JULIE WARD

PL 119-21 -the budget reconciliation laws changes to Medicaid, Medicaid Access Act Bill to increase access to Medicaid home and community-based services. HR 2082 Well-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home Act Home Care Worker Protection Act.

S. Con.Res.7 Budget resolution. An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.Sponsor: Graham, Lindsey [Sen.-R-SC] H.Con.Res.14 - 119th Congress (2025-2026) Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.Sponsor: Arrington, Jodey C. [Rep.-R-TX-19] H.R.1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act - 119th Congress (2025-2026) This reconciliation bill includes legislation submitted by several congressional committees pursuant to provisions in the FY2025 congressional budget resolution (H Con. Res. 14) that directed the committees to submit legislation to the House or Senate Budget Committee that will increase or decrease the deficit and increase the statutory debt limit by specified amounts. Sponsor: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]

S. Con.Res.7 Budget resolution. An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.Sponsor: Graham, Lindsey [Sen.-R-SC] H.Con.Res.14 - 119th Congress (2025-2026) Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.Sponsor: Arrington, Jodey C. [Rep.-R-TX-19]

HCBS Setting rule implementation. Funding for the Direct Care Workforce and addressing worker shortages S. 3118/HR 6296 The HCBS Relief Act H.R. 7573, Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act (Rep. Schakowsky) H.R. 8094, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to modify certain asset recovery rules (Rep. Kean) H.R. 8106, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the requirement that an individual need an institutional level of care in order to qualify for home and community-based services under a Medicaid waiver (Reps. McMorris Rodgers and Pallone) H.R. 8107, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove certain age restrictions on Medicaid eligibility for working adults with disabilities (Reps. Ciscomani and Gluesenkamp Perez) H.R. 8108, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require medical assistance under the Medicaid program for certain home and community-based services for military families (Reps. Kiggans and Kaptur) H.R. 8109, To amend the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to make permanent the Money Follows the Person rebalancing demonstration (Reps. Dingell and Balderson) H.R. 8110, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to make permanent the State option to extend protection against spousal impoverishment for recipients of home and community-based services under Medicaid (Reps. Dingell and James)

HCBS Setting rule implementation. Funding for the Direct Care Workforce and addressing worker shortages H.R. 547/S. 100 Better Care Better Jobs Act S. 762/H.R. 1493 the HCBS Access Act S. 3118/HR 6296 The HCBS Relief Act H.R. 7573, Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act (Rep. Schakowsky) H.R. 8094, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to modify certain asset recovery rules (Rep. Kean) H.R. 8106, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the requirement that an individual need an institutional level of care in order to qualify for home and community-based services under a Medicaid waiver (Reps. McMorris Rodgers and Pallone) H.R. 8107, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove certain age restrictions on Medicaid eligibility for working adults with disabilities (Reps. Ciscomani and Gluesenkamp Perez) H.R. 8108, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require medical assistance under the Medicaid program for certain home and community-based services for military families (Reps. Kiggans and Kaptur) H.R. 8109, To amend the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to make permanent the Money Follows the Person rebalancing demonstration (Reps. Dingell and Balderson) H.R. 8110, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to make permanent the State option to extend protection against spousal impoverishment for recipients of home and community-based services under Medicaid (Reps. Dingell and James) Application of the Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services final rule to habilitation services

Deinstitutionalization and community integration Disability rights in emergency situations Ensuring accessible voting Ban of Electrical Stimulation Devices for aggressive and self-injurious behavior.

HCBS Settings rule implementation Funding for the Direct Care Workforce and addressing worker shortages H.R. 547/S. 100 Better Care Better Jobs Act S. 762/H.R. 1493 the HCBS Access Act S. 3118/HR 6296 The HCBS Relief Act H.R. 7573, Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act (Rep. Schakowsky) H.R. 8094, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to modify certain asset recovery rules (Rep. Kean) H.R. 8106, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the requirement that an individual need an institutional level of care in order to qualify for home and community-based services under a Medicaid waiver (Reps. McMorris Rodgers and Pallone) H.R. 8107, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove certain age restrictions on Medicaid eligibility for working adults with disabilities (Reps. Ciscomani and Gluesenkamp Perez) H.R. 8108, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require medical assistance under the Medicaid program for certain home and community-based services for military families (Reps. Kiggans and Kaptur) H.R. 8109, To amend the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to make permanent the Money Follows the Person rebalancing demonstration (Reps. Dingell and Balderson) H.R. 8110, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to make permanent the State option to extend protection against spousal impoverishment for recipients of home and community-based services under Medicaid (Reps. Dingell and James) Application of the Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services final rule to habilitation services

HCBS Settings rule implementation Funding for the Direct Care Workforce and addressing worker shortages H.R. 547/S. 100 Better Care Better Jobs Act S. 762/H.R. 1493 the HCBS Access Act Expanding Medicare benefits S. 3118/HR 6296 The HCBS Relief Act

Deinstitutionalization and community integration Disability rights in emergency situations Ensuring accessible voting Ban of Electrical Stimulation Devices for aggressive and self-injurious behavior.

