DISABLED related term(s) Americans With Disabilities Act

Agenda

Five Year Chicago Area HIV/AIDS Housing Plan: AIDS Foundation of Chicago, IL, E2117 [16NO]

Appointments

Gallaudet University Board of Trustees, H228 [8FE]

Articles and editorials

Day in the Life of Emily Ross, E889 [22MY]

How the U.S. Tax Code Worsens the Education Gap, S6028 [11JN]

Local Man Elected To Head PA. Disabled American Veterans, E1807 [5OC]

Onward and Outward! an Update From Emily Ross, E889 [22MY]

Two `Class' Events That Make Us Proud, E917 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see S. 782), S3994 [26AP] (see H.R. 914), H739 [7MR]

Armed Forces: authorize disability retirement to be granted posthumously for members who die in the line of duty (see S. 1037), S6318 [14JN] (see S. 1427), S9440 [14SE] (see H.R. 2203), H3202 [14JN]

———authorize the use of military recreational facilities by any veteran with a compensable service-connected disability (see H.R. 1233), H1188 [27MR]

———integrate Individual Case Management Program beneficiaries into the TRICARE program (see S. 1402), S9123 [5SE] (see H.R. 2987), H6136 [2OC]

———revise the computation of military disability retired pay for certain members injured while a cadet or midshipman at a service academy (see H.R. 2685), H4948 [31JY]

Business and industry: require employers to notify parents or guardians of employees under 18 or disabled if an individual with a criminal record of violence is working at the same facility (see H.R. 1869), H2280 [16MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (see H. Con. Res. 87), H1189 [27MR]

Children and youth: increase the availability and quality of child care for disabled children (see H.R. 2787), H5336 [2AU]

Correctional institutions: exclude prisoners from requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act (see S. 33), S98 [22JA]

Crime: establish a national center on volunteer screening to reduce sexual and other types of abuse against children, the elderly, and the disabled (see S. 1868), S13943 [20DE]

———facilitate the gathering of criminal background information on employees and volunteers for providers of care to children, the elderly, and disabled individuals (see S. 1830), S13300 [14DE]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 2283), H3464 [21JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow the sworn affidavit of a veteran who served in combat during the Korean War or an earlier conflict to be accepted as proof of service connection for certain diseases and injuries (see H.R. 843), H623 [1MR]

———clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see S. 409), S1699 [28FE] (see H.R. 612), H393 [14FE]

———enhance provision of specialized treatment and rehabilitation for disabled veterans (see S. 1598), S11286 [31OC]

———ensure that senior citizen veterans shall be eligible for pension benefits without regard to disability (see H.R. 3087), H6700 [11OC]

———establish presumption of service connection for certain diseases and disabilities of veterans who were exposed to carbon tetrachloride (see H.R. 514), H223 [7FE]

———establish presumption of service connection for cold weather injuries received during military operations (see H.R. 764), H442 [27FE]

———extend health care eligibility for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see S. 1576), S11105 [25OC]

———improve presumptive compensation benefits for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 1406), H1482 (see H.R. 1406), H1492 [4AP]

———make service dogs available to disabled veterans and make various other improvements in health care benefits (see H.R. 2792), H5336 [2AU]

———modify authority to provide dog-guides to blind veterans and authorize provision of service dogs to hearing-impaired veterans and veterans with spinal cord injuries (see S. 1160), S7426 [10JY]

———revise effective date for award of disability compensation for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation (see H.R. 290), H110 [30JA]

Disability Arts Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 210), H5338 [2AU]

Dyspraxia: increase public awareness (see S. Con. Res. 65), S8912 [3AU]

Education: provide funding flexibility to States and local educational agencies for programs to provide special education and related services to children with disabilities (see H.R. 1527), H1498 [4AP]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 820), H621 [1MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students (see S. 158), S456 [23JA]

Employment: prevent involuntary application of arbitration to discrimination claims (see H.R. 1489), H1487 (see H.R. 1489), H1496 [4AP]

ERISA: exempt from preemption, under State tort actions to recover damages, any employee welfare benefit plan providing disability benefits that fails to provide timely benefits (see H.R. 1104), H1010 [20MR] (see H.R. 1422), H1483 (see H.R. 1422), H1493 [4AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 881), H648 [6MR]

