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

Addresses

From Disability to Capability: Senator Kennedy, S10742-S10744 [26JY]

Vocational Rehabilitation Program: Richard W. Riley, Sec. of Education, E1639 [4AU]

Amendments

Veterans: increase service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 2394), S16927, S16937 [9NO], H12124 [10NO]

Analyses

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act (S. 992), S9439 [29JN]

Appointments

Gallaudet University Board of Trustees, S12316 [10AU]

Articles and editorials

Metro Platforms—Reason Prevails, E995 [11MY]

Quadriplegics Get Help in Work-at-Home Program, S8472 [15JN]

Rep. Hogancamp Resolved, Upbeat Since Last Brutal Brush With Death, S3291 [28FE]

United Voices, E1231 [13JN]

Why the ADA Could Ruin the Superbowl, E338 [14FE]

Bills and resolutions

American Samoa: SSI benefits (see H.R. 1060), H2306 [27FE]

Benefits: study providing services and benefits to individuals who served with voluntary organizations assisting the Armed Forces during the Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 179), H168 [9JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (see H. Con. Res. 64), H4441 [1MY]

Civil defense: public safety officer death benefits eligibility for certain civil defense and FEMA employees (see S. 791), S6513 [11MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: funding mechanism for the American Samoa Nutritional Assistance Program (see S. 79), S49 [4JA]

Dept. of Defense: increase opportunities for veterans with service-connected disabilities to participate in procurement activities (see H.R. 137), H167 [9JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: outpatient medical services for former POW with disabilities (see S. 615), S4573 [24MR]

Education: extend discretionary grant program for special education and assistance (see S. 916), S8177 [12JN]

Employment: clarify workplace requirements for hearing-aid compatible telephones (see H.R. 1892), H6158 [20JN]

———equalize remedies available to all victims of intentional discrimination (see S. 296), S1758 [30JA]

Federal employees: exempt disability and survivor annuities from cost-of-living adjustment delays (see H.R. 2224), H8534 [4AU]

———treatment of life insurance options for disabled retirees (see H.R. 2688), H13804 [29NO]

———vocational rehabilitation services in the Civil Service Disability Retirement Program (see H. Con. Res. 3), H176 [9JA]

Guam: SSI benefits (see H.R. 1069), H2306 [27FE]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see S. 459; H.R. 1010), S2965 [22FE], H2063 [22FE]

———provide for home and community-based services for individuals with disabilities (see S. 85), S49 [4JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorization (see S. 1075), S10729 [26JY]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 1986), H6698 [30JN]

Law enforcement officers: counseling programs for disabled police officers (see H.R. 384), H174 [9JA]

Medicare: protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMOs (see H.R. 2350), H9132 [18SE]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (see H.R. 1707, 2329), H5571 [24MY], H8993 [14SE]

———provide for certain payments under CHAMPUS to the extent that such expenses are not payable under medicare (see S. 69), S49 [4JA]

Motor vehicles: improve traffic safety performance of high risk drivers (see H.R. 1866), H6045 [15JN]

POW: authorize certain disabled former POW to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges (see S. 73), S49 [4JA]

Social Security: establish a disability review account for expenditures in reviewing cases (see H.R. 1586), H4618 [9MY]

———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1208 [3FE]

———repeal rule providing for the termination of benefits to the disabled upon marriage (see S. 466), S3052 [23FE]

———solvency of old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see S. 825), S6912 [18MY]

———treatment of disability, old-age, and widow's or widower's insurance benefits (see H.R. 2469), H9897 [11OC]

———treatment of long-term health care insurance (see H.R. 2571), H11686 [1NO]

———tribute to Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H. Res. 209), H8309 [2AU]

Social Security Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 165), S12370 [11AU]

Social Security Disability Insurance Program: funding for SSI presumptive disability benefit programs (see H.R. 1665), H5190 [17MY]

SSI: deny disability benefits based on alcohol or drug addiction (see S. 498; H.R. 791), S3520 [6MR], H1156 [2FE]

