DISABLED related term(s) Americans With Disabilities Act; Social Security

Amendments

Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act: amend (S. 1283), S10586, S10621 [5AU]

Analyses

Compensation Rate for Veterans with Service-Connected Disabilities and Survivors' Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (H.R. 3340), H8672 [2NO]

Rehabilitation Act and Education of the Deaf Act Amendments (S. 1295), S9533 [27JY]

Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act Amendments (S. 1283), S10622 [5AU]

Articles and editorials

Are Cash-Starved States ``Looting'' Medicaid Coffers?, S12654 [29SE]

Blind in Talladega Vote Unassisted—But Not This Time, S14374 [26OC]

House Panel Votes To Close Medicaid Loopholes, S12654 [29SE]

Quiet Victory Amid the Crowd, S10947 [6AU]

Bills and resolutions

American Samoa: inclusion in the program of aid to the aged, blind, or disabled (see H.R. 188), H105 [6JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize Special Olympics torch relay (see H. Con. Res. 81), H1905 [19AP]

Courts: awarding of attorneys' fees under civil actions relative to the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (see H.R. 2882), H6292 [5AU]

———encourage mediation of employer discrimination charges (see H.R. 2016), H2341 [6MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjudication of claims for veterans benefits (see H.R. 3269), H7827 [13OC]

Developmental disabilities: programs and assistance for individuals (see H.R. 3505), H9565 [10NO]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: expand programs (see S. 1284), S9367 [23JY]

Education of the Deaf Act: amend (see S. 1295; H.R. 2723), S9542 [27JY], H5073 [23JY]

Employment: work incentives (see H.R. 3264), H7707 [12OC]

Federal employees: compensation provisions for a disability involving the large intestine (see H.R. 1635), H1857 [1AP]

———group life insurance coverage for certain retired and former employees (see H.R. 891), H638 [16FE]

———vocational rehabilitation services in the civil service disability retirement program (see H. Con. Res. 1), H87 [5JA]

Firefighters: tax treatment of certain benefits of former firefighters (see H.R. 225), H106 [6JA]

Foreign aid: global examination of human rights status of people with disabilities (see S. 1256; H.R. 2890), S8882 [16JY], H6292 [5AU]

Health: establish a program for the prevention of disabilities (see H.R. 2204), H2686 [20MY]

———require hearing loss testing for all newborns (see H.R. 419), H111 [6JA]

Housing: eligibility of certain disabled individuals for home equity conversion mortgages (see H.R. 3564), H10300 [19NO]

Law enforcement officers: counseling programs for disabled police officers (see H.R. 3011), H6381 [6AU]

———tax treatment of certain benefits of former officers (see H.R. 225), H106 [6JA]

Medicaid: coverage for low-income medicare beneficiaries (see S. 649), S3650 [24MR]

Medicare: amount of payment for outpatient physical and occupational therapy (see H.R. 1586), H1856 [1AP]

———inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 2850), H5740 [3AU]

Mental health: inclusion of benefits in comprehensive health care plan (see S. 671; H.R. 1563; H. Con. Res. 52), S4013 [30MR], H878 [24FE], H1811 [31MR]

National Barrier Awareness Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 105; H.J. Res. 266), S7611 [22JN], H6981 [23SE]

National Down Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 92), S5751 [11MY]

National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 86), H358 [2FE]

New York: benefit payments to blind disabled veterans (see H.R. 2377, 2389, 2691), H3456, H3457 [10JN], H4990 [21JY]

Postal Service: door delivery of mail to the physically handicapped (see H.R. 312), H108 [6JA]

POW: emergency medical reimbursement eligibility (see H.R. 2713), H5041 [22JY]

Rehabilitation Act: amend (see S. 1295), S9542 [27JY]

Small business: participation in business development programs by concerns controlled by individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 794), H483 [3FE]

Social Security: allow full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age (see H.R. 2537), H4181 [28JN]

———assistance to family caregivers of disabled individuals (see S. 1072), S6840 [28MY]

———benefit payments relative to criminal insanity (see S. 1577), S14194 [21OC]

———cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Res. 83), H640 [16FE]

———decision making process for disability benefits (see H.R. 646), H308 [27JA]

———disability benefits relative to purchase of specially equipped vans (see H.R. 648), H308 [27JA]

———earnings test for blind recipients (see H.R. 2157), H2596 [19MY]

———eligibility for widow's and widower's disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 2536), H4181 [28JN]