Families and domestic relations: demonstration projects to support State and local efforts to provide partial or full wage replacement for childbirth, adoption, or other caregiving needs (see H.R. 226), H63 [6JA]

Federal employees: disability annuities for law enforcement officers, firefighters, and the Capitol Police (see H.R. 446), H220 [7FE]

———payment of veterans' disability compensation to civilian retirees receiving retirement benefits to the same extent as military retirees receiving military retirement benefits (see H.R. 2842), H5405 [5SE]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see S. 1845), S13465 [18DE] (see H.R. 2163), H3150 [13JN]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for individuals with disabilities in foreign countries, including victims of landmines, civil strife, and warfare (see S. 1777), S12447 [5DE] (see H.R. 3169), H7333 [25OC]

Health: provide a study to determine costs to the public and private sectors of hip fractures among the elderly and spinal cord injuries among children (see H.R. 1219), H1188 [27MR]

Housing: establish demonstration program to modernize and increase access to health services in public housing for elderly and disabled persons (see S. 1885), S13943 [20DE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: amend relative to minimum State grants (see H.R. 371), H165 [31JA]

———authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior (see H.R. 651), H395 [14FE] (see H.R. 977), H875 [13MR]

———authorizing appropriations (see S. 466), S1897 [6MR] (see S. 496), S2070 [8MR] (see H.R. 214), H62 [6JA] (see H.R. 659), H395 [14FE] (see H.R. 737), H441 [27FE] (see H.R. 835), H622 [1MR] (see H.R. 976), H875 [13MR] (see H.R. 1330), H1406 [3AP] (see H.R. 1829), H2182 [15MY] (see H.R. 1912), H2334 [17MY] (see H.R. 2616), H4540 [24JY]

———permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies (see H.R. 1500), H1497 [4AP]

———use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 714), H398 [14FE]

Insurance: coverage of certain reconstructive surgery (see S. 576), S2582 [20MR]

Medicaid: coverage of disabled children and individuals who became disabled as children without regard to income or assets (see H.R. 567), H322 [13FE]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 321), S1270 [13FE] (see H.R. 600), H323 [13FE]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see S. 1298), S8575 [1AU]

Medicare: coverage for rehabilitation services provided by State vocational rehabilitation agencies to older, blind individuals (see H.R. 2674), H4862 [30JY]

———improve access to Medicare+Choice plans for special needs beneficiaries by targeting enrollment and eliminating beneficiary lock-in and other administrative barriers (see H.R. 2709), H5125 [1AU]

———make permanent the health coverage for certain disabled individuals that go back to work (see H.R. 481), H221 [7FE]

———waive waiting period for coverage of certain disabled individuals who have no health insurance (see H.R. 569), H322 [13FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish a national abusive and criminal background check system for patient care workers (see S. 1054), S6318 [14JN]

Monuments and memorials: provide grants for construction of memorials to honor men and women killed or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers (see H.R. 2450), H3861 [10JY] (see H.R. 2624), H4633 [25JY]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 116), H1488 (see H. Res. 116), H1499 [4AP]

POW: authorize certain disabled former POW to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges (see S. 43), S98 [22JA]

Social Security: authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 3133), H6918 [16OC]

———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 844), H623 [1MR] (see H.R. 3496), H10066 [13DE]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see S. 682), S3340 [3AP] (see H.R. 498), H222 [7FE]

———eliminate the waiting period for disability benefits and Medicare benefits for disabled individuals (see H.R. 344), H164 [31JA]

———eliminate the waiting period in the disability insurance program (see H.R. 2850), H5454 [6SE]

———eliminate waiting period for individuals to be eligible for disability benefits (see H.R. 3265), H7959 [8NO]

———ensure solvency (see H. Con. Res. 214), H5338 [2AU]

———guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 806), S4099 [1MY] (see S. 1558), S10769 [16OC] (see H.R. 832), H622 [1MR] (see H.R. 3135), H6918 [16OC]

———include any veterans' or survivors' compensation or pension in the determination of SSI benefits (see S. 1647), S11549 [7NO]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see S. 693), S3436 [4AP]

———provide full benefits for disabled widows and widowers regardless of age (see H.R. 3326), H8337 [16NO]

———repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 3327), H8337 [16NO]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H954 [15MR]

States: require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals (see H. Con. Res. 238), H6136 [2OC]