———eliminate fraud in payment of disability benefits to children (see H.R. 224), H170 [9JA]

———financial incentives for nonprofit organizations to seek eligible recipients (see H.R. 1664), H5190 [17MY]

———reform eligibility requirements for children's programs (see S. 798), S6513 [11MY]

———replace with State block grant programs (see S. 845), S7244 [23MY]

———require benefits in the form of vouchers (see H.R. 612), H467 [20JA]

———require periodic reapplication and modify administrative criteria relative to mental impairments (see H.R. 1974), H6697 [30JN]

———restriction on benefits to prisoners (see S. 1418; H.R. 2320), S17336 [17NO], H8903 [13SE]

Taxation: exclude from gross income certain police officer and firefighter disability benefits (see H.R. 1630), H4915 [12MY]

———treatment of trusts established for the benefit of individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 960), H1849 [15FE]

———treatment of trusts for individuals who are disabled or for education (see S. 657), S4993 [31MR]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 67; H.R. 2764), S49 [4JA], H14310 [12DE]

———disability compensation for dependents regardless of waiver of retired pay (see S. 730), S5805 [27AP]

———disregard State payments to blind veterans as income for purposes of pension determination (see S. 361), S2268 [7FE]

———ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government financial status (see S. 1414; H.R. 2626, 2632, 2813), S17090 [15NO], H12190 [13NO], H12349 [14NO], H15237 [20DE]

———extend the provision of services at community-based health care facilities (see S. 725), S5664 [25AP]

———increase service-connected disability benefits (see S. 992; H.R. 2352, 2394), S9421 [29JN], H9245 [19SE], H9505 [25SE]

———medical information sharing between the Social Security Administration and the Dept. of Veterans Affairs for the determination of disability status (see H.R. 1609), H4795 [10MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H172 [9JA]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with veterans disability compensation (see H.R. 65), H165 [9JA]

———restrict clothing allowance payments for incarcerated veterans and assess disability benefits to veterans in nursing homes (see S. 995; H.R. 2155), S9421 [29JN], H8174 [1AU]

Virgin Islands: SSI benefits (see H.R. 1069), H2306 [27FE]

Essays

Participating in the ``American Dream'': Linda Overmoyer, E1911 [11OC]

Excerpts

Off-budget status of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Trust Funds of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, S17123 [16NO]

Letters

Dept. of Veterans Affairs' outpatient medical services for former POW with disabilities: Charles S. Prigmore, American Ex-Prisoners of War, S4581 [24MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: Richard W. Riley, Sec. of Education, S10731-S10733 [26JY]

Limit compensation for mentally disabled veterans: Bob Kasten and Senators Hatfield and Domenici, S14289 [26SE]

Public safety officer death benefits eligibility for certain civil defense and FEMA employees: Senator Cochran, S6650 [15MY]

SSI children's programs eligibility requirements reform: several mental health and disability organizations, S6536 [11MY]

Treatment of the disabled relative to unfunded Federal mandates reform: Kathy Swendiman and Nancy L. Jones, Congressional Research Service, S3888 [14MR]

Veterans' Benefits Reform Act: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S9442 [29JN]

Veterans benefits under a balanced budget requirement: Donald A. Sioss, Disabled American Veterans, S2947 [22FE]

———Richard Grant, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), S2943 [22FE]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S9439 [29JN]

Lists

National organizations endorsing the Birth Defects Prevention Act, E395 [22FE]

Proclamations

National Mercy, Love, and Compassion for the Handicapped Month: Houston, TX, City Council, E1413 [12JY]

Remarks in House

American Printing House for the Blind: funding, H7470 [24JY], H8342 [3AU]

American Samoa: SSI benefits (H.R. 1060), E452 [27FE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: improve, E338 [14FE]

Amtrak: extend American with Disabilities Act exemption to commuter authority facilities, H13822 [30NO]