HCBS Settings rule implementation Funding for the Direct Care Workforce and addressing worker shortages H.R. 547/S. 100 Better Care Better Jobs Act S. 762/H.R. 1493 the HCBS Access Act Expanding Medicare benefits S. 3118/HR 6296 The HCBS Relief Act

Deinstitutionalization and community integration Disability rights in emergency situations Ensuring accessible voting Web Accessibility

Deinstitutionalization and community integration Disability rights in emergency situations Ensuring accessible voting Web Accessibility Clarifying Civil Rights Remedies Act of 2022

HCBS Settings rule implementation Funding for the Direct Care Workforce and addressing worker shortages H.R. 547/S. 100 Better Care Better Jobs Act S. 762/H.R. 1493 the HCBS Access Act Opposition to Medicaid cuts in H.R. 3746, the "Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023" Expanding Medicare benefits

Deinstitutionalization and community integration Disability rights in emergency situations Ensuring accessible voting Web Accessibility Clarifying Civil Rights Remedies Act of 2022

HCBS Settings rule implementation Funding for the Direct Care Workforce and addressing worker shortages H.R. 547/S. 100 Better Care Better Jobs Act S. 762/H.R. 1493 the HCBS Access Act Opposition to Medicaid cuts in H.R. 3746, the "Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023" Expanding Medicare benefits

HCBS Settings rule implementation Funding for the Direct Care Workforce and addressing worker shortages H.R. 547/S. 100 Better Care Better Jobs Act S. 762/H.R. 1493 the HCBS Access Act Medicaid cuts as part of the debt ceiling negotiations Expanding Medicare benefits

Deinstitutionalization and community integration Disability rights in emergency situations Ensuring accessible voting Care rationing and discrimination in the COVID-19 crisis Web Accessibility Clarifying Civil Rights Remedies Act of 2022

Deinstitutionalization and community integration Disability rights in emergency situations Ensuring accessible voting Care rationing and discrimination in the COVID-19 crisis Web Accessibility, S.4998/H.R.9021 Clarifying Civil Rights Remedies Act of 2022

HCBS Setting Rules Funding for Medicaid Home and Community Based Services and American Rescue Plan (P.L. 117-2) and Build Back Better Act Increasing the federal Medicaid FMAP and ensuring continued maintenance of efforts by states Protecting Medicaid access for SSI recipients Expanding Medicare benefits The continuous enrollment requirements for Medicaid in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020, Sec. 6008

HCBS Setting Rules Funding for Medicaid Home and Community Based Services and American Rescue Plan (P.L. 117-2) and Build Back Better Act Increasing the federal Medicaid FMAP and ensuring continued maintenance of efforts by states Protecting Medicaid access for SSI recipients Expanding Medicare benefits

Deinstitutionalization and community integration Disability rights in emergency situations Ensuring accessible voting Care rationing and discrimination in the COVID-19 crisis Web Accessibility, S.4998/H.R.9021

Implementation of and improving the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, P.L. 113-295, provisions added in P.L. 115-97. HCBS Setting Rules ABLE Age Adjustment Act, (H.R.1219, S.331) Funding for Medicaid Home and Community Based Services and American Rescue Plan (P.L. 117-2) and Build Back Better Act Increasing the federal Medicaid FMAP and ensuring continued maintenance of efforts by states Protecting Medicaid access for SSI recipients Expanding Medicare benefits and coordinating Medicare and Medicaid benefits

Deinstitutionalization and community integration Disability rights in emergency situations Ensuring accessible voting Care rationing and discrimination in the COVID-19 crisis Anti-Discrimination in Child Care and Pre-K

Deinstitutionalization and community integration Disability rights in emergency situations Ensuring accessible voting Care rationing and discrimination in the COVID-19 crisis Organ transplant discrimination prevention (including H.R. 1235) Anti-Discrimination in Child Care and Pre-K

Disability community concerns regarding employment Disability concerns regarding paid leave Family Act Family and Medical Leave Modernization Act Healthy Families Act Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, P.L. 113-128 implementation Paid leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, P.L. 116-127 Elimination of 14 (c) subminimum wage and grants to expand competitive integrated employment and community-based supports Supporting the Direct Support Professional workforce

Deinstitutionalization and community integration Disability rights in emergency situations Ensuring accessible voting Care rationing and discrimination in the COVID-19 crisis Organ transplant discrimination prevention (including H.R.1235) Anti-Discrimination in Child Care and Pre-K

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L.11-148 and P.L.111-192 and opposing repeal of the law. National Long Term Supports and Services Policy American Rescue Plan (P.L.117-2) Money Follows the Person re-authorization Home and Community-Based Settings Rule Expanding access to health care and testing in the COVID response packages Ensuring access to vaccines for people disabilities Supporting a comprehensive approach to health equity and accountability Drug pricing and chronic pain medication reform

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L.111-148 and P.L. 111-192 and opposing repeal of the law. National Long Term Supports and Services Policy. Money Follows the Person re-authorization. Home and Community-Based Settings Rule. Expanding access to health care and testing in the COVID response packages Ensuring access to vaccines for people with disabilities Supporting a comprehensive approach to health equity and accountability

Deinstitutionalization and community integration. Enforcement of U.S. Supreme Court's Olmstead decision. Americans with Disabilities Act implementation. Disability rights in emergency situations Ensuring accessible voting Care rationing and discrimination in the COVID-19 crisis Supporting funding for Census operations and extensions of deadlines for reporting apportionmnet data

Deinstitutionalization and community integration. Enforcement of U.S. Supreme Court's Olmstead decision. Americans with Disabilities Act anniversary and implementation. Disability rights in emergency situations Ensuring accessible voting Care rationing and discrimination in the COVID-19 crisis Supporting funding for Census operations and extensions of deadlines for reporting apportionmnet data Establishing an International Office of Disability Rights Discrimination and sexual harrassment in the workplace Access to legal counsel in civil cases

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L.111-148 and P.L. 111-192 and opposing repeal of the law. National Long Term Supports and Services Policy. Money Follows the Person re-authorization. Home and Community-Based Settings Rule. Expanding access to health care and testing in the COVID response packages Expanding access to telehealth services. Supporting a comprehensive approach to health equity and accountability

