Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act

H.R.8884 - Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act - opposed.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Older Americans Act Reauthorization. The Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act (S. 2120): Proposals to reauthorize the Older Americans Act (OAA) of 1965 and to increase the authorization of appropriations for OAA programs, which is the major federal discretionary funding source for home and community-based services for older adults and their caregivers. Programs supported through the OAA include home-delivered and congregate nutrition services, in-home supportive services, transportation, caregiver support, community service employment, health and wellness programs, the long-term care ombudsman program, services to prevent the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of older adults, and other supportive services. Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). The Fair COLA for Seniors Act (No bill) and the Social Security Cost of Living Increase Act (No bill): Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries; the Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act (S. 3059/H.R. 5841): Proposal to calculate COLAs using the current Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) or the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E), whichever is greater. Social Security Expansion. The Social Security 2100 Act (H.R. 9519/S. 5042): Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. The Social Security Expansion Act (S. 770 and H.R. 1700): Proposals to enhance Social Security benefits and ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program. The Strengthening Social Security Act (H.R. 9296): Proposals to extend the solvency of the Social Security Trust Funds and improve benefits. The Safeguarding American Families & Expanding Social Security Act (S. 3462 and H.R. 9415): Proposals to update and modernize Social Security benefits and to extend solvency of the Social Security Trust Funds. The Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act (S. 2614 and H.R. 4968): Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries and to ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program by altering the payroll tax cap. The Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement Act (No bill): Proposals to improve benefits for widows and widowers in two-income households. The Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment Act (SWIFT Act) (S. 3255/H.R. 9763): Proposal to increase survivors benefits for disabled widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses; Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act (H.R. 3517): Proposal would improve Social Security benefits by increasing the Special Minimum Benefit, boosting benefits for seniors who have on the Social Security rolls for a long period of time, restore student benefits to age 26 and extend the life of the Trust Funds by eliminating the cap on Social Security benefits and phasing-in an increase in the payroll tax rate. The Social Security Survivor Benefits Equity Act (H.R. 6424/S. 3357): Proposal to increase the lump-sum benefit amount payable upon the death of a beneficiary to take into account inflation. Social Security Funding. The Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act (H.R. 3271/S. 1690): Proposals to close the loophole for wealthy individuals who bypass paying the net investment income tax (NIIT) and directing the revenue to the Social Security Trust Funds and to the Hospital Insurance Fund, which pays for Medicare Part A that covers inpatient care in hospitals. Cutting Social Security by Raising the Retirement Age. Affirming the Presidents Promise Not to Raise the Social Security and Medicare Retirement Age (H. Res. 657): House Resolution opposing raising Social Security or Medicare eligibility age. Caregiver Social Security Credits. The Social Security Caregiver Credits Act (S. 4396/H.R. 8490): Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Social Security Notch. (No bill): Proposals to ensure that Social Security benefits for individuals born in 1960 and 1961 are not reduced as a result of the coronavirus-related drop in the average wage index. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. Stop Social Security Garnishment Act of 2026 (S. 5456/H.R. 3967), Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act (S. 5532/H.R. 10557): Proposals to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Social Security Disability Insurance Claim Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to nullify the rule finalized by the Social Security Administration on November 16, 2020, that outlines when its administrative appeals judges may hold hearings and issue decisions on individual cases. Currently, these judges serve an appellate function where they review, at the request of Social Security claimants, the decisions of the administrative law judges who issue decisions in individual cases. Social Security Overpayments. (H.R. 2999, H.R. 2142 and S. 1023): Proposals to protect retirees, survivors and people with disabilities from being forced to repay extra Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits they received through no fault of their own. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Benefit Statements. The Know Your Social Security Act (No bill): Proposal to implement section 1143 of the Social Security Act by clarifying the Social Security Administration is required to mail annual benefit statements to all workers over age 25. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program. The Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act (S. 4001/H.R. 7828): Proposals to strengthen and restore the SSI program. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program. The SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (H.R. 2540/S. 1234): Proposal to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to update the resource limit for Supplemental Security Income eligibility. The Fairness in Social Security Act (No bill): Proposal to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude the portion of a lump-sum Social Security benefit payment that relates to periods prior to the taxable year from the determination of household income as it relates to SSI eligibility. Retirement Plan Distribution: IRS Notice relating to Use of an Electronic Medium to Make Participant Elections and Spousal Consents (RIN 1545-Bq50). House Committee on Aging. (H. Res. 1013): A Resolution amending the Rules of the House to reestablish a Permanent Select Committee on Aging. Retirement Plan Fiduciary Rule: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Office of Regulations and Interpretations - RIN 1210-AC02; Application No. D-12057; Application No. D-12060. The Department of Labor proposed