Baldwin, Bryan: National Industries for the Blind's Peter J. Salmon National Blind Employee of the Year Award recipient, E1916 [11OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 64), H4562 [9MY]

Civil rights: exempt protections from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2142, H2143 [23FE], H2206 [24FE]

Community service: tribute to the Special People Program of Improved Benevolent Protective Order of the Elks of the World, E1502 [24JY]

Edgerton, Art: National Association of Black Journalists Region VI Hall of Fame inductee, E923 [2MY]

Education: funding for educational programs for disabled children, H8334 [3AU]

Federal employees: exempt disability and survivor annuities from cost-of-living adjustment delays (H.R. 2224), E1672 [5AU]

———treatment of life insurance options for disabled retirees (H.R. 2688), E2258 [29NO]

Federal-State relations: treatment of the disabled relative to unfunded Federal mandates reform, H579-H582 [24JA]

Fisher, Naomi: Javits-Wagner-O'Day Program Blind Worker of the Year award recipient, E318 [10FE]

Fremont, CA: anniversary of Serra Center, E1817 [20SE]

Glennan, Martha K.: Fairfax County, VA, Citizen of the Year Award recipient, E989 [10MY]

Green Chimneys (organization): tribute, H12069 [9NO]

Guam: SSI benefits (H.R. 1069), H2228 [27FE]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (H.R. 1010), E395, E406 [22FE]

Housing: exemption of the elderly and disabled from public housing rent increases, H7860, H7863-H7865 [27JY]

———funding for services coordinators to assist elderly and disabled residents, H7840 [27JY]

———tribute to the California Paralyzed Veterans (organization) for providing comfortable housing to disabled veterans, E1814 [20SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1986), E1384 [30JN]

Lakeside, CA: tribute to Home for Guiding Hands laboratory, E1014 [11MY]

Law enforcement officers: counseling programs for disabled police officers (H.R. 384), E26 [4JA]

Louisville, KY: tribute to Mini Deaf Sports Festival, E1363 [29JN]

Marin County, CA: tribute to Casa Allegra Community Services project, E1958 [17OC]

Medicaid: home- and community-based services for the disabled, E2183 [15NO]

Medicare: protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMOs (H.R. 2350), H9646 [28SE]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (H.R. 1707), E1113 [24MY]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (H.R. 2329), H8944-H8946 [14SE], H9143 [19SE], E1788 [14SE]

Motor vehicles: improve traffic safety performance of high risk drivers (H.R. 1866), E1271 [16JN]

National Center for Disability Services: Dept. of Labor Epic Award recipient, E1802 [19SE]

National Mercy, Love, and Compassion for the Handicapped Month: observance, E1413 [12JY]

New Haven, CT: tribute to participants in Special Olympics World Games, E1353 [28JN], E1386 [30JN]

Overmoyer, Linda: National Industries for the Blind Testimony To Work Essay Contest award recipient, E1910 [11OC]

Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization): tribute, H1700 [14FE]

Passaic County, NJ: tribute to Murray House, E679 [24MR]

Radio Vision (organization): Volunteer Recognition Day observance, E800 [6AP]

Senior citizens: funding for the Congregate Housing Services Program through rescissions in NASA, H3219 [15MR]

Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children: American Hospital Association NOVA Award recipient, E1477 [20JY]

Social Compact (community development coalition): Outstanding Community Investment Award recipients, E1090 [22MY], E1209 [9JN]

Social Security: establish a disability review account for expenditures in reviewing cases (H.R. 1586), E968 [9MY]

———maintain correlation of disability insurance benefits earnings levels of blind individuals with retirement age benefits earnings test (H. Con. Res. 23), H1193 [3FE]

———maintain link between senior citizen and blind persons earnings test limit, H13965, H13966, H13969 [5DE]

———treatment of long-term health care insurance (H.R. 2571), E2083 [1NO]

———tribute to Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (H. Res. 209), H8180 [2AU]

