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Direct CARE Opportunity Act
Legislative Progress
Introduced
September 19, 2019
Latest Action
September 20, 2019
Primary Sponsor
Robert C. "Bobby" ScottDemocratic(VA)
Momentum (last 30 days)
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Speed vs cohort
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vs 9,062 other HR bills in the 116th — cohort avg 39d
Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment Opportunity Act or the Direct CARE Opportunity Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants to recruit, retain, or provide advancement opportunities to direct care workers. The term "direct care worker" includes home health aides, psychiatric aides, nursing assistants, and personal care aides who assist seniors and persons with disabilities in their homes.
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Filing registrants (4)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
P.L. 111-375 National Alzheimer's Project Act, All Sections P.L. 115-119 Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act P.L. 115-406 Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act P.L. 116-131 Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 S.591 Guardianship Accountability Act S.299 Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act S.548/H.R.1342 EMPOWER Care Act H.R.1343 Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act S.740 Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act H.R. 1955 Understanding Appropriate Alzheimer's Care Act of 2019 S.880/H.R.1873 Improving HOPE for Alzheimer's Act S.2080/H.R.647 Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act S.1250/H.R.2401 American Cures Act S.1017 Supporting America's Caregivers and Families Act S.995/H.R.2035 Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2019 S.1126/H.R.2283 Concentrating on High-Value Alzheimer's Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act of 2019 S.1361/H.R.2584 Preventive Health Savings Act of 2019 S.1628 Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act S.1618 Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Act of 2019 S.1202 Independence at Home Act of 2019 H.R.3644 Independence at Home Demonstration Act of 2019 H.R.3436 Improving Chronic Care Management Act H.R.3107 Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act S.2469/H.R.4386 Stop the Wait Act H.R.2781 Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act of 2019 S.2521/H.R.4397 Direct CARE Opportunity Act S.2677 Older Americans and Social Isolation and Loneliness Act H.R.4859 Protecting Older Americans from Social Isolation Act of 2019 H.Res.821 to establish a permanent select Committee in Aging in the House of Representatives H.R.6379 Families First Coronavirus Response Act S.3548/H.R.748 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; including provisions that would impact individuals living with Alzheimer's and other dementia and their caregivers. H.R.4334 Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 S.3544/H.R.6305 Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act S.3768 /H.R.6972 Nursing Home COVID-19 Protection and Prevention Act of 2020 H.R.7048 Nursing Home Pandemic Protection Act S.3644/H.R.6698 Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 Act H.R.6638 Reducing COVID-19 Disparities by Investing in Public Health H.R.7158 Health Enterprise Zones Act H.R.6800 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act S.3517/H.R.6487 ACCESS Act S.3740/H.R.6951 COVID-19 Recovery for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act H.R.8169 Elder Abuse Protection Act S.4182 Emergency Support for Nursing Homes and Elder Justice Reform Act of 2020 H.R.5958 Senior Health Planning Account Act S.4184/H.R.7463 Assisted Living Facility Coronavirus Reporting Act S.4682/H.R.8511 Care Corp Demonstration Act of 2020 H.R. 2477 Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act S.3703/H.R.6813 Promoting Alzheimer's Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act, including Elder Justice Initiative training for professionals through the Department of Justice In forthcoming COVID-19 relief packages, the Alzheimer's Association is advocating for inclusion of policies that would impact those in the Alzheimer's and dementia community including: - Improving HOPE for Alzheimer's Act (S.880/H.R.1873) - Extension of the Independence at Home demonstration model - Emergency Preparedness in long-term and community-based care settings - Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (Project ECHO) - Project VITAL: Virtual Inclusive Technology for ALL
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
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Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Indian Health Service, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support HCBS Infrustructure Act providing for long term supports and services; Support EMPOWER Care Act and making Money Follows the Person program permanent; Monitor implentation of HCBS Rule; Support "DSP Hospital Bill," H.R. 5443; Support Medicaid spousal impoverishment protections for HCBS; Support Inclusion of LTSS in Universal Health Care; Support Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment (CARE) Opportunity Act (HR4397/S2521); Support Lifespan Respite Care Program Reauthorization Act of 2019; Support increased funding for Medicaid in COVID 19 relief bills.
