EMPSA Act

Improvements to Social Security Act Title II and Title XVI for people with disabilities. Supplemental Security Income program issues, provisions dealing with persons with disabilities. Social Security Disability program issues, provisions dealing with persons with disabilities. The SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S.2767/H.R.5408) The Stop the Wait Act (S. 320/H.R. 883), the Work Without Worry Act (S.2196), and the SSI Restoration Act (H.R.7138). Eliminating the Marriage Penalty in SSI Act (HR 7055)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Words Matter Act of 2023 (H.R. 3111) (This bill would remove outdated terminology in specified statutes by replacing references to mentally retarded and mental retardation with intellectual disability), Words Matter for District of Columbia Courts Act (H.R. 6163/S.3698) (This bill would eliminate the R word from Title 11 of the D.C. Code, replacing the R word with more appropriate and respectful terminology. In 2010, Congress eliminated several instances of the R word from the U.S. Code by passing Rosas Law (P.L. 111-256). Unfortunately, Title 11 of the D.C. Code still has three instances of the R word, and only Congress can amend Title 11 of the D.C. Code), financial marriage equality/marriage equality for people with disabilities (H.R.7055 - EMPSA Act - Eliminating the Marriage Penalty in SSI Act- This bill excludes a spouse's income and resources when determining eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and disregards marital status when calculating the SSI benefit amount, for an adult who has a diagnosed intellectual or developmental disability. (SSI is a federal income supplement program designed to help aged, blind, and disabled individuals with limited income and resources meet basic needs.)

Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 2670/S.2226, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, provisions related to study of TRICARE Autism Care Demonstration program and study on service by neurodivergent individuals in the Department of Defense H.R. 2965/S.1333, Autism Family Caregivers Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 3380, HEADs UP Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 4259, Think Differently about Education Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 4365/S.2587, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024, provisions related to the congressionally directed medical research autism research program H.R. 5408/S.2767, SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act, all provisions H.R. 5893, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024, provisions related to funding for Kevin and Avontes Law H.R. 5894, Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes, provisions related to funding autism research and services at the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration; assistive technology programs and special education at the Department of Education H.R. 6296/S.3113, HCBS Relief Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 6468, Ban Water Beads Act, all provisions H.R. 7055, Eliminating the Marriage Penalty in SSI Act, all provisions H.R. 7165/S.3702, Credit for Caring Act of 2024, all provisions H.R. 7213, Autism CARES Act of 2024, all provisions S.2321, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024, provisions related to funding for the Kevin and Avontes Law program S.2624, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024, provisions related to funding autism research and services at the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration; assistive technology programs and special education at the Department of Education Implementation of P.L. 117-263, provision related to reauthorization of the Missing Americans Alert Program Implementation of P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, provisions related to funding for mental health research at the National Institute of Mental Health, autism and aging research at the National Institute on Aging, and funding for the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network Implementation of P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, section 3306 A Senate bill not yet introduced to amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to research on autism spectrum disorder and enhance programs relating to autism, and for other purposes

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of