Social Security Disability Insurance Program: funding for SSI presumptive disability benefit programs (H.R. 1665), E1061 [17MY]

Special Olympics: tribute to corporations that participated in the Cessna Citation Special Olympics Airlift, E1772 [13SE]

———tribute to Guam participants, E1761 [12SE]

SSI: deny disability benefits based on alcohol or drug addiction (H.R. 791), E689 [24MR]

———financial incentives for nonprofit organizations to seek eligible recipients (H.R. 1664), E1063 [17MY]

———reform, E170 [24JA]

———require benefits in the form of vouchers (H.R. 612), E141 [20JA]

———restriction on benefits to prisoners (H.R. 2320), H8912 [14SE]

Transportation: installation of subway platform edges in the District of Columbia, E995 [11MY]

Veterans: increase service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 2394), H9762-H9764 [10OC], H12124 [10NO]

Virgin Islands: SSI benefits (H.R. 1069), H2228 [27FE]

Vocational rehabilitation: tribute to programs, E1639 [4AU]

York, PA: anniversary of Shadowfax Corp., E1899 [6OC]

Remarks in Senate

Association for the Advancement of the Blind and the Retarded: tribute, S9935 [13JY]

Budget: treatment of federally declared disasters under a balanced budget requirement, S2597-S2617 [14FE]

———treatment of veterans benefits under a balanced budget requirement, S2938-S2948 [22FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 64), S6642 [12MY]

Civil defense: public safety officer death benefits eligibility for certain civil defense and FEMA employees (S. 791), S6515 [11MY], S6649 [15MY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): budget scoring of H.R. 2394, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S16937 [9NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: funding mechanism for the American Samoa Nutritional Assistance Program (S. 79), S292 [4JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: construction of hospitals, S14370, S14371 [27SE]

———outpatient medical services for former POW with disabilities (S. 615), S4581 [24MR]

Education: extend discretionary grant program for special education and assistance (S. 916), S8182 [12JN], S8402 [14JN]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary, S17763 [29NO]

Employment: ensure access to Federal job training programs for the disabled, S14983 [11OC]

———equalize remedies available to all victims of intentional discrimination (S. 296), S1788 [30JA]

Federal-State relations: treatment of the disabled relative to unfunded Federal mandates reform, S3887 [14MR]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (S. 459), S2967 [22FE]

———provide for home and community-based services for individuals with disabilities (S. 85), S294-S297 [4JA], S16090-S16093 [27OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorization (S. 1075), S10731-S10733 [26JY], S17762, S17763, S17823 [29NO]

Medicaid: eligibility for SSI recipients, S15805-S15807 [26OC]

———reform, S15091 [12OC]

Medicare: provide for certain payments under CHAMPUS to the extent that such expenses are not payable under medicare (S. 69), S285 [4JA]

Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation: anniversary, S19130 [21DE]

New Haven, CT: tribute to participants in Special Olympics World Games, S9476 [29JN], S9642 [10JY], S9820 [12JY]

POW: authorize certain disabled former POW to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges (S. 73), S288 [4JA]

Public welfare programs: exempt elderly, disabled, and children from optional State food assistance block grants, S13635, S13636 [15SE]

Service Members Occupational Conversion and Training Act: funding, S14367 [27SE]

Social Compact (community development coalition): Outstanding Community Investment Award recipients, S6744 [16MY]

Social Security: reduce waiting period for disability benefits, S17928 [4DE]

———repeal rule providing for the termination of benefits to the disabled upon marriage (S. 466), S3056 [23FE]

———solvency of old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (S. 825), S6913-S6916 [18MY]

Social Security Act: anniversary (S. Res. 165), S12518 [11AU]

Sports: tribute to participants of the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games, S1725 [27JA], S3510 [6MR]

SSI: deny disability benefits based on alcohol or drug addiction (S. 498), S3521 [6MR]

———reform eligibility requirements for children's programs (S. 798), S6534-S6537 [11MY]