Client expense: $12,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support HCBS Infrustructure Act providing for long term supports and services; Support EMPOWER Care Act and making Money Follows the Person program permanent; Monitor implentation of HCBS Rule; Support "DSP Hospital Bill," H.R. 5443; Support Medicaid spousal impoverishment protections for HCBS; Support Inclusion of LTSS in Universal Health Care; Support Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment (CARE) Opportunity Act (HR4397/S2521); Support Lifespan Respite Care Program Reauthorization Act of 2019; Support increased funding for Medicaid in COVID 19 relief bills.
Client expense: $12,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support HCBS Infrustructure Act providing for long term supports and services; Support EMPOWER Care Act and making Money Follows the Person program permanent; Monitor implentation of HCBS Rule; Support "DSP Hospital Bill," H.R. 5443; Support Medicaid spousal impoverishment protections for HCBS; Support Inclusion of LTSS in Universal Health Care; Support Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment (CARE) Opportunity Act (HR4397/S2521); Support Lifespan Respite Care Program Reauthorization Act of 2019; Support increased funding for Medicaid in COVID 19 relief bills.
Client expense: $12,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Support H.R.1265 & H.R.4468 - Nursing Home Workforce Quality Act- to end the mandatory certified nursing assistant training lock out. Support H.R.2781 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness for Health Act of 2019 Support S.299 - Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act Support H.R.4397 - Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment Opportunity Act Support H.R.728 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019 Support H.R.748 - CARES Act Support S. 3599 - Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act Support H.R. 6788- Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act Support H.R 7010 - Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 Support H.R 6800 - HEROS Act Support H.R 8874 Nurses CARE Act
Client expense: $31,167 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Support S.299 - Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act Support H.R.2781 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness for Health Act of 2019 Support H.R.728 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Re-authorization Act of 2019 Support H.R.2035 - Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2019 Support S. 4423COVID-19 Hospice Respite Care Relief Act of 2020 Support H.R.3398 - Pathways to Health Careers Act Support H.R.3417 - Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act of 2019 Support S.2080/H.R. 647 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act Support H.R.4397 - Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment Opportunity Act Support S. 4840Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020 H.R 8322/S.4423 COVID-19 Hospice Respite Care Relief Act of 2020 H.R. 8114 Emergency Support for Nursing Homes and Elder Justice Reform Act of 2020 H.R 7663 Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2020
Client expense: $31,167 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
P.L. 111-375 National Alzheimer's Project Act, All Sections P.L. 115-119 Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act P.L. 115-406 Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act P.L. 116-131 Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 S.591 Guardianship Accountability Act S.299 Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act S.548/H.R.1342 EMPOWER Care Act H.R.1343 Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act S.740 Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act H.R. 1955 Understanding Appropriate Alzheimer's Care Act of 2019 S.880/H.R.1873 Improving HOPE for Alzheimer's Act S.2080/H.R.647 Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act S.1250/H.R.2401 American Cures Act S.1017 Supporting America's Caregivers and Families Act S.995/H.R.2035 Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2019 S.1126/H.R.2283 Concentrating on High-Value Alzheimer's Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act of 2019 S.1361/H.R.2584 Preventive Health Savings Act of 2019 S.1628 Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act S.1618 Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Act of 2019 S.1202 Independence at Home Act of 2019 H.R.3644 Independence at Home Demonstration Act of 2019 H.R.3436 Improving Chronic Care Management Act H.R.3107 Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act S.2469/H.R.4386 Stop the Wait Act H.R.2781 Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act of 2019 S.2521/H.R.4397 Direct CARE Opportunity Act S.2677 Older Americans and Social Isolation and Loneliness Act H.R.4859 Protecting Older Americans from Social Isolation Act of 2019 H.Res.821 to establish a permanent select Committee in Aging in the House of Representatives H.R.6379 Families First Coronavirus Response Act S.3548/H.R.748 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; including provisions that would impact individuals living with Alzheimer's and other dementia and their caregivers. H.R.4334 Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 S.3544/H.R.6305 Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act S.3768 /H.R.6972 Nursing Home COVID-19 Protection and Prevention Act of 2020 H.R.7048 Nursing Home Pandemic Protection Act S.3644/H.R.6698 Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 Act H.R.6638 Reducing COVID-19 Disparities by Investing in Public Health H.R.7158 Health Enterprise Zones Act H.R.6800 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act S.3517/H.R.6487 