Implementation of and improving the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, P.L. 113-295, provisions added in P.L. 115-97. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192. HCBS Settings Rule ABLE Age Adjustment Act, S.651 and H.R. 1814 Increasing the federal Medicaid FMAP and ensuring continued maintenance of effort by states

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L.11-148 and P.L. 111-192 and opposing repeal of the law. National Long Term Supports and Services Policy. Money Follows the Person re-authorization. Home and Community-Based Settings Rule. Expanding access to health care and testing in the COVID response packages

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L.111-148 and P.L. 111-192 and opposing repeal of the law. National Long Term Supports and Services Policy. Money Follows the Person re-authorization. Home and Community-Based Settings Rule. Reauthorization of the Assistive Technology Act

Implementation of and improving the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, P.L. 113-295, provisions added in P.L. 115-97. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192. HCBS Settings Rule ABLE Age Adjustment Act, S.651 and H.R. 1814 Increasing the federal Medicaid FMAP and ensuring continued maintenance of effort by states

Implementation of and improving the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, P.L. 113-295, provisions added in P.L. 115-97. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192. HCBS Setting Rules ABLE Age Adjustment Act, S.651 and H.R. 1814 Medicare Prescription drug benefit (HR3) Medicare benefits improvements including complex rehabilitation technology, respitory therapy, seat elevation and improve appeals and notice provisions (S.1280, H.R. 2477)

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L.111-148 and P.L. 111-192 and opposing repeal of the law. National Long Term Supports and Services Policy. Money Follows the Person re-authorization. Home and Community-Based Settings Rule. Re-authorization of the Lifespan Respite Act Access to prescription drugs by people with disabilities and chronic health conditions. (HR3) Ending surprise billing practices in health care plans

Implementation of and improving the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, P.L. 113-295, provisions added in P.L. 115-97. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192. HCBS Setting Rules ABLE Age Adjustment Act, S.651 and H.R. 1814 Medicare Prescription drug benefit (HR3)

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L.111-148 and P.L. 111-192 and opposing repeal of the law. National Long Term Supports and Services Policy. Money Follows the Person re-authorization. Home and Community-Based Settings Rule. Re-authorization of the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Education, Research and Services (CARES) Act (H.R. - 1058, s. 427) Re-authorization of the Lifespan Respite Act Access to prescription drugs by people with disabilities and chronic health conditions. (HR3)

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L.111-148 and P.L. 111-192 and opposing repeal of the law. National Long Term Supports and Services Policy. Money Follows the Person re-authorization. Home and Community-Based Settings Rule. Re-authorization of the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Education, Research and Services (CARES) Act (H.R. - 1058, s. 427) Re-authorization of the Lifespan Respite Act Extending the Family to Family Health Information Program (H.R. 2293) Access to prescription drugs by people with disabilities and chronic health conditions. Opioid crisis and people with disabilities.

Implementation of and improving the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, P.L. 113-295, provisions added in P.L. 115-97. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192. HCBS Setting Rules ABLE Age Adjustment Act, S.651 and H.R. 1814 Benefit improvements to Medicare including oral health and access to wheelchairs and related technology. Improvements to Medicare appeals process and notice requirements (S.1280 and H.R. 2477)

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L.111-148 and P.L. 111-192 and opposing repeal of the law. National Long Term Supports and Services Policy. Money Follows the Person re-authorization. Home and Community-Based Settings Rule. Re-authorization of the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Education, Research and Services (CARES) Act (H.R. - 1058, s. 427)

Implementation of and improving the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, P.L. 113-295, provisions added in P.L. 115-97. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192. HCBS Setting Rules ABLE Age Adjustment Act, S.651 and H.R. 1814

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192 and opposing repeal of the law. National Long Term Supports and Services Policy. Money Follows the Person reauthorization. Home and Community-Based Settings Rule. Protection of basic structure of Medicaid program. Re-authorization of the Autism Collaboration,Accountability, Education, Research and Services (CARES) Act Implementation of the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support & Engage (RAISE) Act (P.L. 115-119)

Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program and avoiding cuts, including per capita caps and block grants. Implementation of and improving the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, P.L. 113-295, provisions added in P.L. 115-97. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192 HCBS Settings Rule ABLE Age Adjustment Act, S. 817 and H.R. 1874

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192 and opposing repeal of the law. (Graham Cassidy proposal.) National Long Term Supports and Services Policy. Money Follows the Person reauthorization. Home and Community-Based Settings Rule. Protection of basic structure of Medicaid program. Re-authorization of the Autism Collaboration,Accountability, Education, Research and Services (CARES) Act Supporting accessible exercise equipment

FAA Reauthorization

Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program and avoiding cuts, including per capita caps and block grants. Implementation of and improving the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, P.L. 113-295, provisions added in P.L. 115-97. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192 HCBS Settings Rule ABLE Age Adjustment Act, S. 817 and H.R. 1874

FAA Reauthorization

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192 and opposing repeal of the law. (Graham Cassidy proposal.) National Long Term Supports and Services Policy. Money Follows the Person reauthorization. Home and Community-Based Settings Rule. Protection of basic structure of Medicaid program. Re-authorization of the Autism Collaboration,Accountability, Education, Research and Services (CARES) Act Supporting accessible exercise equipment

Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program and avoiding cuts, including per capita caps and block grants. Implementation of and improving the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, P.L. 113-295, provisions added in P.L. 115-97. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192 HCBS Settings Rule ABLE Age Adjustment Act, S. 817 and H.R. 1874

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192 and opposing repeal of the law. (Graham Cassidy proposal.) National Long Term Supports and Services Policy. Money Follows the Person reauthorization. Home and Community-Based Settings Rule. Protection of basic structure of Medicaid program. Extension of the Children's Health Insurance Program. Expressing Concerns in: H.R. 5797 expanding funding for institutional services for people with substance use disorders in Medicaid.

Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program and avoiding cuts, including per capita caps and block grants. Implementation of and improving the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, P.L. 113-295, provisions added in P.L. 115-97. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192 HCBS Settings Rule ABLE Age Adjustment Act, S. 817 and H.R. 1874

Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program and avoiding cuts, including per capita caps and block grants. Implementation of and improving the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, P.L. 113-295, provisions added in P.L. 115-97. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192 HCBS Settings Rule ABLE Age Adjustment Act, S. 817 and H.R. 1874 Permanently repealing Medicare Therapy Caps (H.R. 807, S. 253) Independence At Home 2 year extension (S. 464). Steve Gleason Act (S. 1132) to make permanent changes protecting access to speech generating devices.

Improving security screening for people with disabilities (S. 1872)

Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program and avoiding cuts, including per capita caps and block grants, opposing repeal of ACA & Medicaid Expansion. (American Health Care Act, HR 1628; BCRA) and all Senate substitutes to H.R. 1628. Implementation of and improving the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, P.L. 113-295, provisions added in P.L. 115-97. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192 HCBS Settings Rule Transition to Independence Medicaid Buy-In Option. ABLE Age Adjustment Act, S. 817 and H.R. 1874 ABLE Financial Planning Act, S. 816 and H.R. 1897 ABLE to Work Act, S. 818 and H.R. 1896 Benefit Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act of 2017 (H.R. 2575) (S. 1909) Permanently repealing Medicare Therapy Caps (H.R. 807, S. 253)

Strengthening The Air Carrier Access Act (S. 1318) Improving security screening for people with disabilities (S. 1872)

Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program and avoiding cuts, including per capita caps and block grants, opposing repeal of ACA & Medicaid Expansion. (American Health Care Act, HR 1628; BCRA) and all Senate substitutes to H.R. 1628. Implementation of and improving the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, P.L. 113-295 Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192 HCBS Settings Rule Transition to Independence Medicaid Buy-In Option. ABLE Age Adjustment Act, S. 817 and H.R. 1874 ABLE Financial Planning Act, S. 816 and H.R. 1897 ABLE to Work Act, S. 818 and H.R. 1896 Benefit Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act of 2017 (H.R. 2575) (S. 1909) Permanently repealing Medicare Therapy Caps (H.R. 807, S. 253) Improving Medicare local coverage decisions (H.R. 3655)

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192 and opposing repeal of the law. (The American Health Care Act, HR 1628) and Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), Obamacare Repeal Reconciliation Act, The Health Care Funding Act, and the Graham Cassidy proposal. National Long Term Supports and Services Policy. Home and Community-Based Settings Rule. Protection of basic structure of Medicaid program. Reauthorization of the Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 1827, H.R. 3291).

Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 (S. 1405), 21 Century AIRR Act (H.R. 2997), Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2017 (S. 1318)

L-HHS-ED appropriations for 2017 and 2018; T-HUD Appropriations for 2018: all provisions dealing with human services and employment for people with disabilities and Social Security Administration Limitation on Administrative Expenses (LAE), family support, housing, and voting. President's 2018 budget request. Budget reconciliation and discussions relating to block grants, deficit reduction, Balanced Budget Amendment, employment initiatives, Social Security disability issues, and automatic enforcement mechanisms. Funding for HUD's Section 811 Supportive Housing for Person with Disabilities Program and the Lifespan Respite Act, the CDC's National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, various Department of Education programs, the Assistive Technology Act Programs, and funding for Zika virus prevention efforts in FY 2018.

L-HHS-ED and T-HUD Appropriations for FY 2017, 2018: all provisions dealing with human services and employment for people with disabilities and Social Security Administration Limitation on Administrative Expenses (LAE), family support, housing, and voting. President's 2018 budget request. Budget reconciliation and discussions relating to block grants, deficit reduction, Balanced Budget Amendment, employment initiatives, Social Security disability issues, and automatic enforcement mechanisms. Funding for HUD's Section 811 Supportive Housing for Person with Disabilities Program in FY 2017, the CDC's National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities in FY 2018. Funding for Zika virus prevention efforts in FY 2018.

Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program and avoiding cuts, including per capita caps and block grants, opposing repeal of ACA & Medicaid Expansion. (American Health Care Act, HR 1628) Implementation of and improving the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, P.L. 113-295 Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192 HCBS Settings Rule Transition to Independence Medicaid Buy-In Option. ABLE Age Adjustment Act, S. 817 and H.R. 1874 ABLE Financial Planning Act, S. 816 and H.R. 1897 ABLE to Work Act, S. 818 and H.R. 1896 Money Follows the Person Program Extension

Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program and avoiding cuts, including per capita caps and block grants, opposing repeal of ACA & Medicaid Expansion. Implementation of and improving the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, P.L. 113-295 Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192 HCBS Settings Rule S. 1604 Transition to Independence Medicaid Buy-In Option. H.R. 5903 ABLE Age Adjustment Act, S. 2704 and H.R. 4813 ABLE Financial Planning Act, S. 2703 and H.R. 4794 ABLE to Work Act, S. 2702 and H.R. 4795 Money Follows the Person Program Extension

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192 and opposing repeal of the law. National Long Term Supports and Services Policy. Home and Community-Based Settings Rule.