Taxation: disclosure of employer's share of taxes paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the employee in addition to the total amount of such taxes for such employee (see H.R. 1584), H1604 [25AP]

———provide a refundable credit for education and training of developmentally disabled children (see S. 1122), S7083 [28JN] (see H.R. 2339), H3712 [27JN]

———provide credits for modifications to inter-city buses required under the Americans With Disabilities Act (see S. 1192), S7878 [18JY] (see H.R. 915), H739 [7MR]

———treatment of trusts established for the benefit of individuals with disabilities (see S. 519), S2218 [13MR]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 38), S98 [22JA] (see H.R. 440), H220 [7FE]

———authorize certain disabled veterans and their dependents to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges (see H.R. 439), H220 [7FE]

———expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 134), H60 [6JA]

———expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans and circumstances deemed to have been radiation-risk activities (see H.R. 1957), H2678 [23MY]

———improve automobile assistance program for disabled veterans (see H.R. 2769), H5335 [2AU]

———increase compensation for disabled veterans who require aid and attendance (see H.R. 2201), H3202 [14JN]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 1090), S6664 [22JN] (see H.R. 2361), H3802 [28JN]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans and modify home loan programs (see S. 1488), S10154 [3OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 170), S527 [24JA] (see H.R. 65), H26 [3JA] (see H.R. 303), H202 [6FE] (see H.R. 609), H393 [14FE]

Weihenmayer, Erik: tribute for being first blind person to climb Mount Everest and recognition of abilities and potential of disabled individuals (see H. Con. Res. 150), H2888 [5JN]

Entry forms

Lutheran Brotherhood (organization) RespecTeen Speak for Yourself Contest: Heather Eagleston, S4416 [7MY]

Letters

Cap on attorneys' fees in District of Columbia special education placement lawsuits: District of Columbia City Council, S11517 [7NO]

———Peggy Cooper Cafritz and Paul L. Vance, District of Columbia Board of Education, S11516 [7NO]

Discrimination against the disabled: Heather Eagleston, S4416 [7MY]

Federal courts jurisdition over traditional plaintiff's medical malpractice claims: Senator Specter, S6386 [18JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding: Richard Spring, Webberville School District, Manchester, MI, S4199 [3MY]

Make permanent Medicare health coverage for certain disabled individuals that go back to work: Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, E116 [6FE]

School personnel authority to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, S4225 [3MY]

Veterans' Benefits Act: Anthony J. Principi, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S10157 [3OC]

Veterans health care funding: Armando C. Albarran, DAV, S5503 [23MY]

———David E. Woodbury, AMVETS, S5504 [23MY]

———Joel Niemeyer, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), S3497 [5AP]

———Joseph L. Fox, Sr., Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), S5504 [23MY]

———Robert E. Wallace, VFW, S3497 [5AP], S5503 [23MY]

———several veterans' organizations, S3496 [5AP]

Lists

Cosponsors of H.R. 481, make permanent Medicare health coverage for certain disabled individuals that go back to work, E116 [6FE]

Remarks in House

AIDS Foundation of Chicago: publication of HIV/AIDS Housing Plan, E2116 [16NO]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, E1450 [26JY]

Armed Forces: revise the computation of military disability retired pay for certain members injured while a cadet or midshipman at a service academy, H5853 [20SE]

Aspen, CO: tribute to National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic, E510 [3AP]

Back to Health Month: observance, E541 [5AP]

Blind and Visually Impaired Center of Monterey County, Inc.: anniversary, E1608 [6SE]

California: anniversary of Norco Lions Club, E682 [1MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 87), H2345, H2346 [21MY]

Cedartown, GA: hosting of Pre-Peachtree Training Camp for wheelchair athletes, E715 [3MY]

Cleveland, OH: anniversary of Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center, E1342 [17JY]

Coleman, Bill and Claudia: tribute for donation to the University of Colorado for the study of cognitive disabilities, E369 [15MR]

Courts: anniversary of Cherry v. Mathews district court case establishing equal rights for disabled citizens, E1355 [18JY]

Dept. of HUD: homeless prevention programs funding through reductions in home ownership downpayment assistance and administrative expenses, H4710-H4713 [26JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: benefit claims processing funding through reductions in NSF funding, H4691-H4693, H4694 [26JY]

———clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses, H4902-H4905 [31JY], H9143-H9148 [11DE]