———encourage nonprofit organizations to assist in SSI outreach programs (see H.R. 2325), H2994 [27MY]

———improvements in the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 922), H680 [17FE]

———issuance of certificates of obligations to the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program trust funds (see H.R. 931), H680 [17FE]

———presumptive disability (see H.R. 1498), H1641 [25MR]

———reauthorizing the representative payee program (see S. 1738), S16718 [20NO]

———reform review procedures relative to disability determination process (see H.R. 3487), H9564 [10NO]

———State assistance to support informal caregivers of individuals with functional limitations (see H.R. 2002), H2302 [5MY]

———State SSI income and resource standard applications relative to medicaid eligibility (see H.R. 2675), H4858 [20JY]

———timely review of disability claims and benefits prior to disposition of cases (see H.R. 2895), H6292 [5AU]

———treatment of disabled adult's benefits upon marriage (see S. 559), S2610 [10MR]

———waiting period requirements for benefits (see H.R. 1424), H1527 [18MR]

———waive waiting period for benefits relative to terminal illness (see H.R. 1339), H1290 [16MR]

———work incentives for people with disabilities (see H.R. 3009), H6380 [6AU]

Social Security Court of Appeals: establish (see H.R. 3265), H7826 [13OC]

SSI: benefits for substance abuse (see H.R. 1712), H1894 [7AP]

———reform program (see H.R. 2676), H4858 [20JY]

States: reciprocity relative to parking privileges (see H.R. 1825), H2023 [22AP]

Taxation: floating Social Security tax rates for old age, survivors, and disability insurance (see H.R. 255), H107 [6JA]

———percentage limitations on charitable deductions relative to disaster relief contributions (see H.R. 2903), H6292 [5AU]

———recovery of certain military disability severance tax overpayments (see H.R. 2971), H6379 [6AU]

———refundable tax credit for households which include disabled elderly persons (see H.R. 319), H108 [6JA]

———treatment of certain disability benefits received by former police officers and firefighters (see S. 590), S2917 [16MR]

———treatment of equipment installed on passenger vehicles for the use of disabled individuals (see H.R. 1393), H1413 [17MR]

———treatment of life insurance premiums relative to disabled beneficiaries (see H.R. 524), H179 [21JA]

———treatment of transportation expenses for the handicapped (see H.R. 317), H108 [6JA]

———treatment of trusts established for the disabled or college education costs (see S. 1729), S16433 [19NO]

Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act: amend (see S. 1283), S9367 [23JY]

———reauthorize and improve programs (see S. 1285; H.R. 2785), S9443 [26JY], H5452 [28JY]

Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2339), H3341 [8JN]

Veterans: affirmative action in the employment of certain veterans relative to receipt of Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 2774), H5451 [28JY]

———automobile assistance allowance for certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 3002), H6380 [6AU]

———commissary and exchange privileges and transport on military aircraft for certain former disabled, enlisted members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2772), H5451 [28JY]

———commissary and exchange privileges for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 2771), H5451 [28JY]

———compensation rate for veterans with service-connected disabilities and survivors' dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 883; H.R. 3340), S5393 [4MY], H8362 [21OC]

———cost-of-living adjustments for certain disability compensation (see H.R. 2341), H3341 [8JN]

———disability evaluation standards (see H.R. 3001), H6380 [6AU]

———eligibility of former POW for certain service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 67, 2062), H84 [5JA], H2427 [11MY]

———eligibility of totally disabled veterans for travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2773), H5451 [28JY]

———extend educational assistance benefits to dependents of veterans with a service-connected disability (see H.R. 2781), H5452 [28JY]

———outpatient medical services for any disability of a former POW (see H.R. 1442), H1589 [24MR]

———participation of those with service-connected disabilities in Dept. of Defense procurement actions (see H.R. 800), H483 [3FE]

———payment of additional compensation to certain veterans who have suffered the loss of a lung or kidney (see H.R. 3018), H6381 [6AU]

———permit retirement pay concurrently with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H84 [5JA], H108 [6JA]

———revise adjudication procedures for benefit claims (see H.R. 2574), H4408 [30JN]

———revise definition of disabled veteran relative to benefits (see H.R. 2779), H5451 [28JY]

———Service Disabled Veterans Insurance Program coverage (see H.R. 2978), H6380 [6AU]

———treatment of benefit increases to blind, disabled veterans in New York relative to pension payments (see S. 789), S4632 [19AP]

Vietnamese Conflict: veterans benefits for disabled individuals who served with voluntary organizations (see H.R. 119), H103 [6JA]

