation in the next coronavirus package, and to extend suspension of those payments through the end of 2020 Support Congress incorporating student loan cancellation in any future COVID-19 relief package. Support HR 6363, the Student Debt Emergency Relief Act which provides for monthly federal student loan payments and interest accrual being canceled, at a minimum of $30,000 for each student borrower, at the conclusion of this crisis. Support $1 billion in supplemental funding for Title III in the next COVID package to address the needs of English Learners Support at least $175 billion of funding aimed at stabilizing state budgets to be directed toward K-12; $50 billion toward higher education; $2 billion for an Emergency Connectivity Fund administered through the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) E-rate program to support distance and remote learning and an additional amount for higher education students; expansion of nutrition assistance programs for students and families; funding for extended learning opportunities to help students make up for lost learning time; and future funding that takes into account that students may need additional academic, social-emotional, and physical supports as they return to school. Support the preservation Civil Rights Protections in education and Halt Unrelated Rulemaking; An assurance Ensure Funds are Targeted to Marginalized Students; An assurance that oversight of Federal Funding; an assurance marginalized Students Have Access to Distance Learning; an assurance that Equal Educational Opportunity for Students with Disabilities, English Learners, Students Experiencing Homelessness, and Migrant Youth; an assurance that Students Have Access to Nutritional Supports; an assurance that Educators and Other School Staff are Safe and Protected; an assurance that the Health, Well-Being, and Education of Children in Secure and Congregate Settings is protected; the cancellation of Student Loan Debt; and Maintaining Access to Supports for College Students Support Private School voucher language in HEROES bill, H.R. 6800, response to the Coronavirus pandemic to Prevent Funneling Federal Funds to Private Schools Oppose the Presidents Proclamation on the Suspension of Entry as Nonimmigrants of Certain Students and Researchers from the Peoples Republic of China. Oppose S. 3920 the SECURE CAMPUS Act which prohibits students and researchers from China from entering the U.S.

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Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Employment & Training Administration, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S.

Support inclusion of the Help Students Vote Act (H.R. 2807/S. 1514) in a Phase 4 stimulus package that addresses the COVID-19 crisis. This would direct colleges to designate a campus administrator as Campus Vote Coordinator as the identified source for students with questions about voter registration; ensure the campus is consistently communicating with students about registration deadlines and upcoming elections, and that voter registration forms are easily accessible; and allow public and private institutions of higher education to apply for federal grants to expand nonpartisan student voter engagement efforts. Support Congressional leaders acting swiftly to install actors who will take their oversight duties seriously and prioritize the public interest in naming commissioners to oversee the COVID stimulus money Oppose the rapid judicial confirmations of Cory Wilson and Justin Walker who both explicitly support dismantling the healthcare protections we need most right now. Support a cessation of the consideration of lifetime judicial nominees at a time when a continued focus on addressing the COID-19 pandemic should be paramount. Support nomination of Jocelyn Samuels to EEOC Oppose the proposed CFPB task force stacked with anti-consumer people planning recommendations on how to weaken consumer protection law and the CFPB's work and instead urge the CFPB to focus on protecting consumers during the COVID-10 pandemic Support HR 7135, legislation to severely curtail the Presidents ability under the 1807 Insurrection Act to use military forces in American cities without explicit Congressional approval Support HR 7217 / S 3957, legislation to remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served the Confederate States of America from display in the United States Capitol Support the Trump administration provide necessary transparency and disclosure of the trillions of dollars in federal money being spent on the Coronavirus response Support s 2233 / hr 7291, to nullify the effect of the recent executive order that requires Federal agencies to share citizenship data derived from the 2020 census Support including supplemental funding to help the Census Bureau cover costs related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its conduct of the 2020 Census Support h. con. Res. 90, to overturn the OCCs rule on the Community Reinvestment Act Oppose the nomination of Anthony Tata to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. Support s. 4019 / hr 7232 establishing Juneteenth as a national holiday

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Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Employment & Training Administration, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S.