———ensure that senior citizen veterans shall be eligible for pension benefits without regard to disability (H.R. 3087), E1859 [12OC]

———make service dogs available to disabled veterans and make various other improvements in health care benefits (H.R. 2792), H7143, H7147 [23OC], E1532 [3AU]

———medical and prosthetic research funding through reductions in NASA Human Space Flight funding, H4690, H4691 [26JY]

———revise effective date for award of disability compensation for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation (H.R. 290), E60 [30JA]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: section 8 housing vouchers programs and veterans' extended care facilities funding through reductions in home ownership downpayment assistance, H4696-H4700 [26JY]

Diseases: gene therapy research relative to cure for blindness, H2574 [23MY]

District of Columbia: cap on attorneys' fees in special education placement lawsuits, H9048 [6DE]

———education and training programs funding, H7918, H7919 [8NO]

———limitations on court awards relative to special education benefits, H6000 [25SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: percentage of Title I funding targeted to strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students, H2308, H2309 [17MY], H2419 [22MY]

Employment: prevent involuntary application of arbitration to discrimination claims (H.R. 1489), E576 [5AP]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (H.R. 2163), E1094 [13JN]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for individuals with disabilities in foreign countries, including victims of landmines, civil strife, and warfare (H.R. 3169), H10220-H10225 [18DE]

Foundation Fighting Blindness: tribute, H4546 [25JY]

Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (organization): anniversary, E1271 [29JN]

Glenn, John and Annie: Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center Greater Communicator Award recipients, E1590 [5SE]

Guma' Mami, Inc.: anniversary, E884 [22MY]

Health care professionals: tribute to caregivers, E2016 [6NO]

Hearing- and visually-impaired individuals: tribute, H7360 [30OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, H2583-H2586 [23MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 659), H906, H907, H912 [14MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 835), H511 [1MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1912), E849 [17MY]

———funding, H815-H821 [8MR], H1223, H1224, H1247 [28MR], H2306 [17MY], H2403 [22MY], H4124-H4127, H4130 [18JY], H6637, H6638, H6654-H6658 [11OC], H10086, H10097, H10105, H10109-H10111 [13DE], E1083 [13JN]

Key Biscayne, FL: tribute to National Alliance for Autism Research Walk FAR for NAAR, H7700 [1NO]

Langevin, Representative: appreciation for improving accessibility in the House of Representatives for the disabled, H3831 [10JY]

Maine Administrators of Services for Children with Disabilities (organization): anniversary, E754 [8MY]

Medicare: make permanent the health coverage for certain disabled individuals that go back to work (H.R. 481), E116 [6FE]

Monmouth County Association of the Blind: anniversary, E647 [26AP]

Mount Carmel, PA: tribute to Mini Olympics for People with Special Needs, E917 [23MY]

National objectives: accessibility improvements funding, H3831 [10JY]

National Stroke Awareness Month: observance, H2390 [22MY]

National Therapeutic Recreation Week: observance, E1351 [18JY]

Opportunity, Inc.: anniversary, E1613 [10SE]

Pomona Valley Workshop (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E1790 [3OC]

Pyunic USA (organization): tribute to work with disabled individuals in Armenia, E2034 [8NO]

Romley, Richard M.: DAV Outstanding Disabled Veteran of the Year award recipient, E2105 [16NO]

———Lois Pope Foundation LIFE's Presidential Unsung Hero Award recipient, E2105 [16NO]

Saginaw, MI: dedication of Intermediate School District Transitions Center, E1665 [17SE]

Social Security: ensure solvency, H4434 [24JY], H9085 [11DE], E2275 [13DE]

———ensure solvency (H. Con. Res. 214), E1539 [3AU]

———guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (H.R. 832), E264 [1MR]

Technology: State-assistive technology programs funding, H10433 [19DE]

The Arc of the U.S. (organization): anniversary of Dallas, TX, chapter, E549 [5AP]

Veterans: expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (H.R. 134), E58 [30JA]

———health care funding, H1211, H1224 [28MR], H2032, H2037, H2038 [9MY], H4374 [20JY], H4687 [26JY], H4859, H4860 [30JY]

———improve benefits, E2055, E2056 [13NO]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, H5781 [20SE], H6014 [25SE], H10078 [13DE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 303), H1280 [28MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 609), E181 [14FE]