Explanations

Compensation rate for veterans with service-connected disabilities and survivors' dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 3340), H8671 [2NO]

Factsheets

Provisions of National Service Trust Act Relative to Disabled Persons, S9050 [20JY]

Letters

Social Security benefit payments relative to criminal insanity: John W. Sisson, Jr., S14195 [21OC]

Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act amendments: Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, S10623 [5AU]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S5458 [4MY]

Motions

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: expand programs (S. 1284), H10559 [21NO]

Notices

Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Payment breakdown, S12654 [29SE]

Remarks in House

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 81), H2223, H2224 [4MY]

Dekkor, Hank: attempt to be first blind man to cross the Atlantic on solo journey to Great Britain, H5079 [26JY]

Developmental disabilities: programs and assistance for individuals (H.R. 3505), H10545 [21NO]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: expand programs (S. 1284), H10547-H10559 [21NO]

———expand programs (S. 1284), insert language of H.R. 3505 in lieu, H10559 [21NO]

Education of the Deaf Act: amend (S. 1295), H5584-H5590 [2AU]

Health: establish a program for the prevention of disabilities (H.R. 2204), H3477, H3478 [14JN]

Mental health: inclusion of benefits in comprehensive health care plan (H. Con. Res. 52), H844, H845 [24FE]

———inclusion of benefits in comprehensive health care plan (H.R. 1563), H1745, H1746 [31MR]

National Down's Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (S.J. Res. 92), H7794 [13OC]

Rehabilitation Act: amend (S. 1295), H5584-H5590 [2AU]

Taxation: recovery of certain military disability severance tax overpayments (H.R. 2971), H6298 [6AU]

Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2339), H5590-H5599 [2AU]

United Air Lines: treatment of people with disabilities, H5556 [2AU]

Veterans: classification of service-connected disabilities, H2728 [25MY]

———compensation rate for veterans with service-connected disabilities and survivors' dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 3340), H8670-H8673 [2NO]

———reductions in benefits for disabled, H755, H759 [23FE]

Remarks in Senate

American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association: National Rehabilitation Week awards committee nominee, S11044 [7SE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, S9440 [26JY], S10765 [6AU]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 81), S5704 [7MY]

Crime: hate crimes and abuse against the disabled, S16279 [18NO]

Dept. of Defense: special pay for certain disabled members, S11543 [13SE]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: expand programs (S. 1284), S9370 [23JY], S10605 [5AU], S10770 [6AU]

Disability Professionals Week: observance, S8540 [1JY]

Dole Foundation for Employment of People With Disabilities: anniversary, S14619 [28OC]

Education: efforts to make the National School Lunch program more accessible to disabled individuals, S6708 [27MY]

Education of the Deaf Act: amend (S. 1295), S9532, S9533 [27JY]

Federal aid programs: vocational rehabilitation programs, S11569 [13SE]

Financial institutions: participation in contracting for delivery of services to banking regulatory agencies, S5888 [13MY]

Foreign aid: global examination of human rights status of people with disabilities (S. 1256), S8912 [16JY]

Gallaudet University: anniversary of inauguration of first deaf president, S2607, S2608 [10MR]

Handicapped: wheelchair accessibility, S745 [26JA]

Lehikoinen, Mary Ellen: personal health care situation, S4448 [2AP]

Medicaid: coverage for low-income medicare beneficiaries (S. 649), S3656-S3660 [24MR]

———ensure any funding transferred to States through the Disproportionate Share Hospital Payment Program be spent on health care expenses for the poor and disabled, S12652-S12656 [29SE]

Medicare/medicaid: budget reconciliation provisions, S10722 [6AU]

Mental health: inclusion of benefits in comprehensive health care plan (S. 671), S4017 [30MR]

National Barrier Awareness Day: designate (S.J. Res. 105), S7631 [22JN], S9440 [26JY]

National Down Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (S.J. Res. 92), S5766, S5777 [11MY], S9364 [23JY]

Rehabilitation Act: amend (S. 1295), S9532, S9533 [27JY]

Social Security: assistance to family caregivers of disabled individuals (S. 1072), S6867 [28MY]

———benefit payments relative to criminal insanity, S15270 [8NO]

———benefit payments relative to criminal insanity (S. 1577), S14195 [21OC]

———reauthorizing the representative payee program (S. 1738), S16725 [20NO]

———treatment of disabled adult's benefits upon marriage (S. 559), S2675 [10MR]