———replace with State block grant programs, S12924 [8SE]

———replace with State block grant programs (S. 845), S7237-S7239, S7245-S7247 [23MY]

———restriction on benefits to prisoners (S. 1418), S17336 [17NO]

Taxation: treatment of trusts for individuals who are disabled or for education (S. 657), S4993 [31MR]

USIA: Tenth Paralympiad Games funding, S14668, S14669 [29SE]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (S. 67), S285 [4JA]

———disregard State payments to blind veterans as income for purposes of pension determination (S. 361), S2269 [7FE]

———ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government financial status (S. 1414), S17045, S17093, S17094 [15NO], S17182 [16NO]

———extend the provision of services at community-based health care facilities (S. 725), S5674-S5676 [25AP], S5918 [1MY]

———increase service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 2394), S16937-S16939 [9NO]

———increase service-connected disability benefits (S. 992), S9438 [29JN]

———limit compensation for mentally disabled veterans, S14286-S14289 [26SE], S14338-S14341 [27SE], S15703 [25OC]

———restrict clothing allowance payments for incarcerated veterans and assess disability benefits to veterans in nursing homes (S. 995), S9441 [29JN]

West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind: anniversary, S14566 [28SE]

Reports

Expert Group Recommends Steps To Restructure Supplemental Security Disability Program for Children, Adolescents: National Academy of Social Insurance, S6535 [11MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Reauthorization, S8402 [14JN]

Reports filed

Increase Service-Connected Disability Benefits for Veterans: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2394) (H. Rept. 104-273), H9743 [6OC]

Special Olympics Torch Relay on Capitol Building Grounds: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 64) (H. Rept. 104-113), H4617 [9MY]

Summaries

Birth Defects Prevention Act (S. 459), S2968 [22FE]

Long-Term Care Reform and Deficit Reduction Act (S. 85), S306 [4JA]

Medicare Patient Choice Act (H.R. 2329), E1788 [14SE]

Off-Budget Status of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Trust Funds, S4319 [22MR]

Protection of Medicare Beneficiaries Relative to Enrollment in Managed Care Plans and Health Maintenance Organizations (H.R. 1707), E1113-E1115 [24MY]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2394, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S16938 [9NO]

Comparison of premiums of attained-age medigap plan versus standard medigap community-rated plan, E1113 [24MY]

FEMA Disaster Relief Fund, S2611 [14FE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 64, Capitol Building and Grounds use for Special Olympics torch relay, H4563 [9MY]

H.R. 1060, SSI benefits for American Samoa, E453 [27FE]

H.R. 2394, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, H9762 [10OC], H12124 [10NO]

S. 67, allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft, S285 [4JA]

S. 69, provide for certain payments under CHAMPUS to the extent that such expenses are not payable under medicare, S286 [4JA]

S. 73, authorize certain disabled former POW to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges, S288 [4JA]

S. 79, funding mechanism for the American Samoa Nutritional Assistance Program, S292 [4JA]

S. 85, Long-Term Care Reform and Deficit Reduction Act, S298-S306 [4JA]

S. 296, Equal Remedies Act, S1788 [30JA]

S. 361, disregard State payments to blind veterans as income for purposes of pension determination, S2269 [7FE]

S. 466, repeal rule of providing for the termination of Social Security benefits to the disabled upon marriage, S3057 [23FE]

S. 615, Dept. of Veterans Affairs' outpatient medical services for former POW with disabilities, S4581 [24MR]

S. 657, Persons With Disabilities Trusts Tax Rate Restoration Act, S4994 [31MR]

S. 725, Veterans Community-Based Care Act, S5676 [25AP]

S. 992, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S9439 [29JN]

S. 995, Veterans' Benefits Reform Act, S9442 [29JN]

S. 1418, Prisoner Fraud Prevention Act, S17337 [17NO]

S. Res. 165, Social Security Act anniversary, S12412, S12518 [11AU]