regulation to modernize the fiduciary rule to strengthen protections for retirement investors who seek professional investment advice. (No bill): Congressional reversal of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary". Retirement Plan Investment Alternatives: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, RIN 1210-AC38. Submitted comments opposing a proposed regulation defining Fiduciary Duties in Selecting Designated Investment Alternatives in 401(k) and other defined contribution plans. Proposal would create safe harbors for fiduciaries who select the investment options offered in 401(k) plans. If a fiduciary considers six factors when selecting any investment option, including alternative assets such as private equity, private credit, real estate, or cryptocurrency to a plan menu, the proposal would treat the fiduciary as meeting ERISAs prudence standard with respect to those factors, which would entitle the fiduciary to deference from any reviewing court. Pensions: The ERISA Litigation Reform Act (H.R. 6084). A bill that would undermine ERISAs ability to protect retirement plan participants hard-earned retirement income under the erroneous notion that the recent unanimous Supreme Court decision in Cunningham v. Cornell University will lead to a tide of ERISA class action litigation. Social Security Administration. Keep Billionaires Out of Our Social Security Act (S. 2763), Hands Off Our Social Security Act (H.R. 4734), Repairing Social Security after DOGE (H.R. 6237). Proposals to reverse cuts the Trump Administration has made to the Social Security Administration (SSA), prevents Social Security field offices from shutting down, makes it easier for seniors and people with disabilities to apply for the benefits they have earned over the phone, provides the resources the SSA needs to approve earned benefits quickly, protects benefits from unauthorized tampering, delays or changes, blocks privatization of SSA, enforces privacy protections for beneficiary data, and requires annual Government Accountability Office audits on staffing, operations and compliance. Social Security Administration. Letter to Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano opposing enhanced identity verification procedures for beneficiary transactions with SSA that will make it difficult, if not impossible, for many older Americans and members of the disability community to access their earned benefits. Social Security Administration. Resolution of Inquiry by Representative John Larson (H. Res. 195): Requesting information be provided to Congress regarding the Department of Government Efficiencys (DOGE) access to the Social Security Administrations computer data, which compromises beneficiary privacy by allowing access to Americans personal information such as Social Security numbers, banking information, earnings history and medical information. Social Security Administration. Keep Our Field Offices Open Act (H.R. 1876): Proposals to suspend Social Security field office closures until January 21, 2029, after which date the Commissioner of Social Security would be required to submit a detailed report to Congress, laying out and justifying a process for closing, consolidating, or reducing access to field offices; bill also requires the Commissioner to maintain the total number of field offices and hearing offices that were in operation on January 20, 2025, after the moratorium ends and requires that, in considering future office closures, the Commissioner must consider potential transportation and communication barriers for individuals served by the office, provide significant advance notice to the public and members of Congress, and ensure opportunities for public input and appeals. Social Security Administration. Protecting Americans Social Security Data Act (H.R. 1877): Proposals to protect Americans from having their sensitive personal information politicized or bought and sold to the highest bidder by preventing Elon Musk, his associates, and political appointees from accessing sensitive data systems at SSA, codifying SSA data privacy requirements into law and strengthening oversight and civil penalties for any privacy and disclosure violations of Social Security beneficiaries personal information. Social Security Administration. The Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act (S. 1666/H.R. 5345): Proposal to improve Social Security's service to victims of identity theft by requiring the Social Security Administration to provide a single point of contact for any individual whose Social Security account number has been misused. Social Security Administration. Comments on Omitting Food from In-Kind Support and Maintenance Calculations, Docket No. SSA-2021-0014; Comments on Expanding the Rental Subsidy, Docket No. SSA-2023-0010; Comments on Intermediate Improvement to the Disability Adjudication Process Including How We Consider Past Work, Docket No. SSA-2023-0024; Comments on Rulemaking Expanding the Definition of a Public Assistance Household, Docket No. SSA-2023-0015; Comments on strengthening rule regarding the Use of Electronic Payroll Data to Improve Program Administration, Docket No. SSA-2016-0039. Social Security Administration. Comments submitted regarding Social Security Form SSA-827 proposal (Medical Record Collection Process) and the Disability Applicant Evidence Simplification Act (DAESA) draft. Social Security Administration. The creation of an online application for all SSI applicants, streamlining data collection to more effectively obtain treating source evidence, eliminating the reconsideration level of review, updating outdated occupational information, adding a robust online scheduling tool and ensuring comprehensive customer service for all individuals. Social Security Administration. Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (H.R. 8884/S. 4947). Proposals to reauthorize SSA demonstration projects intended to help Americans with disabilities re-enter the workforce, but this legislation does not include guardrails to prevent the Trump Administration from forcing our most vulnerable citizens off the disability roles. In light of this Administrations previous efforts to eviscerate the disability program (SSDI) through the mechanism of demonstration projects, budget proposals and regulatory changes, such guardrails are essential. Womens Retirement Security. The Womens Retirement Protection Act (S. 988/H.R. 2023): Proposal to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans. Food Security for Seniors. Farm bill reauthorization (American Relief Act, P.L. 118-158, Division D) and the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (H.R. 7567): Proposals to cut future Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits or other harmful policies that would worsen the problem of hunger for Americas older adults and other food insecure individuals.