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192 and opposing repeal of the law. National Long Term Supports and Services Policy. Home and Community-Based Settings Rule.

Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization, S. 2658/H.R. 4441

Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program and avoiding cuts, including per capita caps and block grants. Importing Medicare Affordability, Enrollment, Notification (S. 3371, H.R. 6109, H.R. 5772) Independence at Home Act (S. 3130) Improving Medicaid care coordination for medically complex children (H.R. 546, S. 298) Local Coverage Determination Act (H.R. 5721) Implementation of and improving the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, P.L. 113-295 Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192 HCBS Settings Rule S. 1604 Transition to Independence Medicaid Buy-In Option. H.R. 5903 ABLE Age Adjustment Act, S. 2704 and H.R. 4813 ABLE Financial Planning Act, S. 2703 and H.R. 4794 ABLE to Work Act, S. 2702 and H.R. 4795 Money Follows the Person Program Extension

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192 and opposing repeal of the law. National Long Term Supports and Services Policy. Home and Community-Based Settings Rule. Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 (H.R. 2646)

Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization, S. 2658/H.R. 636

Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program and avoiding cuts, including per capita caps and block grants. Expansion of Medicare benefits to include dental, vision, and hearing (H.R. 5396) Improving Medicaid care coordination for medically complex children (H.R. 546, S. 298) Implementation of and improving the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, P.L. 113-295 Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192 HCBS Settings Rule S. 1604 Transition to Independence Medicaid Buy-In Option. ABLE Age Adjustment Act, S. 2704 and H.R. 4813 ABLE Financial Planning Act, S. 2703 and H.R. 4794 ABLE to Work Act, S. 2702 and H.R. 4795

Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization, S. 2658

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192 and opposing repeal of the law. National Long Term Supports and Services Policy. Home and Community-Based Settings Rule. Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 (H.R. 2646) HR. 4725 The Common Sense Savings Act.

Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program and avoiding cuts. Preservation of Medicare and improving care for people with chronic health conditions. Implementation of the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, P.L. 113-295 Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192 HCBS Settings Rule S. 1604 Transition to Independence Medicaid Buy-In Option. Money Follows the Person Program. ABLE Age Adjustment Act, S. 2704 and H.R. 4813 ABLE Financial Planning Act, S. 2703 and H.R. 4794 ABLE to Work Act, S. 2702 and H.R. 4795

Disability community concerns regarding employment. Implementation of work incentives in Social Security disability programs. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, P.L. 113-128 implementation.

Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program and avoiding cuts. Preservation of Medicare and opposition to using Medicare to pay for the costs of other programs. Implementation of the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, P.L. 113-295 Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192 HCBS Settings Community Integration Act. S. 1604 Transition to Independence Medicaid Buy-In Option. Medicare Part B premium increase (H.R. 1314 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015) S.2425 Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act

Avonte's Law (S. 163)

Disability community concerns regarding employment. Implementation of work incentives in Social Security disability programs. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, P.L. 113-128 implementation.

Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program and avoiding cuts. Preservation of Medicare and opposition to using Medicare to pay for the costs of other programs. Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, P.L. 113-295 Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192 HCBS Settings Community Integration Act. S. 1604 Transition to Independence Medicaid Buy-In Option. Steve Gleason Act (H.R. 1919)(Medicare coverage of speech generating devices) Medicare Part B premium increase

Disability community concerns regarding employment. Implementation of work incentives in Social Security disability programs. Implementation of Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, P.L. 113-128 implementation. Implementation of EEOC's "Federal Sector's Obligation to be a Model Employer of Individuals with Disabilities."

Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program and avoiding cuts. Preservation of Medicare and opposition to using Medicare to pay for the costs of other programs. Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, P.L. 113-295 Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192, including Medicaid and application of mental health parity. HCBS Settings Community Integration Act. S. 1604 Transition to Independence Medicaid Buy-In Option. Steve Gleason Act (H.R. 1919)(Medicare coverage of speech generating devices) Medicare Part D / Access to Medications and Access to Durable Medical Equipment.

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L., 111-148 and P.L. 111-192. Mental Health. National Long Term Supports and Services Policy. Home and Community-Based Settings Rule. Employer Wellness Programs and the ADA Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act. (H.R. 1189, S. 620) Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program and avoiding cuts. Preservation of Medicare. Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (H.R. 2) CHIP Reauthorization bills (H.R. 919, S. 428). Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, P.L. 113-295 Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192, including Medicaid Health and Long Term Services and Supports provisions. Quality measures for long term services and supports in Medicaid Managed Care and payment alignment initiatives for beneficiaries of both Medicare and Medicaid. HCBS Settings Interstate Medicaid Portability. Medicare Part D / Access to Medications and Access to Durable Medical Equipment.

Implementation cof the Affordable Care Act, P.L., 111-148 and P.L. 111-192. National Long Term Supports and Services Policy. Home and Community-Based Settings Rule. Draft bill to address wandering by children with I/DD. Maternal, Infant, & Early Childhood Home Visitation Program.

Medicaid Managed Care. Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program and avoiding cuts. Preservation of Medicare. Passage of the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act legislation, H.R. 647, S. 313. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192, including Medicaid Health and Long Term Services and Supports provisions. Quality measures for long term services and supports in Medicaid Managed Care and payment alignment initiatives for beneficiaries of both Medicare and Medicaid. HCBS Settings Expressing concerns about Medicare Coverage Policies for hearing implants and speech generating devices. Interstate Medicaid Portability.