ACCESS Act S.3740/H.R.6951 COVID-19 Recovery for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act H.R.8169 Elder Abuse Protection Act S.4182 Emergency Support for Nursing Homes and Elder Justice Reform Act of 2020 H.R.5958 Senior Health Planning Account Act S.4184/H.R.7463 Assisted Living Facility Coronavirus Reporting Act S.4682/H.R.8511 Care Corp Demonstration Act of 2020 H.R. 2477 Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act In forthcoming COVID-19 relief packages, the Alzheimer's Association is advocating for inclusion of policies that would impact those in the Alzheimer's and dementia community including: - Improving HOPE for Alzheimer's Act (S.880/H.R.1873) - Extension of the Independence at Home demonstration model - Promoting Alzheimer's Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act, including Elder Justice Initiative training for professionals through the Department of Justice - Emergency Preparedness in long-term and community-based care settings - Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (Project ECHO) - Project VITAL: Virtual Inclusive Technology for ALL
2020 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Support H.R.1265 & H.R.4468 - Nursing Home Workforce Quality Act- to end the mandatory certified nursing assistant training lock out. Support H.R.2781 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness for Health Act of 2019 Support S.299 - Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act Support H.R.4397 - Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment Opportunity Act Support H.R.728 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019 Support H.R.748 - CARES Act Support S. 3599 - Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act Support H.R. 6788- Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act Support H.R 7010 - Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 Support H.R 6800 - HEROS Act
Client expense: $65,513 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Support S.299 - Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act Support H.R.2781 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness for Health Act of 2019 Support H.R.728 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Re-authorization Act of 2019 Support H.R.2035 - Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2019 Support S. 4423COVID-19 Hospice Respite Care Relief Act of 2020 Support H.R.3398 - Pathways to Health Careers Act Support H.R.3417 - Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act of 2019 Support S.2080/H.R. 647 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act Support H.R.4397 - Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment Opportunity Act
Client expense: $65,513 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support HCBS Infrustructure Act providing for long term supports and services; Support EMPOWER Care Act and making Money Follows the Person program permanent; Monitor implentation of HCBS Rule; Support "DSP Hospital Bill," H.R. 5443; Support Medicaid spousal impoverishment protections for HCBS; Support Inclusion of LTSS in Universal Health Care; Support Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment (CARE) Opportunity Act (HR4397/S2521); Support Lifespan Respite Care Program Reauthorization Act of 2019; Support increased funding for Medicaid in COVID 19 relief bills.
Client expense: $12,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Health Issues
P.L. 111-375 National Alzheimer's Project Act, All Sections P.L. 115-119 Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act P.L. 115-406 Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act S.591 Guardianship Accountability Act S.299 Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act S.548/H.R.1342 EMPOWER Care Act H.R.1343 Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act S.740 Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act H.R. 1955 Understanding Appropriate Alzheimer's Care Act of 2019 S.880/H.R.1873 Improving HOPE for Alzheimer's Act H.R.1903/S.901 Younger-Onset Alzheimer's Disease Act of 2019 S.2080/H.R.647 Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act S.1250/H.R.2401 American Cures Act S.1017 Supporting America's Caregivers and Families Act S.995/H.R.2035 Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2019 S.1126/H.R.2283 Concentrating on High-Value Alzheimer's Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act of 2019 S.1361/H.R.2584 Preventive Health Savings Act of 2019 S.1628 Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act S.1618 Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Act of 2019 S.1202 Independence at Home Act of 2019 H.R.3644 Independence at Home Demonstration Act of 2019 H.R.3436 Improving Chronic Care Management Act H.R.3107 Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act H.R.4334 Dignity in Aging Act of 2019 S.2469/H.R.4386 Stop the Wait Act H.R.2781 Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act of 2019 S.2521/H.R.4397 Direct CARE Opportunity Act S.3057 Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments S.2677 Older Americans and Social Isolation and Loneliness Act H.R.4859 Protecting Older Americans from Social Isolation Act of 2019 H.Res.821 to establish a permanent select Committee in Aging in the House of Representatives H.R.6379 Families First Coronavirus Response Act S.3548/H.R.748 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; including provisions that would impact individuals living with Alzheimer's and other dementia and their caregivers. H.R.4334 Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 S.3544/H.R.6305 Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act S.3768 /H.R.6972 Nursing Home COVID-19 Protection and Prevention Act of 2020 H.R.7048 Nursing Home Pandemic Protection Act S.3644/H.R.6698 Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 Act H.R.6638 Reducing COVID-19 Disparities by Investing in Public Health H.R.7158 Health Enterprise Zones Act H.R.6800 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act S.3517/H.R.6487 ACCESS Act S.3740/H.R.6951 COVID-19 Recovery for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act In forthcoming COVID-19 relief packages, the Alzheimer's Association is advocating for inclusion of policies that would impact those in the Alzheimer's and dementia community including: - Improving HOPE for Alzheimer's Act (S.880/H.R.1873) - Extension of the Independence at Home demonstration model - Promoting Alzheimer's Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act, including Elder Justice Initiative training for professionals through the Department of Justice - Emergency Preparedness in long-term and community-based care settings - Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (Project ECHO) - Project VITAL: Virtual Inclusive Technology for ALL
2020 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Support S.299 - Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act Support H.R.2781 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness for Health Act of 2019 Support H.R.728 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Re-authorization Act of 2019 Support H.R.2035 - Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2019 Support H.R.3398 - Pathways to Health Careers Act Support H.R.3417 - Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act of 2019 Support S.2080/H.R. 647 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act Support H.R.4397 - Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment Opportunity Act
Client expense: $97,055 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Support H.R.1265 & H.R.4468 - Nursing Home Workforce Quality Act- to end the mandatory certified nursing assistant training lock out. Support H.R.2781 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness for Health Act of 2019 Support S.299 - Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act Support H.R.4397 - Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment Opportunity Act Support H.R.728 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019 Support H.R.748 - CARES Act Support S. 3599 - Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act Support H.R. 6788- Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act Support H.R 7010 - Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 Support H.R 6800 - HEROS Act
Client expense: $97,055 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Health Issues
P.L. 111-375 National Alzheimer's Project Act, All Sections P.L. 115-119 Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act P.L. 115-406 Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act S.591 Guardianship Accountability Act S.299 Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act S.548/H.R.1342 EMPOWER Care Act H.R.1343 Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act S.740 Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act H.R. 1955 Understanding Appropriate Alzheimer's Care Act of 2019 S.880/H.R.1873 Improving HOPE for Alzheimer's Act H.R.1903/S.901 Younger-Onset Alzheimer's Disease Act of 2019 S.2080/H.R.647 Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act S.1250/H.R.2401 American Cures Act S.1017 Supporting America's Caregivers and Families Act S.995/H.R.2035 Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2019 S.1126/H.R.2283 Concentrating on High-Value Alzheimer's Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act of 2019 S.1361/H.R.2584 Preventive Health Savings Act of 2019 S.1628 Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act S.1618 Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Act of 2019 S.1202 Independence at Home Act of 2019 H.R.3644 Independence at Home Demonstration Act of 2019 H.R.3436 Improving Chronic Care Management Act H.R.3107 Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act H.R.4334 Dignity in Aging Act of 2019 S.2469/H.R.4386 Stop the Wait Act H.R.2781 Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act of 2019 S.2521/H.R.4397 Direct CARE Opportunity Act S.3057 Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments S.2677 Older Americans and Social Isolation and Loneliness Act H.R.4859 Protecting Older Americans from Social Isolation Act of 2019 H.Res.821 to establish a permanent select Committee in Aging in the House of Representatives H.R.6379 Families First Coronavirus Response Act S.3548/H.R.748 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; including provisions that would impact individuals living with Alzheimer's and other dementia and their caregivers. H.R.4334 Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 S.3544/H.R.6305 Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act In forthcoming COVID-19 relief packages, the Alzheimer's Association is advocating for inclusion of policies that would impact those in the Alzheimer's and dementia community including: - Improving HOPE for Alzheimer's Act (S.880/H.R.1873) - Extension of the Independence at Home demonstration model - Promoting Alzheimer's Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act, including Elder Justice Initiative training for professionals through the Department of Justice - Emergency Preparedness in long-term and community-based care settings - Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (Project ECHO) - Project VITAL: Virtual Inclusive Technology for ALL
2020 · first_quarter · Health Issues