Remove the earnings cliff for Social Security Disability Insurance recipients and replace it with a two-for-one phaseout. Blind Americans Return to Work Act. H.R. 1175. S. 4334. Eliminate the five-month waiting period associated with Social Security Disability Insurance. We Can't Wait Act of 2026. S. 3924. H.R. 10193. Authorize Social Security Administration to conduct SSDI demonstration projects. Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act. H.R. 8884. S. 4947.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)

Older Americans Act Reauthorization. The Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act (S. 2120): Proposals to reauthorize the Older Americans Act (OAA) of 1965 and to increase the authorization of appropriations for OAA programs, which is the major federal discretionary funding source for home and community-based services for older adults and their caregivers. Programs supported through the OAA include home-delivered and congregate nutrition services, in-home supportive services, transportation, caregiver support, community service employment, health and wellness programs, the long-term care ombudsman program, services to prevent the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of older adults, and other supportive services. Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). The Fair COLA for Seniors Act (No bill) and the Social Security Cost of Living Increase Act (No bill): Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries; the Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act (S. 3059): Proposal to calculate COLAs using the current Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) or the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E), whichever is greater. Social Security Expansion. The Social Security 2100 Act (No bill): Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. The Social Security Expansion Act (S. 770 and H.R. 1700): Proposals to enhance Social Security benefits and ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program. The Strengthening Social Security Act (H.R. 9296): Proposals to extend the solvency of the Social Security Trust Funds and improve benefits. The Safeguarding American Families & Expanding Social Security Act (S. 3462 and H.R. 9415): Proposals to update and modernize Social Security benefits and to extend solvency of the Social Security Trust Funds. The Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act (S. 2614 and H.R. 4968): Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries and to ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program by altering the payroll tax cap. The Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement Act (No bill): Proposals to improve benefits for widows and widowers in two-income households. The Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment Act (SWIFT Act) (S. 3255): Proposal to increase survivors benefits for disabled widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses; Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act (H.R. 3517): Proposal would improve Social Security benefits by increasing the Special Minimum Benefit, boosting benefits for seniors who have on the Social Security rolls for a long period of time, restore student benefits to age 26 and extend the life of the Trust Funds by eliminating the cap on Social Security benefits and phasing-in an increase in the payroll tax rate. The Social Security Survivor Benefits Equity Act (H.R. 6424 and S. 3357): Proposal to increase the lump-sum benefit amount payable upon the death of a beneficiary to take into account inflation. Social Security Funding. The Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act (H.R. 3271 and S. 1690): Proposals to close the loophole for wealthy individuals who bypass paying the net investment income tax (NIIT) and directing the revenue to the Social Security Trust Funds and to the Hospital Insurance Fund, which pays for Medicare Part A that covers inpatient care in hospitals. Cutting Social Security by Raising the Retirement Age. Affirming the Presidents Promise Not to Raise the Social Security and Medicare Retirement Age (H. Res. 657): House Resolution opposing raising Social Security or Medicare eligibility age. Caregiver Social Security Credits. The Social Security Caregiver Credits Act (S. 4396 and H.R. 8490): Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Social Security Notch. (No bill): Proposals to ensure that Social Security benefits for individuals born in 1960 and 1961 are not reduced as a result of the coronavirus-related drop in the average wage index. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Social Security Disability Insurance Claim Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to nullify the rule finalized by the Social Security Administration on November 16, 2020, that outlines when its administrative appeals judges may hold hearings and issue decisions on individual cases. Currently, these judges serve an appellate function where they review, at the request of Social Security claimants, the decisions of the administrative law judges who issue decisions in individual cases. Social Security Overpayments. (H.R. 2999, H.R. 2142 and S. 1023): Proposals to protect retirees, survivors and people with disabilities from being forced to repay extra Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits they received through no fault of their own. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Benefit Statements. The Know Your Social Security Act (No bill): Proposal to implement section 1143 of the Social Security Act by clarifying the Social Security Administration is required to mail annual benefit statements to all workers over age 25. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program. The Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act (S. 4001 and H.R. 7828): Proposals to strengthen and restore the SSI program. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program. The SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (H.R. 2540 and S. 1234): Proposal to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to update the resource limit for Supplemental Security Income eligibility. The Fairness in Social Security Act (No bill): Proposal to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude the portion of a lump-sum Social Security benefit payment that relates to periods prior to the taxable year from the determination of household income as it relates to SSI eligibility. Retirement Plan Distribution: IRS Notice relating to Use of an Electronic Medium to Make Participant Elections and Spousal Consents (RIN 1545-Bq50). House Committee on Aging. (H. Res. 1013): A Resolution amending the Rules of the House to reestablish a Permanent Select Committee on Aging. Retirement Plan Fiduciary Rule: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Office of Regulations and Interpretations - RIN 1210-AC02; Application No. D-12057; Application No. D-12060. The Department of Labor proposed regulation to modernize the fiduciary rule to strengthen protections for retirement investors who seek professional investment advice. (No bill): Congressional reversal of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary". Retirement Plan Investment Alternatives: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, RIN 1210-AC38. Submitted comments opposing a proposed regulation defining Fiduciary Duties in Selecting Designated Investment Alternatives in 401(k) and other defined contribution plans. Proposal would create safe harbors for fiduciaries who select the investment options offered in 401(k) plans. If a fiduciary considers six factors when selecting any investment option, including alternative assets such as private equity, private credit, real estate, or cryptocurrency to a plan menu, the proposal would treat the fiduciary as meeting ERISAs prudence standard with respect to those factors, which would entitle the fiduciary to deference from any reviewing court. Pensions: The ERISA Litigation Reform Act (H.R. 6084). A bill that would undermine ERISAs ability to protect retirement plan participants hard-earned retirement income under the erroneous notion that the recent unanimous Supreme Court decision in Cunningham v. Cornell University will lead to a tide of ERISA class action litigation. Social Security Administration. Keep Billionaires Out of Our Social Security Act (S. 2763), Hands Off Our Social Security Act (H.R. 4734), Repairing Social Security after DOGE (H.R. 6237). Proposals to reverse cuts the Trump Administration has made to the Social Security Administration (SSA), prevents Social Security field offices from shutting down, makes it easier for seniors and people with disabilities to apply for the benefits they have earned over the phone, provides the resources the SSA needs to approve earned benefits quickly, protects benefits from unauthorized tampering, delays or changes, blocks privatization of SSA, enforces privacy protections for beneficiary data, and requires annual Government Accountability Office audits on staffing, operations and compliance. Social Security Administration. Letter to Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano opposing enhanced identity verification procedures for beneficiary transactions with SSA that will make it difficult, if not impossible, for many older Americans and members of the disability community to access their earned benefits. Social Security Administration. Resolution of Inquiry by Representative John Larson (H. Res. 195): Requesting information be provided to Congress regarding the Department of Government Efficiencys (DOGE) access to the Social Security Administrations computer data, which compromises beneficiary privacy by allowing access to Americans personal information such as Social Security numbers, banking information, earnings history and medical information. Social Security Administration. Keep Our Field Offices Open Act (H.R. 1876): Proposals to suspend Social Security field office closures until January 21, 2029, after which date the Commissioner of Social Security would be required to submit a detailed report to Congress, laying out and justifying a process for closing, consolidating, or reducing access to field offices; bill also requires the Commissioner to maintain the total number of field offices and hearing offices that were in operation on January 20, 2025, after the moratorium ends and requires that, in considering future office closures, the Commissioner must consider potential transportation and communication barriers for individuals served by the office, provide significant advance notice to the public and members of Congress, and ensure opportunities for public input and appeals. Social Security Administration. Protecting Americans Social Security Data Act (H.R. 1877): Proposals to protect Americans from having their sensitive personal information politicized or bought and sold to the highest bidder by preventing Elon Musk, his associates, and political appointees from accessing sensitive data systems at SSA, codifying SSA data privacy requirements into law and strengthening oversight and civil penalties for any privacy and disclosure violations of Social Security beneficiaries personal information. Social Security Administration. The Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act (S. 1666 and H.R. 5345): Proposal to improve Social Security's service to victims of identity theft by requiring the Social Security Administration to provide a single point of contact for any individual whose Social Security account number has been misused. Social Security Administration. Comments on Omitting Food from In-Kind Support and Maintenance Calculations, Docket No. SSA-2021-0014; Comments on Expanding the Rental Subsidy, Docket No. SSA-2023-0010; Comments on Intermediate Improvement to the Disability Adjudication Process Including How We Consider Past Work, Docket No. SSA-2023-0024; Comments on Rulemaking Expanding the Definition of a Public Assistance Household, Docket No. SSA-2023-0015; Comments on strengthening rule regarding the Use of Electronic Payroll Data to Improve Program Administration, Docket No. SSA-2016-0039. Social Security Administration. Comments submitted regarding Social Security Form SSA-827 proposal (Medical Record Collection Process) and the Disability Applicant Evidence Simplification Act (DAESA) draft. Social Security Administration. The creation of an online application for all SSI applicants, streamlining data collection to more effectively obtain treating source evidence, eliminating the reconsideration level of review, updating outdated occupational information, adding a robust online scheduling tool and ensuring comprehensive customer service for all individuals. Social Security Administration. Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (H.R. 8884). Proposals to reauthorize SSA demonstration projects intended to help Americans with disabilities re-enter the workforce, but this legislationdoes not include guardrails to prevent the Trump Administration from forcing our most vulnerable citizens off the disability roles. In light of this Administrations previous efforts to eviscerate the disability program (SSDI) through the mechanism of demonstration projects, budget proposals and regulatory changes, such guardrails are essential. Womens Retirement Security. The Womens Retirement Protection Act (S. 988 and H.R. 2023): Proposal to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans. Food Security for Seniors. Farm bill reauthorization (American Relief Act, P.L. 118-158, Division D) and the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (H.R. 7567): Proposals to cut future Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits or other harmful policies that would worsen the problem of hunger for Americas older adults and other food insecure individuals.

LEGISLATION: S. 1748-Kids Online Safety Act-Issues Lobbied: Free Speech, Privacy, Civil Rights and Liberties. S. 3663-Kids Online Safety Act-Issues Lobbied: Free Speech, Kids Online Safety, Civil Rights and Liberties. S. 9-Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. S. 894-Do No Harm Act-Issues Lobbied: Religious Liberty. S. 128-SAVE Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. S. 1503-Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights, Trans Rights. S. 1957-No Place for LGBTQ+ Hate Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights, Trans Rights. S. 2150-Womens Health Protection Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S. 2212-VISIBLE Act-Issues Lobbied: Federal Policing Reform. S. 2523-John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. S. 2149-Health Equity and Access under the Law for Immigrant Families Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, Immigrants Rights. S. 3077-Safer Supervision Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Federal Supervision, Re-Entry. S. 3206-Transgender Health Care Access Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. S.Res. 604-A resolution recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender and nonbinary people under the law and ensure their access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. S. 3186-Constitutional Accountability Act-Issues Lobbied: Federal Law Enforcement Accountability, Policing Reform, Civil Liberties, Criminal Justice Reform. S. 3674-SCAM Act-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. S. 3803-Right to Redress Act-Issues Lobbied: Policing Reform. S .545-Combating Illicit Xylazine Act-Issues Lobbied: Drug Sentencing, Mass Incarceration. S. 1572-Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing, Mass Incarceration. S. 51-Washington, D.C. Admission Act- Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. S. 3187-Bivens Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Civil Liberties, Criminal Justice Reform. S. 4814-To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status-Issues Lobbied: Extension of temporary protected status for Haiti. S. 2468-Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929-Issues Lobbied: Pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, temporary protected status holders and other immigrants who lived in the U.S. for at least 7 years. S. 4438-Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2026-Issues Lobbied: Broadband Access. S. 4407-CHATBOT Act-Issues Lobbied: Free Speech. S. 1367-NO FAKES Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Free Speech. S. 4784-An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights, Criminal Justice. S. 1404-Combating Organized Retail Crime Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice, Surveillance, Immigration. S. 2-Secure America Act-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, Border Enforcement. S. 1318-Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act-Issues Lobbied: Section 702, Surveillance. S. 3234-Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2023-Issues Lobbied: Section 702. S. 3961-SAFE Act-Issues Lobbied: Section 702. S. 2377-EACH Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S. 951-Stop Comstock Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S. 4879-Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S. 4701-Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act of 2026-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S.Res. 732-A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that over 25 years of real-world evidence and hundreds of peer-reviewed studies proving that mifepristone is safe and effective should be respected, and law and policy governing access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in the United States should be equitable, transparent, and based on the best available peer-reviewed evidence-based science-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S. 2256-Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S. 3054-Kayla Hamilton Act-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. S. 1071-National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026-Issues Lobbied: Citizenship. S. 3076-Nitazene Control Act-Issues Lobbied: Drug Policy. S.J.Res. 99-A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services relating to Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. S. 4369-Absentee and Mail Voter Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. S. 1383-Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act / SAVE America Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights, Trans Rights. S.Amdt. 5779 to S.Amdt.5453 to S.2- Secure America Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights, Trans Rights. S.Amdt. 5804 to S.Amdt. 5453 to S.2-Secure America Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights, Trans Rights. H.R. 14-John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. H.R. 12-Womens Health Protection Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. H.R. 28-Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. H.R. 2487-Transgender Health Care Access Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. H.R. 1954-Do No Harm Act-Issues Lobbied: Religious Liberty. H.R. 22-SAVE Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. H.R. 15-Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights, Trans Rights. H.R. 3492-Protect Childrens Innocence Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. H.R. 3708-No Place for LGBTQ+ Hate Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights, Trans Rights. H.R. 5068-MORE Act-Issues Lobbied: Marijuana Decriminalization. H.R. 5507-Hidden Foster Care Transparency Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. H.R. 498-Do No Harm in Medicaid Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. H.R. 4611-EACH Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. H.R. 6091-Bivens Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Policing Reform, Federal Law Enforcement Accountability, Civil Liberties, Justice, Criminal Justice Reform. H.R. 4250-PRESS Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. H.R. 7661-Stop the Sexualization of Children Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights, Free Speech. H.R. 7651-Chloe Cole Act of 2026-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. H.R. 1028-Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act of 2026-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights, Trans Rights. H.R. 2616-PROTECT Kids Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights, Free Speech, Trans Rights. H.R. 2617-Say No to Indoctrination Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights, Free Speech. H.Res. 1058-Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender and nonbinary people under the law and ensure their access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. H.Res. 965-Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1689) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. H.R. 7147-Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, Federal Funding for ICE and Border Patrol. H.Con.Res. 38-Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran-Issues Lobbied: War Authority. H.R. 7148-Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026-Issues Lobbied: Federal Funding for ICE and Border Patrol. H.R. 2029-Stop Comstock Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. H.R. 2853-Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing, Mass Incarceration, Criminal Justice, Surveillance. H.R. 1266-Combating Illicit Xylazine Act-Issues Lobbied: Drug Sentencing, Mass Incarceration. H.R. 7247-Prison Libraries Act of 2026-Issues Lobbied: Prison Reform. H.R. 8175-To amend title 10, United States Code, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, to codify and clarify gender neutral standards for members of certain Armed Forces, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights, Women in Combat. H.R. 51-Washington, D.C. Admission Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. H.R. 6092-Constitutional Accountability Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Liberties, Criminal Justice Reform. H.R. 1689-To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status-Issues Lobbied: Extension of temporary protected status for Haiti, Immigration. H.R. 4696-Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929-Issues Lobbied: Pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, temporary protected status holders and other immigrants who lived in the U.S. for at least 7 years. H.R. 8469-Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights, Racial Justice, Criminal Law Reform, Civil Liberties. H.R. 8646-Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights, Trans Rights, Reproductive Rights. H.R. 8595-National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027-Issues Lobbied: Immigrants Rights, LGBTQ Rights, Racial Justice, Reproductive Freedom, Reproductive Rights, Free Speech, Immigration, Civil Liberties. H.R. 1329-Smithsonian American Womens History Museum Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights, Trans Rights. H.R. 8720-Campaign Finance Transparency Act-Issues Lobbied: Elections, Free Speech. H.R. 8239-SACRED Act-Issues Lobbied: Free Speech. H.R. 775-KIDS Act-Issues Lobbied: Free Speech, Privacy. H.R. 8800-National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights, Immigration, Civil Liberties, Reproductive Rights, Criminal Justice. H.R. 1041-Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Disability Rights. H.R. 9125-Sectoral AI Governance Act of 2026-Issues Lobbied: Artificial Intelligence. H.R. 6371-No Robot Bosses Act-Issues Lobbied: Artificial Intelligence. H.R. 9402-Stop Spying Bosses Act-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, Privacy. H.R. 2-Secure the Border Act of 2023-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. H.R. 6570-Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act-Issues Lobbied: Section 702. H.R. 6262-Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2023-Issues Lobbied: Section 702. H.R. 8035-To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through October 20, 2027, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Section 702, Surveillance. H.R. 9260-Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027-Issues Lobbied: Civil Liberties, Reproductive Rights. H.R. 4104-Health Equity and Access under the Law for Immigrant Families Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, Immigrants Rights. H.R. 9432-LIFT the BAR Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, Immigrants Rights. H.Res. 1285-Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that over 25 years of real-world evidence and hundreds of peer-reviewed studies proving that mifepristone is safe and effective should be respected, and law and policy governing access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in the United States should be equitable, transparent, and based on the best available peer-reviewed evidence-based science-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. H.R. 9495-Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. H.R. 9022-Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. H.R. 9171-Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. H.R. 8365-Monitor Accountability Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform, Policing, Prisons. H.R. 6890-PROTECT Immigration Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Immigration Enforcement. H.R. 1589-American Dream and Promise Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Citizenship. H.R. 4393-DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Citizenship. H.R. 1511-Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929-Issues Lobbied: Citizenship. H.R. 6155-Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing, Mass Incarceration. H.R. 5415-Nitazene Control Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Drug Policy. H.R. 7970-STOP Nitazenes Act-Issues Lobbied: Drug Policy. H.R. 9306-Hands Off Elections Act of 2026-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights, Election Safeguarding. H.R. 8825-Democracy Without Intimidation Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights, Election Safeguarding. H. Res. 1398-Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8595) making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1383) commemorating the one-year anniversary of the enactment of the Working Families Tax Cuts; and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights, Trans Rights. LEGISLATION WITH NO BILL NUMBER AND APPOINTMENTS: Additional legislation not yet introduced - Legislation relating to defining antisemitism in education programs - First Amendment protections; Draft legislation on artificial intelligence and implementation of EO on artificial intelligence - free speech, privacy, nondiscrimination; Oversight over counterterrorism policy and practices - torture, detention, drones, war authority, Guantanamo Bay; Section 702 - civil liberties and national security; Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act - marijuana decriminalization; Section 230 of Communications Decency Act proposals - free speech, internet integrity; Continued funding for Affordable Connectivity Act - ensuring continued funding for broadband subsidy; DC Statehood; Civil liberties; Free speech; Reproductive rights; Jawboning; Freedom to Vote Act; Legal authority related to military strikes/Venezuela/boats - presidential action and concurrent resolutions, use of lethal force; FCC commissioner pressuring private companies in violation of First Amendment; Iran war funding; Transgender rights; End Racial and Religious Profiling Act - policing reform; JAWBONE Act; Potential legislation to protect mifepristone; Federal interference in elections; Native American Voting Rights Act; Appropriations for FY27 spending - civil rights and civil liberties; Legislation authorizing IRS to sanction nonprofit organizations based on allegations related to material support for terrorism; Immigration detention conditions and oversight asks; Equal access to housing in HUD programs revisions; LGBTQ rights; Southern Poverty Law Center indictment - abuse of power; Pentagon press policy; Right to Record Act; Press Freedom; SAFE Training for OBGYNs Act; Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act; Potential abortion codification bill; Potential bill re safeguards for re-imposing REMS requirements on mifepristone; Great American AI Act; Proposed legislation related to abortion rights and access; Proposed legislation to protect access to medication abortion; Proposed legislation to protect access to gender affirming healthcare; Amendment to the NDAA - womens rights; Immigration detention oversight; Election safeguarding - voting rights; Structural democracy reform; Transportation for Reentry Act - criminal justice, re-entry reform; Congressional Accountability Act - immigration; Orlins Law - immigration; Letter to Congress urging protection of Medicaid - disability rights; Updating workplace harassment laws to protect congressional staff - womens rights; Guardianship legislation - disability rights; Resolution on Callais decision and response - voting rights; House oversight over private, state, and local school officials - nondiscrimination, academic freedom. AGENCIES: Agency - Homeland Security - Issues Lobbied: Immigration detention conditions and oversight asks, H.R. 1689 & S. 4814: To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status, extension of temporary protected status for Haiti, H.R. 4696 & S. 2468: Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929, pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, temporary protected status holders and other immigrants who lived in the U.S. for at least 7 years, Agency - Education - Issues Lobbied: Legislation relating to defining antisemitism in education programs, First Amendment protections. Agency - Department of Health and Human Services - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights and Conscience Complaint and Health Information Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Complaint (OMB Control Number 0945-002), LGBTQ Rights, Immigrants Rights, Racial Justice. Agency - Federal Communications Commission - Issues Lobbied: FCC commissioner pressuring private companies in violation of First Amendment, JAWBONE Act. Agency - Executive Office of the President - Issues Lobbied: FCC commissioner pressuring private companies in violation of First Amendment, Iran War supplemental appropriations, War powers resolution legislation related to war against Iran, War authority. Agency - Department of Housing and Urban Development - Issues Lobbied: Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Revisions 2026-08244 (91 FR 22779), LGBTQ Rights.

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; S.1234/H.R.2540 - SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act; H.R.8884 - Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act; Work Without Worry Act; H.R.930 - Stop the Wait Act of 2025; S.3924 - We Cant Wait Act; H.R.1389 - Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act; S.4001/H.R.7828 - SSI Restoration Act.

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)

Older Americans Act Reauthorization. The Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act (S. 2120): Proposals to reauthorize the Older Americans Act (OAA) of 1965 and to increase the authorization of appropriations for OAA programs, which is the major federal discretionary funding source for home and community-based services for older adults and their caregivers. Programs supported through the OAA include home-delivered and congregate nutrition services, in-home supportive services, transportation, caregiver support, community service employment, health and wellness programs, the long-term care ombudsman program, services to prevent the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of older adults, and other supportive services. Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). The Fair COLA for Seniors Act (No bill) and the Social Security Cost of Living Increase Act (No bill): Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries; the Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act (S. 3059): Proposal to calculate COLAs using the current Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) or the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E), whichever is greater. Social Security Expansion. The Social Security 2100 Act (No bill): Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. The Social Security Expansion Act (S. 770 and H.R. 1700): Proposals to enhance Social Security benefits and ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program. The Strengthening Social Security Act (H.R. 9296): Proposals to extend the solvency of the Social Security Trust Funds and improve benefits. The Safeguarding American Families & Expanding Social Security Act (S. 3462 and H.R. 9415): Proposals to update and modernize Social Security benefits and to extend solvency of the Social Security Trust Funds. The Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act (S. 2614 and H.R. 4968): Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries and to ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program by altering the payroll tax cap. The Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement Act (No bill): Proposals to improve benefits for widows and widowers in two-income households. The Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment Act (SWIFT Act) (S. 3255): Proposal to increase survivors benefits for disabled widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses; Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act (H.R. 3517): Proposal would improve Social Security benefits by increasing the Special Minimum Benefit, boosting benefits for seniors who have on the Social Security rolls for a long period of time, restore student benefits to age 26 and extend the life of the Trust Funds by eliminating the cap on Social Security benefits and phasing-in an increase in the payroll tax rate. The Social Security Survivor Benefits Equity Act (H.R. 6424 and S. 3357): Proposal to increase the lump-sum benefit amount payable upon the death of a beneficiary to take into account inflation. Social Security Funding. The Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act (H.R. 3271 and S. 1690): Proposals to close the loophole for wealthy individuals who bypass paying the net investment income tax (NIIT) and directing the revenue to the Social Security Trust Funds and to the Hospital Insurance Fund, which pays for Medicare Part A that covers inpatient care in hospitals. Cutting Social Security by Raising the Retirement Age. Affirming the Presidents Promise Not to Raise the Social Security and Medicare Retirement Age (H. Res. 657): House Resolution opposing raising Social Security or Medicare eligibility age. Caregiver Social Security Credits. The Social Security Caregiver Credits Act (S. 4396 and H.R. 8490): Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Social Security Notch. (No bill): Proposals to ensure that Social Security benefits for individuals born in 1960 and 1961 are not reduced as a result of the coronavirus-related drop in the average wage index. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Social Security Disability Insurance Claim Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to nullify the rule finalized by the Social Security Administration on November 16, 2020, that outlines when its administrative appeals judges may hold hearings and issue decisions on individual cases. Currently, these judges serve an appellate function where they review, at the request of Social Security claimants, the decisions of the administrative law judges who issue decisions in individual cases. Social Security Overpayments. (H.R. 2999, H.R. 2142 and S. 1023): Proposals to protect retirees, survivors and people with disabilities from being forced to repay extra Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits they received through no fault of their own. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Benefit Statements. The Know Your Social Security Act (No bill): Proposal to implement section 1143 of the Social Security Act by clarifying the Social Security Administration is required to mail annual benefit statements to all workers over age 25. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program. The Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act (S. 4001 and H.R. 7828): Proposals to strengthen and restore the SSI program. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program. The SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (H.R. 2540 and S. 1234): Proposal to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to update the resource limit for Supplemental Security Income eligibility. The Fairness in Social Security Act (No bill): Proposal to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude the portion of a lump-sum Social Security benefit payment that relates to periods prior to the taxable year from the determination of household income as it relates to SSI eligibility. Retirement Plan Distribution: IRS Notice relating to Use of an Electronic Medium to Make Participant Elections and Spousal Consents (RIN 1545-Bq50). House Committee on Aging. (H. Res. 1013): A Resolution amending the Rules of the House to reestablish a Permanent Select Committee on Aging. Retirement Plan Fiduciary Rule: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Office of Regulations and Interpretations - RIN 1210-AC02; Application No. D-12057; Application No. D-12060. The Department of Labor proposed regulation to modernize the fiduciary rule to strengthen protections for retirement investors who seek professional investment advice. (No bill): Congressional reversal of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary". Retirement Plan Investment Alternatives: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, RIN 1210-AC38. Submitted comments opposing a proposed regulation defining Fiduciary Duties in Selecting Designated Investment Alternatives in 401(k) and other defined contribution plans. Proposal would create safe harbors for fiduciaries who select the investment options offered in 401(k) plans. If a fiduciary considers six factors when selecting any investment option, including alternative assets such as private equity, private credit, real estate, or cryptocurrency to a plan menu, the proposal would treat the fiduciary as meeting ERISAs prudence standard with respect to those factors, which would entitle the fiduciary to deference from any reviewing court. Pensions: The ERISA Litigation Reform Act (H.R. 6084). A bill that would undermine ERISAs ability to protect retirement plan participants hard-earned retirement income under the erroneous notion that the recent unanimous Supreme Court decision in Cunningham v. Cornell University will lead to a tide of ERISA class action litigation. Social Security Administration. Keep Billionaires Out of Our Social Security Act (S. 2763), Hands Off Our Social Security Act (H.R. 4734), Repairing Social Security after DOGE (H.R. 6237). Proposals to reverse cuts the Trump Administration has made to the Social Security Administration (SSA), prevents Social Security field offices from shutting down, makes it easier for seniors and people with disabilities to apply for the benefits they have earned over the phone, provides the resources the SSA needs to approve earned benefits quickly, protects benefits from unauthorized tampering, delays or changes, blocks privatization of SSA, enforces privacy protections for beneficiary data, and requires annual Government Accountability Office audits on staffing, operations and compliance. Social Security Administration. Letter to Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano opposing enhanced identity verification procedures for beneficiary transactions with SSA that will make it difficult, if not impossible, for many older Americans and members of the disability community to access their earned benefits. Social Security Administration. Resolution of Inquiry by Representative John Larson (H. Res. 195): Requesting information be provided to Congress regarding the Department of Government Efficiencys (DOGE) access to the Social Security Administrations computer data, which compromises beneficiary privacy by allowing access to Americans personal information such as Social Security numbers, banking information, earnings history and medical information. Social Security Administration. Keep Our Field Offices Open Act (H.R. 1876): Proposals to suspend Social Security field office closures until January 21, 2029, after which date the Commissioner of Social Security would be required to submit a detailed report to Congress, laying out and justifying a process for closing, consolidating, or reducing access to field offices; bill also requires the Commissioner to maintain the total number of field offices and hearing offices that were in operation on January 20, 2025, after the moratorium ends and requires that, in considering future office closures, the Commissioner must consider potential transportation and communication barriers for individuals served by the office, provide significant advance notice to the public and members of Congress, and ensure opportunities for public input and appeals. Social Security Administration. Protecting Americans Social Security Data Act (H.R. 1877): Proposals to protect Americans from having their sensitive personal information politicized or bought and sold to the highest bidder by preventing Elon Musk, his associates, and political appointees from accessing sensitive data systems at SSA, codifying SSA data privacy requirements into law and strengthening oversight and civil penalties for any privacy and disclosure violations of Social Security beneficiaries personal information. Social Security Administration. The Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act (S. 1666 and H.R. 5345): Proposal to improve Social Security's service to victims of identity theft by requiring the Social Security Administration to provide a single point of contact for any individual whose Social Security account number has been misused. Social Security Administration. Comments on Omitting Food from In-Kind Support and Maintenance Calculations, Docket No. SSA-2021-0014; Comments on Expanding the Rental Subsidy, Docket No. SSA-2023-0010; Comments on Intermediate Improvement to the Disability Adjudication Process Including How We Consider Past Work, Docket No. SSA-2023-0024; Comments on Rulemaking Expanding the Definition of a Public Assistance Household, Docket No. SSA-2023-0015; Comments on strengthening rule regarding the Use of Electronic Payroll Data to Improve Program Administration, Docket No. SSA-2016-0039. Social Security Administration. Comments submitted regarding Social Security Form SSA-827 proposal (Medical Record Collection Process) and the Disability Applicant Evidence Simplification Act (DAESA) draft. Social Security Administration. The creation of an online application for all SSI applicants, streamlining data collection to more effectively obtain treating source evidence, eliminating the reconsideration level of review, updating outdated occupational information, adding a robust online scheduling tool and ensuring comprehensive customer service for all individuals. Social Security Administration. Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (H.R. 8884). Proposals to reauthorize SSA demonstration projects intended to help Americans with disabilities re-enter the workforce, but this legislation does not include guardrails to prevent the Trump Administration from forcing our most vulnerable citizens off the disability roles. In light of this Administrations previous efforts to eviscerate the disability program (SSDI) through the mechanism of demonstration projects, budget proposals and regulatory changes, such guardrails are essential. Womens Retirement Security. The Womens Retirement Protection Act (S. 988 and H.R. 2023): Proposal to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans. Food Security for Seniors. Farm bill reauthorization (American Relief Act, P.L. 118-158, Division D) and the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (H.R. 7567): Proposals to cut future Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits or other harmful policies that would worsen the problem of hunger for Americas older adults and other food insecure individuals.