Implementation cof the Affordable Care Act, P.L., 111-148 and P.L. 111-192. National Long Term Supports and Services Policy. Home and Community-Based Settings Rule. Draft bill to address wandering by children with I/DD. Maternal, Infant, & Early Childhood Home Visitation Program.

Medicaid Managed Care. Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program and avoiding cuts. Preservation of Medicare. Passage of the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act legislation, H.R. 647, S. 313. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192, including Medicaid Health and Long Term Services and Supports provisions. Quality measures for long term services and supports in Medicaid Managed Care and payment alignment initiatives for beneficiaries of both Medicare and Medicaid. HCBS Settings Expressing concerns about Medicare Coverage Policies for hearing implants and speech generating devices. Interstate Medicaid Portability.

Medicaid Managed Care. Alignment of Medicare and Medicaid for Dually eligible recipients.. Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program and avoiding cuts. Preservation of Medicare. Medicare Secondary Payer Program. Implementation of the Medicaid Community First Choice Option and Balancing Incentives Program. Achieving a Better Life Experience Act legislation, H.R. 647, S. 313. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192, including Medicaid Health and Long Term Services and Supports provisions. Quality measures for long term services and supports in Medicaid Managed Care and payment alignment initiatives for beneficiaries of both Medicare and Medicaid. HCBS Settings Support for HR 3749 Medicare demonstration for coverage of low vision devices; H.R. 4998 and S. 2552, The Medicare Advantage bill of rights and S. 998 / H.R. 942, Ensuring access to complex rehabilitation technology in Medicare and HR 4900, competitive bidding for Medicare. Expressing concerns about Medicare Coverage Policies for hearing implants and speech general devices. Medicaid coverage of autism services.

Medicaid Managed Care. Implementation of the Medicaid Community First Allignment of Medicare and Medicaid for dually eligible recipients. Choice Option and Balancing Incentives Program. Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program and avoiding cuts. Medicare Secondary Payer Program. Preservation of Medicare.Achieving a Better Life Experience Act legislation, H.R. 647, S. 313. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192, including Medicaid Health and Long Term Services and Supports provisions. Quality measures for long term services and supports in Medicaid Managed Care and payment alignment initiatives for beneficiaries of both Medicare and Medicaid.

L-HHS-ED and T-HUD Appropriations for FY 2014 and 2015, all provisions dealing with human services and employment for persons with disabilitis and Social Security Administration Limitation on Administrative Expenses (LAE), transportation, housing, and voting. President's FY 2015 budget request.Discussions relating to block grants, financial alignment models for duals, deficit reduction, employment initiatives, Social Security disability issues, and automatic enforcement mechanisms. Funding for HUD's Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities program in FY 2015. T-HUD 302(b) allocations for FY 2015 and FY 2015 appropriations bills. L-HHS-ED 302(b) allocations for FY 2015. Funding for the CDC's National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. Funding for the Higher Education Act's transition programs for students with intellectual disabilities (TPSID) and related National Coordinating Center. Funding for the Lifespan Respite Care Act and National Family Caregiver Support program. Senate Commerce, Science, and Related Agencies FY 2015 appropriations report, relating to Department of Justice enforcement of the Supreme Court's Olmstead decision.

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192. National Center on Birth Defects and Continuation of President's Committee on People with Intellectual Disability. Developmental Disbilities. National Long Term Care Policy. Support Family to Family Resource Centers. Home and Community-Based Settings rule.

Medicaid Managed Care. Implementation of the Medicaid Community First Allignment of Medicare and Medicaid for dually eligible recipients. Choice Option and Balancing Incentives Program. Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program and avoiding cuts. Medicare Secondary Payer Program. Preservation of Medicare. Medicaid Secondary Payer Program.Achieving a Better Life Experience Act legislation, H.R. 647, S. 313. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192, including Medicaid Health and Long Term Services and Supports provisions. Quality measures for long term services and supports in Medicaid Managed Care and payment alignment initiatives for beneficiaries of both Medicare and Medicaid. Authorization of Medicaid agencies to attach all funds from settlements, not just health care funds. Medicare therapy caps and sustainable growth rate. Opposing cuts to Medicare spending on post-acute care rehabilitation. Extending authorization for programs that help low income Medicare beneficiaries.

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192. Opposing delay in implementing ACA. S. 264, Excellence in Mental Health act and other mental health policy issues. Continuatioin of President's Committee on People with Intellectual Disability. National Long Term Care Policy.

Medicaid Managed Care. Implementation of the Medicaid Community First Allignment of Medicare and Medicaid for dually eligible recipients. Choice Option and Balancing Incentives Program. Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program and avoiding cuts. Medicare Secondary Payer Program. Preservation of Medicare.Achieving a Better Life Experience Act legislation, H.R. 647, S. 313. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192, including Medicaid Health and Long Term Services and Supports provisions. Quality measures for long term services and supports in Medicaid Managed Care and payment alignment initiatives for beneficiaries of both Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare Secondary Payer Futures proposal. Authorization of Medicaid agencies to attach all funds from settlements, not just health care funds. Medicare therapy Caps.

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192, including long term services and supports, and continued funding of it. S. 264, Excellence in Mental Health act and other mental health pollicy issues. Continuation of President's Committee on People with Intellectual Disability.

Medicaid Managed Care. Implementation of the Medicaid Community First Allignment of Medicare and Medicaid for dually eligible recipients. Choice Option and Balancing Incentives Program. Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program. Access to Rehabilitation in Medicare. Preservatiion of Medicare.Medicaid eligibility changes in the Affordable Care Act. Achieving a Better Life Experience Act legislation, H.R. 647, S. 313. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192, including Medicaid Health and Long Term Services and Supports provisions. Quality measures for long term services and supports in Medicaid Managed Care and payment alignment initiatives for beneficiaries of both Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare Secondary Payer Futures proposal. Long Term Care Commission. S. 948, Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2013, and post accute care issues.

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192, including long term services and supports, and continued funding of it. S. 264, Excellence in Mental Health act and other mental health pollicy issues.

Medicaid Managed Care. Implementation of the Medicaid Community First Allignment of Medicare and Medicaid for dually eligible recipients. Choice Option and Balancing Incentives Program. Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program. Access to Rehabilitation in Medicare. Preservatiion of Medicare.Medicaid eligibility changes in the Affordable Care Act. Achieving a Better Life Experience Act legislation, H.R. 647, S. 313. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192, including Medicaid Health and Long Term Services and Supports provisions. Quality measures for long term services and supports in Medicaid Managed Care and payment alignment initiatives for beneficiaries of both Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare Secondary Payer Futures proposal. Long Term Care Commission. S. 948, Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2013, and post accute care issues.

Medicaid Managed Care. Implementation of the Medicaid Community Allignment of Medicare and Medicaid for dually eligible recipients. First Choice Option, and Balancing Incentives Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program. Program. Preservation of Medicare. Access to Rehabilitation in Medicare.Medicaid eligibility changes in the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of the Olmstead decision regarding community integration. Achieving a Better Life Experience Act legislation, H.R. 3423, S. 1872 Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192, including Medicaid Health and Long Term Services and Supports provisions. Quality measures for long term services and supports in Medicaid Managed Care and payment alignment initiatives for beneficiaries of both Medicare and Medicaid.

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192, including long term services and supports, and definition of essential health benefits, Safe Chemicals Act. S. 264, Excellence in Mental Health Act.

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192, including long term services and supports, and definition of essential health benefits, Safe Chemicals Act. Continued authorization of device delivering electric skin shock.

Medicaid Managed Care. Implementation of the Medicaid Community Allignment of Medicare and Medicaid for dually eligible recipients. First Choice Option. Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program. Preservation of Medicare.Medicaid eligibility changes in the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of the Olmstead decision regarding community integration. Achieving a Better Life Experience Act legislation, H.R. 3423, S. 1872 Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192, including Medicaid Health and Long Term Services and Supports provisions. Implementation of the Budget Control Act (P.L. 112-25). Quality measures for long term services and supports in Medicaid Managed Care.

L-HHS-ED and T-HUD Appropriations for FY 2013, all provisions dealing with human services and employment for persons with disabilities and Social Security Administration Limitation on Administrative Expenses (LAE), transportation, housing, and voting. Budget Control Act, P.L. 112-25. President's FY 2014 budget request. SSA's Limitation on Administrative Expenses budget proposal, provisions dealing with having enough SSA staff support for beneficiaries for FY 2013 and FY 2014. Discussions relating to block grants, financial alignment models for duals, deficit reduction, and automatic enforcement mechanisms. Funding for HUD's Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities program. Funding for the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. Funding for the Help America Vote Act programs. FY 2013 National Defense Reauthorization Act - funding for autism treatment for military dependents. American Taxpayer Relief Act.

Implementation of the Community First Choice Option for Medicaid. Medicaid Managed Care. Allignment of Medicare and Medicaid for dually eligible recipients. Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program. Preservation of Medicare. Medicaid eligibility changes in the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of the Olmstead decision regarding community integration. Achieving a Better Life Experience Act legislation, H.R. 3423, S. 1872 Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192, including Medicaid Health and Long Term Services and Supports provisions. Implementation of the Budget Control Act (P.L. 112-25). Quality measures for long term services and supports in Medicaid Managed Care.

Disability concerns regarding surface transportation, P.L.112-141 (MAP 21).

L-HHS-ED and T-HUD Appropriations for FY 2013, all provisions dealing with human services and employment for persons with disabilities and Social Security Administration Limitation on Administrative Expenses (LAE), transportation, housing, and voting. Budget Control Act, P.L. 112-25. President's FY 2013 budget request. SSA's Limitation on Administrative Expenses budget proposal, provisions dealing with having enough SSA staff support for beneficiaries for FY 2013 and FY 2014. Discussions relating to block grants, financial alignment models for duals, deficit reduction, and automatic enforcement mechanisms. Funding for HUD's Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities program. Funding for the Census Bureau. Funding for the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. Funding for the Help America Vote Act programs.

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192, including long term services and supports, and the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program. Caring for Military Kids with Autism Act, H.R. 2288. Supporting H.R. 4175 and S. 773, bills to improve access to prosthetic and orthotic care.

L-HHS-ED and T-HUD Appropriations for FY 2013, all provisions dealing with education (IDEA), NCLB, human services and employment for persons with disabilities and Social Security Administration Limitation on Administrative Expenses (LAE), transportation and housing. Budget Control Act, P.L. 112-25. President's FY 2013 budget request. SSA's Limitation on Administrative Expenses budget proposal, provisions dealing with having enough SSA staff support for beneficiaries FY 2013. Discussions relating to block grants, financial alignment models for duals, deficit reduction, and automatic enforcement mechanisms. Funding for HUD's Section 811 Supporftive Housinig for Persons with Disabilities program. Funding for the Census Bureau. Funding for the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. Funding for the Assistive Technology Act. Funding for the National Center for Special Education Research.

L-HHS-ED and T-HUD Appropriations for FY 2013, all provisions dealing with education (IDEA), NCLB, human services and employment for persons with disabilities and Social Security Administration Limitation on Administrative Expenses (LAE), transportation and housing. Budget Control Act, P.L. 112-25. President's FY 2013 budget request. SSA's Limitation on Administrative Expenses budget proposal, provisions dealing with having enough SSA staff support for beneficiaries FY 2013. Discussions relating to block grants, financial alignment models for duals, deficit reduction, and automatic enforcement mechanisms.

Implementation of the Community First Choice Option for Medicaid. Section 1115 Waiver. Allignment of Medicare and Medicaid for dually eligible recipients. Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program. Medicaid eligibility changes in the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of the Olmstead decision regarding community integration. Achieving a Better Life Experience Act draft legislation. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192, including Medicaid Health and Long Term Services and Supports provisions. Implementation of the Budget Control Act (P.L. 112-25).

Implementation of the Community First Choice Option for Medicaid. Medicaid 1115 Waiver. Allignment of Medicare and Medicaid for dually eligible recipients. Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program. Implementation of the Olmstead decision regarding community integration. Achieving a Better Life Experience Act draft legislation. Home and Community Based Services Waiver (Section 1915(c)) and Option (Section 1915 (i)). Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192, including Medicaid Health and Long Term Services and Supports provisions. Implementation of the Budget Control Act (P.L. 112-25).

L-HHS-ED and HUD Appropriations for FY 2012, all provisions dealing with education (IDEA), NCLB, human services and employment for persons with disabilities and Social Security Administration Limitation on Administrative Expenses (LAE). Budget Control Act, P.L. 112-25. SSA's Limitation on Administrative Expenses budget proposal, provisions dealing with having enough SSA staff support for beneficiaries FY 2012. Discussions relating to raising the debt ceiling, balanced budget amendment, block grants, deficit reduction, and automatic enforcement mechanisms.

Implementation of the Community First Choice Option for Medicaid. Medicaid 1115 Waiver. Allignment of Medicare and Medicaid for dually eligible recipients. Preservation of Medicaid as an entitlement program. Implementation of the Olmstead decision regarding community integration. Achieving a Better Life Experience Act draft legislation. Home and Community Based Services Waiver (Section 1915(c)) and Option (Section 1915 (i)). Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192, including Medicaid Health and Long Term Services and Supports provisions. S. 868, H.R. 1683, repeal of Medicaid Maintenance of Effort. S. 1013, state block grants. Implementation of the Budget Control Act (P.L. 112-25).

L-HHS-ED and HUD Appropriations for FY 2012, all provisions dealing with education (IDEA), NCLB, human services and employment for persons with disabilities and Social Security Administration Limitation on Administrative Expenses (LAE). Budget Control Act, P.L. 112-25. SSA's Limitation on Administrative Expenses budget proposal, provisions dealing with having enough SSA staff support for beneficiaries FY 2012. Discussions relating to raising the debt ceiling, balanced budget amendment, block grants, deficit reduction, and automatic enforcement mechanisms.

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192, including long term services and supports, and the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS Act), and Health Information Technology.

Implementation of the Community First Choice Option for Medicaid. Medicaid 1115 Waiver. Allignment of Medicare and Medicaid for dually eligible recipients. Implementation of the Olmstead decision regarding community integration. Achieving a Better Life Experience Act draft legislation. Home and Community Based Services Waiver (Section 1915(c)) and Option (Section 1915 (i)). Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-192, including Medicaid Health and Long Term Services and Supports provisions. S. 868, H.R. 1683, repeal of Medicaid Maintenance of Effort. S. 1013, state block grants.

H.R. 2206, Emergency Supplemental - U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraqi Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007; H.R. 2370, Financial Security Accounts for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2007; S. 2741, Disability Savings Accounts; S.2743, Financial Security Accounts for Individuals with Disabilities.

Family and Medical Leave Act regulations. Family Support provisons in the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights pending reauthorization. Implementation of P.L. 109-171, Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, provisions dealing with TANF, Medicaid, and other human services issues. S. 1758 and H.R. 3001, CLASS Act provisions that would establish a national, voluntary, premium-based long term care insurance program. Lifespan Respie Care Act appropriations (in H.R. 3043). S. 985, Kinship Caregiver Support Act, provisions that would provide support for caregivers of individauls with special needs. S. 937 and H.R. 1881, Expanding the Promise for Individuals with Autim, provides services and supports to these families.

H.R. 2206, Emergency Supplemental - U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraqi Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007; H.R. 2370, Financial Security Accounts for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2007; S. 2741, Disability Savings Accounts; S.2743, Financial Security Accounts for Individuals with Disabilities.

Implementation of SAFETEA-LU and H.R. 3985, over the road bus accessibility. Dept. of Transportation ADA regulations, provisions dealing with accessibility for individuals with disabilities.

Improvements to Title II and title XVI for people with disabilities. Protection of disabled adult child benefits. Issues regarding the future of disability policy. Supplemental Security Income program issues, provisions dealing with persons with disabilities. Social Security Disabililty program issues. Regulations affecting Title II or Title SVI fo the Social Security Act, provisions dealing with persons wth disabilities. Implementation of Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act. Work incentives and other improvements for people with disabilities in Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act. SSA's Limitation on Administrative Expenses issues. Notice of proposed rulemaking on the hearing and appeals process.

H.R. 3043/S. 1710, L-HHS-ED Apporpriations for FY 2008, all provisions dealing with education (IDEA), NCLB, human services and employment for persons with disabilities.

P.L. 108-446, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Implementation. Olmstead implementation.

H.R. 1809, Medicare Independent Living Act of 2007, provisions that assist persons with disabilities. P.L. 109-171, Choice Act, Direct Support Professioinals Fairness and Security Act, H.R. 1279.