HR 6074- Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, protecting and training frontline workers during COVID-19 HR 748, S 3548- Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)- protecting all state and local government frontline workers during COVID-19; increasing federal Medicaid match to states; increasing access to needed Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) HR 6201- Families First Coronavirus Response Act, (same provisions as HR 743/S 3548) plus protecting safety net hospitals from Medicaid cuts HR 6379- Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act, (same provisions as HR 748/S 3548) Fourth COVID-19 Emergency Supplemental (same provisions as as HR 748/S 3548)HR 1629- 911 SAVES Act HR 4397- Direct Care Act HR 3- Lower Drug Costs Now Act HR 748- Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Act HR 3630- No Surprises Act SJ Res 52- Protect Affordable Care Act Federal income tax exclusion for employer-sponsored health care benefits Medicaid Federal Assistance Matching Percentage (FMAP)
Client expense: $670,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Support S.299 - Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act Support H.R.2781 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness for Health Act of 2019 Support H.R.728 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Re-authorization Act of 2019 Support H.R.2035 - Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2019 Support H.R.3398 - Pathways to Health Careers Act Support H.R.3417 - Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act of 2019 Support S.2080/H.R. 647 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act Support H.R.4397 - Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment Opportunity Act
Client expense: $49,764 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Support H.R.1265 & H.R.4468 - Nursing Home Workforce Quality Act- to end the mandatory certified nursing assistant training lock out. Support H.R.2781 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness for Health Act of 2019 Support S.299 - Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act Support H.R.4397 - Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment Opportunity Act Support H.R.728 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R.748 - CARES Act
Client expense: $49,764 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Health Issues
HR 6074- Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, protecting and training frontline workers during COVID-19 HR 748, S 3548- Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)- protecting all state and local government frontline workers during COVID-19; increasing federal Medicaid match to states; increasing access to needed Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) HR 6201- Families First Coronavirus Response Act, (same provisions as HR 743/S 3548) plus protecting safety net hospitals from Medicaid cuts HR 6379- Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act, (same provisions as HR 748/S 3548) Fourth COVID-19 Emergency Supplemental (same provisions as as HR 748/S 3548)HR 1629- 911 SAVES Act HR 4397- Direct Care Act HR 3- Lower Drug Costs Now Act HR 748- Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Act HR 3630- No Surprises Act SJ Res 52- Protect Affordable Care Act Federal income tax exclusion for employer-sponsored health care benefits Medicaid Federal Assistance Matching Percentage (FMAP)
Client expense: $660,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2019 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support HCBS Infrustructure Act providing for long term supports and services; Support EMPOWER Care Act and making Money Follows the Person program permanent; Monitor implentation of HCBS Rule Support "DSP Hospital Bill," H.R. 5443; Support Medicaid spousal impoverishment protections for HCBS; Support Inclusion of LTSS in Universal Health Care; Support Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment (CARE) Opportunity Act (HR4397/S2521); Support Lifespan Respite Care Program Reauthorization Act of 2019
Client expense: $12,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support HCBS Infrustructure Act providing for long term supports and services; Support EMPOWER Care Act and making Money Follows the Person program permanent; Monitor implentation of HCBS Rule Support "DSP Hospital Bill," H.R. 5443; Support Medicaid spousal impoverishment protections for HCBS; Support Inclusion of LTSS in Universal Health Care; Support Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment (CARE) Opportunity Act (HR4397/S2521); Support Lifespan Respite Care Program Reauthorization Act of 2019
Client expense: $12,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Support S.299 - Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act Support H.R.2781 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness for Health Act of 2019 Support H.R.728 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Re-authorization Act of 2019 Support H.R.2035 - Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2019 Support H.R.3398 - Pathways to Health Careers Act Support H.R.3417 - Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act of 2019 Support S.2080/H.R. 647 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act Support H.R.4397 - Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment Opportunity Act
Client expense: $42,017 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Support H.R.1265 & H.R.4468 - Nursing Home Workforce Quality Act- to end the mandatory certified nursing assistant training lock out. Support H.R.2781 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness for Health Act of 2019 Support S.299 - Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act Support H.R.4397 - Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment Opportunity Act Support H.R.728 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019
Client expense: $42,017 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