Taxation: treatment of certain disability benefits received by former police officers and firefighters (S. 590), S2934 [16MR]

———treatment of trusts established for the disabled or college education costs (S. 1729), S16488 [19NO]

Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act: amend (S. 1283), S9368 [23JY], S10621-S10623 [5AU], S10770 [6AU]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2339), insert language of S. 1283 in lieu, S10623 [5AU]

———reauthorize and improve programs (S. 1285), S9443 [26JY]

Television: require closed caption capability on all new sets, S8531 [1JY]

Transportation: accessibility for the disabled, S12922, S12923 [4OC]

Veterans: compensation rate for veterans with service-connected disabilities and survivors' dependency and indemnity compensation (S. 883), S5458 [4MY]

———treatment of benefit increases to blind, disabled veterans in New York relative to pension payments (S. 789), S4634 [19AP]

Reports filed

Authorizing Special Olympics Torch Relay on Capitol Grounds: Committee on Public Works and Transportation (House) (H. Con. Res. 81)) (H. Rept. 103-68), H2181 [29AP]

Compensation Rate Adjustment for Veterans With Service-Connected Disabilities and Survivors' Dependency and Indemnity Compensation: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3340) (H. Rept. 103-312), H8657 [28OC]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1284) (S. Rept. 103-120), S10232 [3AU]

National Down's Syndrome Awareness Month: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 92), S9289 [22JY]

Prevention of Disabilities Program: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2204) (H. Rept. 103-121), H3456 [10JN]

Programs and Assistance for Individuals With Developmental Disabilities: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3505) (H. Rept. 103-378), H10299 [19NO]

Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 2339) (H. Rept. 103-208), H5662 [2AU]

———Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1283) (S. Rept. 103-119), S10231 [3AU]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 616) (S. Rept. 103-55), S7216 [15JN]

Statements

Costs of Health Care for Severe Mental Illness: National Institute of Mental Health, S4018 [30MR]

Disabled Veterans' Benefits Reduction: Joseph C. Zengerle, DAV, H755, H759 [23FE]

Equitable Health Care for Severe Mental Illness Act: Senator Domenici, S4018 [30MR]

Summaries

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act Programs Expansion (S. 1284), S10606 [5AU]

Family Caregiver Support Act (S. 1072), S6868 [28MY]

Medicare Enrollment Improvement and Protection Act (S. 649), S3658 [24MR]

Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act Amendments (S. 1283), S9369 [23JY]

Tables

Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Payment allotments, S12654 [29SE]

Veterans disability, dependency, and indemnity compensation rates, H2043, H2044 [27AP]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 81, authorize use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay, H2223 [4MY]

H.R. 2204, Disabilities Prevention Act, H3477 [14JN]

H.R. 2339, Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act appropriations, H5590-H5598 [2AU]

H.R. 3340, compensation rate for veterans with service-connected disabilities and survivors' dependency and indemnity compensation, H8670 [2NO]

H.R. 3505, programs and assistance for individuals with developmental disabilities, H10545 [21NO]

S. 559, treatment of disabled adult's Social Security benefits upon marriage, S2675 [10MR]

S. 649, Medicare Enrollment Improvement and Protection Act, S3657 [24MR]

S. 671, Equitable Health Care for Severe Mental Illness Act, S4018 [30MR]

S. 789, treatment of benefits for blind, and disabled veterans in New York relative pension to payments, S4635 [19AP]

S. 883, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S5458 [4MY]

S. 1072, Family Caregiver Support Act, S6868 [28MY]

S. 1256, Disability Rights in American Foreign Policy Act, S8912 [16JY]

S. 1283, Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act amendments, S10777-S10785 [6AU]

S. 1284, expand Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, H10547-H10559 [21NO]

S. 1284, expansion of programs for the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, S10607-S10620 [5AU]

S. 1285, reauthorize and improve programs of the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act, S9443-S9450 [26JY]

S. 1295, Rehabilitation Act and Education of the Deaf Act amendments, S9534-S9539 [27JY], H5585-H5589 [2AU]

S. 1729, Persons With Disabilities Trusts Tax Rate Restoration Act, S16489 [19NO]

S. 1738, reauthorizing the representative payee program, S16725 [20NO]

S.J. Res. 92, National Down Syndrome Awareness Month, S5767 [11MY], S9364 [23JY]

S.J. Res. 92, National Down's Syndrome Awareness Month, H7794 [13OC]

S.J. Res. 105, National Barrier Awareness Day, S7631 [22JN]