Weihenmayer, Erik: tribute for being first blind person to climb Mount Everest and recognition of abilities and potential of disabled individuals (H. Con. Res. 150), H2904-H2907 [6JN]

Remarks in Senate

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, S8278 [26JY]

———require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (S. 782), S3998 [26AP]

Armed Forces: authorize disability retirement to be granted posthumously for members who die in the line of duty (S. 1037), S6319 [14JN]

———integrate Individual Case Management Program beneficiaries into the TRICARE program (S. 1402), S9079 [4SE]

———provide families of disabled children enrolled in TRICARE health coverage similar to Medicaid, S9793 [25SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 87), S5483 [22MY]

Correctional institutions: exclude prisoners from requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act (S. 33), S309-S311 [22JA]

Courts: anniversary of Cherry v. Mathews district court case establishing equal rights for disabled citizens, S8117 [24JY]

COVER (nonprofit organization): tribute to efforts to repair homes for low-income, elderly, and disabled citizens, S9802 [25SE]

Crime: establish a national center on volunteer screening to reduce sexual and other types of abuse against children, the elderly, and the disabled (S. 1868), S13953 [20DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (S. 409), S1701 [28FE]

———enhance provision of specialized treatment and rehabilitation for disabled veterans (S. 1598), S11287 [31OC]

———extend health care eligibility for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (S. 1576), S11111 [25OC]

———modify authority to provide dog-guides to blind veterans and authorize provision of service dogs to hearing-impaired veterans and veterans with spinal cord injuries (S. 1160), S7429 [10JY]

District of Columbia: cap on attorneys' fees in special education placement lawsuits, S11515-S11519, S11526-S11529 [7NO]

———exempt certain plaintiffs from cap on attorneys' fees in special education placement lawsuits, S11529-S11531 [7NO]

———GAO report on awards in excess of cap on attorneys' fees in special education placement lawsuits, S11530, S11532 [7NO]

Dyspraxia: increase public awareness (S. Con. Res. 65), S8977 [3AU]

Eagleston, Heather: Lutheran Brotherhood (organization) RespecTeen Speak for Yourself Award recipient, S4415 [7MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to financial assistance for certain affected school activities, S11323, S11324 [1NO]

———assist local educational agencies by increasing Title I funding to strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students, S4086 [1MY], S4217-S4232 [3MY]

———improve allocation of funds to boost teacher quality in schools with disadvantaged students, S6155-S6157 [13JN]

———percentage of Title I funding targeted to strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students, S6027-S6033, S6037-S6046 [11JN]

———strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students (S. 158), S433, S483-S485 [23JA]

ERISA: Federal courts jurisdiction over traditional plaintiff's medical malpractice claims, S6384-S6386 [18JN]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (S. 1845), S13469 [18DE]

Housing: establish demonstration program to modernize and increase access to health services in public housing for elderly and disabled persons (S. 1885), S13973 [20DE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize continued services for children with disabilities who have been expelled or suspended, S6241-S6248 [14JN]

———authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, S4224 [3MY], S6199-S6201, S6205-S6207 [13JN], S6240-S6249, S6268, S6269 [14JN]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 466), S1889, S1906, S1907 [6MR]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 496), S2079 [8MR]

———funding, S3523 [5AP], S3821 [24AP], S4198, S4205, S4206-S4215, S4224, S4226 [3MY], S4384 [4MY], S4437 [7MY], S4784 [10MY], S4917-S4919 [15MY], S5026 [17MY], S12307 [3DE], S13337, S13344 [17DE], S13366-S13382, S13388, S13396, S13417 [18DE], S13778 [20DE]

Insurance: coverage of certain reconstructive surgery (S. 576), S2590 [20MR]

Macungie, PA: tribute to Shoemaker Elementary School Community Service Club Walk-a-Thon for Paralyzed Veterans, S1609 [27FE]

Medicaid: coverage of certain dependent care employees, S3804 [24AP]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage, S3650 [6AP]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (S. 321), S1346 [13FE]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (S. 1298), S8594-S8596 [1AU]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish a national abusive and criminal background check system for patient care workers (S. 1054), S6333 [14JN]

Natrona County, WY: tribute to Silver Ribbon Campaign for efforts to promote disability awareness, S2658 [21MR]

Oats, Inc.: anniversary, S9502 [19SE]

POW: authorize certain disabled former POW to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges (S. 43), S318 [22JA]

Salt Lake City, UT: Paralympic games funding, S7997 [20JY]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (S. 682), S3346 [3AP]

———ensure solvency, S8391-S8393 [30JY]

———guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1558), S10773 [16OC]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (S. 693), S3443 [4AP]

Special Olympics World Games: tribute to Idaho participants, S632 [29JA]

Supreme Court: decision on applicability of the Americans With Disabilities Act to State employees, S1566 [26FE], S1671-S1673 [28FE]

Taxation: provide credits for modifications to inter-city buses required under the Americans With Disabilities Act (S. 1192), S7880 [18JY]

———treatment of trusts established for the benefit of individuals with disabilities, S5500 [23MY]

———treatment of trusts established for the benefit of individuals with disabilities (S. 519), S2220 [13MR]

University of Mississippi: tribute to volunteer referees at Sigma Nu (fraternal organization) Charity Bowl football game, S7188 [29JN]

Valley, AL: tribute to Valley Haven School Bike/Hike/Run for Valley Haven, S2728 [22MR]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (S. 38), S314 [22JA]

———health care funding, S3495-S3498 [5AP], S3638, S3693 [6AP], S5503 [23MY], S8544-S8549 [1AU], S8669 [2AU]

———improve access to health care, S8009 [20JY]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans and modify home loan programs (S. 1488), S10156 [3OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, S3695 [6AP], S10035, S10039 [2OC], S13131, S13132, S13134-S13137 [13DE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (S. 170), S541-S543 [24JA], S567 [25JA], S1257 [13FE], S2384 [15MR], S2471 [19MR], S3699 [6AP], S6004 [8JN]

Vision 2020 World Sight Day: observance, S10634 [11OC]

Wheelchair Foundation: establish public/private partnership with the Federal Government for delivery of donated wheelchairs to foreign countries, S10897, S10898 [23OC]

Reports filed

Disabled Veterans Service Dog and Health Care Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2792) (H. Rept. 107-242), H6918 [16OC]

International Disability and Victims of Landmines, Civil Strife and Warfare Assistance Act: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 3169) (H. Rept. 107-265), H7722 [5NO]

Use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics Torch Relay: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 87) (H. Rept. 107-74), H2386 [21MY]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 1090) (S. Rept. 107-87), S10692 [15OC]

Tables

State allocation of Title I grants under Dodd amendment to S. 1, Better Education for Students and Teachers Act, S4217 [3MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 87, use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay, H2345 [21MY]

H. Con. Res. 150, tribute to Erik Weihenmayer for being first blind person to climb Mount Everest and recognition of abilities and potential of disabled individuals, H2904 [6JN]

H.R. 2792, Disabled Veterans Service Dog and Health Care Improvement Act, H7143-H7146 [23OC]

S. 33, exclude prisoners from requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act, S311 [22JA]

S. 38, allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft, S314 [22JA]

S. 43, authorize certain disabled former POW to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges, S318 [22JA]

S. 158, School Improvement Accountability Act, S485-S494 [23JA]

S. 170, Retired Pay Restoration Act, S542 [24JA]

S. 519, Tax Fairness for Support of the Permanently Disabled Act, S2221 [13MR]

S. 682, Blind Persons Earnings Equity Act, S3346 [3AP]

S. 806, Full Social Security Benefits Guarantee Act, S4116 [1MY]

S. 1037, authorize disability retirement to be granted posthumously for Armed Forces members who die in the line of duty, S6320 [14JN]

S. 1160, modify Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to provide dog-guides to blind veterans and authorize provision of service dogs to hearing-impaired veterans and veterans with spinal cord injuries, S7430 [10JY]

S. 1427, authorize disability retirement to be granted posthumously for Armed Forces members who die in the line of duty, S9441 [14SE]

S. 1488, Veterans' Benefits Act, S10156 [3OC]

S. 1558, Social Security Benefits Guarantee Act, S10774 [16OC]

S. 1830, facilitate the gathering of criminal background information on employees and volunteers for providers of care to children, the elderly, and disabled individuals, S13303 [14DE]

S. 1868, National Child Protection Improvement Act, S13954 [20DE]

S. 1885, Elderly Housing Plus Health Support Demonstration Act, S13974 [20DE]

S. Con. Res. 65, increase public awareness of dyspraxia, S8976 [3AU]