P.L. 111-375 National Alzheimer's Project Act, All Sections P.L. 115-119 Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act P.L. 115-406 Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act S.591 Guardianship Accountability Act S.299 Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act S.548/H.R.1342 EMPOWER Care Act H.R.1343 Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act S.740 Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act H.R. 1955 Understanding Appropriate Alzheimer's Care Act of 2019 S.880/H.R.1873 Improving HOPE for Alzheimer's Act H.R.1903/S.901 Younger-Onset Alzheimer's Disease Act of 2019 S.2080/H.R.647 Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act S.1250/H.R.2401 American Cures Act S.1017 Supporting America's Caregivers and Families Act S.995/H.R.2035 Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2019 S.1126/H.R.2283 Concentrating on High-Value Alzheimer's Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act of 2019 S.1361/H.R.2584 Preventive Health Savings Act of 2019 S.1628 Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act S.1618 Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Act of 2019 S.1202 Independence at Home Act of 2019 H.R.3644 Independence at Home Demonstration Act of 2019 H.R.3436 Improving Chronic Care Management Act H.R.3107 Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act H.R.4334 Dignity in Aging Act of 2019 S.2469/H.R.4386 Stop the Wait Act H.R.2781 Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act of 2019 S.2521/H.R.4397 Direct CARE Opportunity Act S.3057 Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments S.2677 Older Americans and Social Isolation and Loneliness Act H.R.4859 Protecting Older Americans from Social Isolation Act of 2019
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2019 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Support S. 299, Geriatric Workforce Improvement Act, to increase training in geriatrics among health care professionals and fund training opportunities for direct care workers Support H.R. 2781, the EMPOWER for Health Act, to reauthorize the Title VII Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) and the Geriatrics Academic Career Awards (GACAs) Program for five years. Support H.R. 728, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act, to extend federal nursing workforce development programs through 2024. Support H.R. 2035, to reauthorize the Lifespan Respite Care program through FY 2024. Support H.R. 3398, Pathways to Health Careers Act Support H.R. 3417, Beneficiary Education, Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Act, to expand telehealth services for mental health and direct a GAO study on long-term care Support S. 2080/H.R. 647, Palliative Care and Hospice Education Act, to increase permanent faculty in palliative care in medical, nursing, and other health care professional education Support H.R. 4397/S. 2521, Direct CARE Opportunity Act, to provide federal grants for training direct care workers
Client expense: $38,793 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 1309, S 851- Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act HR 3- Lowering Prescription Drug Prices Home Care Volunteers HR 3463, S 1970- Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, labor rights HR 3760, S 2112- Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Impact of Hospital Outsourcing of Support Services Improving retirement and security of home care workers HR 4397- Direct CARE Opportunity Act HR 582- Raise the Wage Act of 2019 Employment Service Privatization Proposal from Labor Dept. Secretary of Labor nomination HR 2474- Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO) HR 7- Paycheck Fairness Act HR 1073, S 426- Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act HR 1458- Keep Community Service Local Act HR 1534, S 1174, and provision in HR 2500- Federal Employee Paid Leave Act S 2457- Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act
Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2019 · third_quarter · Health Issues
HR 1309, S 851- Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers HR 4378- Supporting Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics HR 3- Lowering Prescription Drug Prices HR 3630, HR 3502, S 1531, S 1895- No Surprises Act, Surprise Medical Bills S 1895- Lower Health Care Costs Act Home Care Volunteers HR 3760, S 2112- Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Impact of Hospital Outsourcing of Support Services HR 4397- Direct CARE Opportunity Act HR 1327, S 546- Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the Sept 11 Victim Compensation Fund Act HR 1629- 911 EMS SAVES Act Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act HR 748, S 684- Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, 40% tax Federal income tax exclusion for employer-sponsored health care benefits
Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported
| Democratic |
| MN |
| Ed Perlmutter | Democratic | CO |
| Elaine G. Luria | Democratic | VA |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Elissa Slotkin | Democratic | MI |
| Grace F. Napolitano | Democratic | CA |
| Haley M. Stevens | Democratic | MI |
| James P. McGovern | Democratic | MA |
| James R. Langevin | Democratic | RI |
| Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Democratic | IL |
| Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | CA |
| Susan A. Davis | Democratic | CA |
| Susie Lee | Democratic | NV |
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Indian Health Service, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Indian Health Service, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Indian Health Service, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Indian Health Service, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE