DISABLED related term(s) Americans With Disabilities Act

Addresses

American Network of Community Resources and Options Conference: Elaine L. Chao, Sec. of Labor, E1931 [17OC]

Amendments

Birth Defects Prevention Act: revise and extend (S. 2980), S9859 [2OC]

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), S10738 [17OC]

Federal employees: adjust certain Federal annuity computations relative to periods of receiving disability payments (S. 2936), S10751 [17OC]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for individuals with disabilities in foreign countries, including victims of landmines, civil strife, and warfare (S. 1777), S8624 [13SE]

Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 4070), S11316 [18NO]

Veterans: enhance compensation for veterans with hearing loss (S. 2237), S9550 [26SE], S11329 [18NO]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 4085), S9550 [26SE]

Articles and editorials

Breaking the Contract, H668 [5MR], E297 [7MR]

Loving Persistence Pays Off for Otagakis, S4276 [13MY]

Real Love Starts With You, E305 [7MR]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: provide dislocation allowance to retired members and those on temporary disability retired list moving from their last duty station to designated home (see H.R. 4936), H3561 [13JN]

Birth Defects Prevention Act: revise and extend (see S. 2980), S8918 [19SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (see H. Con. Res. 354), H937 [18MR]

Children and youth: improve child care quality for children with disabilities or other special needs (see S. 2671), S5956 [24JN]

Dart, Justin W., Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5188), H5194 [23JY]

———tribute (see S. Res. 310), S7430 [26JY] (see H. Res. 460), H4069 [26JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for substitution of parties in claims for benefits when the applicant for such benefits dies while the claim is pending (see H.R. 3733), H365 [13FE]

———assume responsibilities for provision of employment and other services to veterans and establish a competitive grants program through which employment services are provided (see S. 2561), S4839 [23MY]

———assume responsibility for certain employment services for veterans and establish competitive grants program through which employment services are provided (see H.R. 4879), H3291 [6JN]

———expand and improve the provision of specialized mental health services (see S. 2044), S2260 [21MR]

———provide service-connected disability benefits for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation provided by the Dept., and for survivors of persons dying from such treatment (see H.R. 3734), H365 [13FE]

———repeal required offset of certain military separation benefits by the amount of disability benefits paid (see H.R. 5231), H5790 [25JY]

———terminate requirement that disability compensation be reduced by payments received under Dept. of Defense separation programs (see H.R. 4842), H3036 [23MY]

Dyspraxia: increase public awareness (see S. Con. Res. 116), S4703 [22MY]

Education: improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see S. 2246), S3303 [24AP] (see H.R. 4582), H1619 [24AP]

———increase amount of student loan forgiveness available to qualified teachers, with an emphasis on special education teachers (see H.R. 5091), H4552 [11JY]

———increase student loan forgiveness to teachers in mathematics, science, and special education (see H.R. 3957), H906 [13MR]

———reduce paperwork for special education teachers and make mediation mandatory for all legal disputes relative to individualized education programs (see S. 2653), S5851 [20JN]

Federal employees: adjust certain Federal annuity computations relative to periods of receiving disability payments (see S. 2936), S8618 [13SE] (see H.R. 5481), H6776 [26SE]

Financial institutions: provide student loan forgiveness for spouses, surviving joint debtors, and parents of individuals who died or became permanently and totally disabled due to terrorist attacks (see S. 2915), S8384 [9SE]

Health: establish a program for promoting good health, disease prevention, and wellness and for the prevention of secondary conditions for persons with disabilities (see H.R. 4945), H3600 [17JN]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see S. 2489), S4145 [9MY] (see H.R. 5241), H5993 [26JY]

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 5683), H8022 [16OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: amend to improve early intervention programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities (see H.R. 5076), H4424 [9JY]

———develop and implement strategies to reduce the number of emotionally disturbed children that require special education services (see H.R. 5352), H6129 [9SE]

———ensure full funding and allow States to reform special education programs to increase parental choice and reduce paperwork (see S. 2883), S7900 [1AU]

———establish a method to provide outcome-based funding increases to States (see H.R. 5001), H3825 [21JN]

———reduce paperwork for special education teachers (see H.R. 5591), H7737 [9OC]

Insurance: coverage of certain reconstructive surgery (see H.R. 4959), H3668 [18JN]

Medicaid: provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 3612), H35 [23JA]

Medicare: improve access to Medicare+Choice plans for special needs beneficiaries (see S. 2557), S4839 [23MY]

———improve access to Medicare+Choice plans for special needs beneficiaries by targeting enrollment (see H.R. 5727), H8732 [13NO]

———waive waiting period for coverage of certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 5667), H8022 [16OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish a national abusive and criminal background check system for patient care workers (see S. 3091), S10359 [10OC] (see H.R. 3933), H832 [12MR]

Mental health: advance commitment to community integration by ensuring a stable, quality direct support workforce for individuals with developmental disablities (see S. Con. Res. 151), S10223 [9OC]

———importance of recruiting and retaining direct support professionals to ensure the proper care of individuals with developmental disabilities (see H. Con. Res. 477), H6558 [24SE]

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 S. 2179), S2828 [17AP]

National Better Hearing and Speech Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 103), S3560 [30AP]

National forests: establish a user fee system for occupancy and use of lands and facilities by organizational camps that serve youth and disabled adults (see H.R. 5316), H6059 [4SE]

Research: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see S. 3000), S9116 [24SE] (see H.R. 5458), H6692 [25SE]

Social Security: deny benefits to fugitive felons and individuals fleeing prosecution (see S. 2387), S3505 [29AP]

———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see S. 2775), S7226 [23JY]

———eliminate the waiting period in the disability insurance program (see S. 2942), S8673 [17SE]

———improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2164 [7MY]

———modify attorney fee assessment system and extend attorney fee direct payment system to improve representation of disabled claimants (see S. 2700), S6318 [28JN]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4070), H1089 [20MR]

———provide miscellaneous enhancements in benefits for women (see S. 2533), S4568 [20MY] (see H.R. 4069), H1089 [20MR]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see S. 2521), S4387 [15MY]

SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see S. 3144), S10676 [17OC] (see H.R. 5444), H6558 [24SE]

———disregard certain gifts in determining income (see H.R. 4908), H3453 [11JN]

Taxation: adjust for inflation dollar amounts used to calculate credit for the elderly and permanently disabled (see S. 2131), S2675 [15AP]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 5360), H6171 [10SE]

———treatment of home-based service workers (see S. 2129), S2675 [15AP]

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see S. 2512), S4330 [14MY]

Transportation: improve transit service in rural areas, small urban areas, and for the elderly and disabled (see S. 2884), S7900 [1AU]

———increase investments in rural areas (see S. 3134), S10676 [17OC]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 4921), H3513 [12JN]

———authorize additional compensation for a service-connected disability rated totally disabling for whom a family member dependent on the veteran for support provides care (see H.R. 4621), H1768 [30AP]

———clarify entitlement to disability compensation of women veterans who have service-connected mastectomies and provide permanent authority for counseling and treatment for sexual trauma (see S. 2205), S2950 [18AP]

———enhance compensation for veterans with hearing loss (see S. 2237), S3303 [24AP]

———improve compensation for veterans in certain cases of loss of paired organs (see H.R. 5477), H6776 [26SE]

———increase educational assistance benefits for survivors and dependents of veterans (see S. 2231), S3165 [23AP]

———increase rates of disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation and revise requirements for maintaining levels of extended-care services to veterans (see S. 2229), S3165 [23AP]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 2074), S2368 [8AP] (see H.R. 4085), H1152 [9AP]

———payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to survivors of a deceased veteran who had service-connected disabilities that included compensable cold-weather injuries preceding death (see H.R. 5127), H4605 [15JY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 2051), S2260 [21MR]

———provide an additional program of service disabled veterans' insurance for veterans (see S. 2209), S2950 [18AP]

———provide service-disabled veterans and other handicapped individuals who own small businesses a time-delimited preference in the award of Federal contracts (see H.R. 5583), H7737 [9OC]

———repeal waiting period following retirement from active duty during which an individual must have received a disability rating in order to be eligible for certain special disability compensation (see H.R. 3620), H36 [23JA]

Colloquies

Permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits: Senators Levin, Reid, and Warner, S5751 [19JN]

Cost Estimates

International Disability and Victims of Landmines, Civil Strife and Warfare Assistance Act (S. 1777): CBO, S8555 [12SE]

Social Security Program Protection Act (H.R. 4070): CBO, S11559 [19NO]

Essays

Magic of Miracles: Key Training Center (organization), E1147 [25JN]

Explanations

Social Security Benefit Enhancements for Women Act (H.R. 4069), H2415 [14MY]

Veterans Benefits Act (S. 2237): House Amendment, S11334-S11338 [18NO]

Histories

Elwyn, Inc., E616 [24AP]

Letters

Dept. of Veterans Affairs issuance of regulations requiring prioritization of veterans' access to health care: Delatorro L. McNeil, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), S8748 [18SE]

Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act: Andrew J. Imparato, American Association of People With Disabilities, S722 [13FE]

———James Gashel, National Federation of the Blind, S722 [13FE]

———Kirsten A. Nyrop, United Cerebal Palsy Association, S722 [13FE]

Permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits: George H. Steese, Jr., DAV, S5748 [19JN]

———Karen O. Wadsworth, New Hampshire House of Representatives, S5748 [19JN]

———Michael A. Nelson, Retired Officers Association, S5748 [19JN]

———Military Coalition, S5748 [19JN]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, S5747 [19JN]

———Thomas Taylor, S5748 [19JN]

Public misunderstanding about autism and vaccines: Neal Halsey, Johns Hopkins University, S11280 [18NO]

———Samuel L. Katz, Duke University, S11281 [18NO]

Reflections on life: Justin W. Dart, Jr., S5999 [25JN]

Social Security Benefit Enhancements for Women Act: Barbara Kennelly, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, H2417, H2418 [14MY]

———Cindy Hounsell, Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement, H2417 [14MY]

———Edward F. Coyle, Alliance for Retired Americans, H2418 [14MY]

———Nancy Mitchell Pfotenhauer, Independent Women's Forum, H2417 [14MY]

———Terry Neese and Barbara Kasoff, Women Impacting Public Policy (organization), H2417 [14MY]

———William D. Novelli, AARP, H2416 [14MY]

Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: Anthony J. Principi, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S3169 [23AP]

Veterans' Employment, Business Opportunity, and Training Act: Anthony J. Principi, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4850 [23MY]

Veterans health care funding: several Senators, S4949 [4JN]

———several veterans organizations, S4949 [4JN]

Lists

Cosponsors of S. 170, Retired Pay Restoration Act, S5749 [19JN]

VA Advisory Committee on Women Veterans, S2965 [18AP]

Veterans waiting for initial, or follow-up, primary care appointments, S8748 [18SE]

Memorandums

Social Security Program Protection Act: Chris Chaplain and Alice H. Wade, SSA, S11351 [18NO]

Press releases

Social Security Benefit Enhancements for Women Act: National Council of Women's Organizations, H2418 [14MY]

———National Women's Law Center, H2418 [14MY]

———United Seniors Association, H2417 [14MY]

Remarks in House

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, E1022 [12JN], E1392, E1398 [25JY], E1425, E1432, E1461, E1469 [29JY]

Armed Forces: provide dislocation allowance to retired members and those on temporary disability retired list moving from their last duty station to designated home (H.R. 4936), E1053 [14JN]

Barton, Paula: Goodwill Industries International, Inc., Graduate of the Year award recipient, E733 [7MY]

Birth Defects Prevention Act: revise and extend (S. 2980), E1986 [12NO]

Building Engineering and Science Talent (organization): report on advancement of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities, in science, engineering, and technology development, E2050 [15NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 354), H1712 [30AP]

Cohen, Avery: Hattie Larlham Foundation honoree, E2014 [14NO]

Congressional Web Accessibility Day: observance, E1125 [21JN]

Contreras, Alicia: American Association of People With Disabilities Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award recipient, E321 [12MR]

Cooper, Rory A.: Dept. of Veterans Affairs Olin E. Teague Award recipient, E1621 [19SE]

Dart, Justin W., Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 5188), E1342 [24JY], E1461 [29JY]

———tribute (H. Res. 460), H4707-H4710 [16JY]

Dept. of Defense: eligibility and qualifications for service-connected disability benefits, H8537, H8539 [12NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for substitution of parties in claims for benefits when the applicant for such benefits dies while the claim is pending (H.R. 3733), E176 [15FE]

———terminate requirement that disability compensation be reduced by payments received under Dept. of Defense separation programs (H.R. 4842), E903, E927 [24MY]

Education: increase amount of student loan forgiveness available to qualified teachers, with an emphasis on special education teachers (H.R. 5091), H6818-H6823 [1OC]

Eliasof, Elias M. (Hy): Spectrum for Living (organization) honoree, E1979 [8NO]

Elwyn, Inc.: anniversary, E616 [24AP]

Florida: tribute to ``A Child Is Missing'' program, E828 [16MY]

Foundation Fighting Blindness: tribute, E677 [2MY]

Goodwill Industries International, Inc.: anniversary, E874 [22MY]

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (H.R. 5683), E1915 [17OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: establish a method to provide outcome-based funding increases to States (H.R. 5001), E1121 [21JN]

———funding, H1034 [20MR]

———reduce paperwork for special education teachers (H.R. 5591), E1807 [9OC]

Insurance: coverage of certain reconstructive surgery (H.R. 4959), H4522 [11JY]

Keller, Joyce: Michigan Assisted Living Association Spirit of Service Honor Award recipient, E1618 [19SE]

Key Training Center (organization): tribute, E1147 [25JN]

Lakeport, CA: tribute to Free Kitchen Project, E625 [24AP]

Medicaid: provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (H.R. 3612), H6289 [17SE], E1469 [29JY], E1929 [17OC]

Medicare: waive waiting period for coverage of certain disabled individuals (H.R. 5667), E1890 [17OC]

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, H6744 [26SE]

Moses and Aaron Foundation: tribute to Special Fund for Children, E1164 [27JN]

National Community Residential Care Month: observance, E678 [2MY]

National Disability Employment Awareness Month: observance, E1784 [8OC], E1929 [17OC]

National forests: establish a user fee system for occupancy and use of lands and facilities by organizational camps that serve youth and disabled adults (H.R. 5316), H7859 [10OC], E1863 [11OC]

National Organization on Disability: tribute, E66 [4FE]

National Rehabilitation Week: observance, E1611 [19SE]

National Therapeutic Recreation Week: observance, E1206 [8JY]

New Alternatives for Children, Inc.: anniversary, E1658 [26SE]

Noffsinger, Douglas: Dept. of Veterans Affairs Olin E. Teague Award recipient, E1621 [19SE]

Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization): tribute, E491 [10AP]

Parca (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E101 [6FE]

Pharmaceuticals: pediatric vaccine manufacturer liability protection, H9089-H9093 [22NO], E2143 [22NO]

Postal Service: urban and rural post office renovation and repair funding, H5332 [24JY]

Public welfare programs: eligibility of certain legal immigrants for food stamps, H1328-H1331 [16AP], H1342, H1343, H1344, H1345 [17AP], H1415, H1462-H1470 [18AP], H1511, H1512 [23AP], E611, E612, E613 [23AP], E615 [24AP]

Radio Vision (organization): anniversary, E612 [23AP]

Rehabilitation Act: anniversary of provisions requiring accessibility for the disabled to Federal agencies' electronic and information technology, E1125 [21JN]

Rogers, Judi: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Award recipient, E1633 [23SE]

Ronald McDonald House Charities (organization): anniversary of central New York chapter, E1786 [8OC]

Rooney, John E.: Spectrum for Living (organization) honoree, E1980 [8NO]

Roxborough Memorial Hospital: tribute to rehabilitation unit, E1611 [19SE]

Senior citizens: tribute to adult day care programs, E1810 [9OC]

Shannon, Dawn: FOR Special Friends, Inc., Sheriff's Community Service Award recipient, E1888 [17OC]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (H.R. 498), E612 [23AP]

———ensure solvency, H667 [5MR], H720-H728 [6MR], H837, H894-H899 [13MR], H1624 [25AP], E297 [7MR]

———guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (H.R. 3135), E584 [18AP]

———improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (H.R. 4671), E736 [7MY], E878 [22MY]

———issue certificate to guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment, H722, H723 [6MR]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 4070), H3888-H3900 [25JN], E420 [21MR], E1157 [27JN], E1196 [28JN], E2131 [22NO]

———provide miscellaneous enhancements in benefits for women (H.R. 4069), H2413-H2422 [14MY], E416, E435 [21MR]

SSI: disregard certain gifts in determining income (H.R. 4908), E1024 [12JN]

Veterans: enhance compensation for veterans with hearing loss (S. 2237), H8998-H9007 [14NO]

———health care funding, H2248 [9MY], E935 [24MY]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 4085), H2624-H2628 [20MY], H7122-H7124 [7OC], E869, E874 [22MY], E1806 [9OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, H1046, H1047, H1070 [20MR], H2272, H2274 [9MY], H7854-H7859 [10OC], E1155 [27JN], E1850, E1860 [11OC], E1867 [15OC], E1910 [17OC], E2020, E2021, E2024, E2042 [14NO], E2057, E2068 [15NO]

———provide service-disabled veterans and other handicapped individuals who own small businesses a time-delimited preference in the award of Federal contracts (H.R. 5583), E1804 [9OC]

Voting: ensure that individuals with disabilities are able to vote, H4388-H4392 [9JY], E1635 [23SE]

World Blindness Outreach (organization): tribute, E244 [28FE]

World Sight Day: observance, E1825 [11OC]

Yarrow, Peter: Hattie Larlham Foundation honoree, E2014 [14NO]

Remarks in Senate

Adams, Bethaney: Ms. Wheelchair America Program, Inc., Ms. Wheelchair Kentucky honoree, S1855 [13MR]

American Association on Mental Retardation: tribute to Direct Service Professional Award recipients, S8376 [9SE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, S7307 [24JY], S7326, S7327 [25JY]

Birth Defects Prevention Act: revise and extend (S. 2980), S8931, S8932 [19SE], S9859, S9860 [2OC]

Bratten, Thomas E., Jr.: DAV Veteran of the Year award recipient, S5689 [18JN]

Children and youth: improve child care quality for children with disabilities or other special needs (S. 2671), S5958, S5959 [24JN]

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), S10773-S10777 [17OC], S10877-S10879 [13NO]

Dart, Justin W., Jr.: tribute (S. Res. 310), S7438 [26JY]

Dept. of Defense: Center for Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research war-related illnesses funding, S7723, S7724 [31JY]

Dept. of HHS: State developmental disabilities councils funding, S5183 [6JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assume responsibilities for provision of employment and other services to veterans and establish a competitive grants program through which employment services are provided (S. 2561), S4848 [23MY]

———expand and improve the provision of specialized mental health services (S. 2044), S2265 [21MR]

———issuance of regulations requiring prioritization of veterans' access to health care, S8747-S8749 [18SE]

Education: reduce paperwork for special education teachers and make mediation mandatory for all legal disputes relative to individualized education programs (S. 2653), S5853 [20JN]

Federal employees: adjust certain Federal annuity computations relative to periods of receiving disability payments, S9411 [26SE]

———adjust certain Federal annuity computations relative to periods of receiving disability payments (S. 2936), S10751 [17OC]

Food stamps: equalize asset eligibility rule for senior citizen and disabled recipients, S610, S612 [12FE]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for individuals with disabilities in foreign countries, including victims of landmines, civil strife, and warfare (S. 1777), S8623 [13SE]

Freedom Service Dogs, Inc.: anniversary, S8669 [17SE]

Grider, Roxanne: Glenda B. and Forrest C. Shaklee Institute for Improving Special Education Shaklee Award recipient, S3297 [24AP]

Guide dogs: tribute, S11075 [14NO]

Guide Dogs for the Blind (organization): anniversary, S5898 [21JN]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (S. 2489), S4151 [9MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: ensure full funding and allow States to reform special education programs to increase parental choice and reduce paperwork (S. 2883), S7949 [1AU]

Lilly, Jude: Wildwood Programs Volunteer of the Year award recipient, S4833 [23MY], S4886 [3JN]

Louisville, KY: Home of the Innocents Pediatric Convalescent Center recipient of American Association of Homes and Services National Organization on Disability Award, S8198 [4SE]

Maryland Development Disabilities Council: anniversary, S3841 [2MY]

Medicare: improve access to Medicare+Choice plans for special needs beneficiaries (S. 2557), S4844 [23MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish a national abusive and criminal background check system for patient care workers (S. 3091), S10363 [10OC]

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, S9700 [1OC]

———provide grants for construction of memorials to honor men and women killed or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers (S. 2179), unanimous-consent request, S4519 [17MY]

National Better Hearing and Speech Month: support goals and ideals (S. Con. Res. 103), S3578 [30AP], S3789 [1MY]

National Organization on Disability: tribute, S222 [29JA]

Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization): tribute, S2573 [11AP]

Public welfare programs: eligibility of certain legal immigrants for food stamps, S4018 [8MY]

Research: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (S. 3000), S9135 [24SE]

Salt Lake City, UT: tribute to Paralympic games, S2069, S2070 [19MR]

Social Security: deny benefits to fugitive felons and individuals fleeing prosecution (S. 2387), S3509 [29AP]

———eliminate the waiting period in the disability insurance program (S. 2942), S8677 [17SE]

———ensure solvency, S3597 [1MY]

———modify attorney fee assessment system and extend attorney fee direct payment system to improve representation of disabled claimants (S. 2700), S6320 [28JN]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 4070), S11343-S11352 [18NO]

———provide miscellaneous enhancements in benefits for women (H.R. 4069), unanimous-consent request, S9703 [1OC]

———provide miscellaneous enhancements in benefits for women (S. 2533), S4537 [17MY]

South Dakota Developmental Center: anniversary, S8080 [3SE]

Special Olympics Kentucky: tribute to Polar Bear Plunge fundraising effort, S543 [8FE]

SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (S. 3144), S10710 [17OC]

Taxation: adjust for inflation dollar amounts used to calculate credit for the elderly and permanently disabled (S. 2131), S2678 [15AP]

———treatment of home-based service workers (S. 2129), S2678 [15AP]

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (S. 2512), S4390, S4391 [15MY]

Transportation: improve transit service in rural areas, small urban areas, and for the elderly and disabled (S. 2884), S7950 [1AU]

———increase investments in rural areas (S. 3134), S10696 [17OC]

Van Hook, Marsha: Ted Jaskulski National Public Policy Award recipient, S7739 [31JY]

Veterans: clarify entitlement to disability compensation of women veterans who have service-connected mastectomies and provide permanent authority for counseling and treatment for sexual trauma (S. 2205), S2963 [18AP]

———enhance compensation for veterans with hearing loss (S. 2237), S3305 [24AP], S9550-S9559 [26SE]

———enhance compensation for veterans with hearing loss (S. 2237), House amendment, S11329-S11338 [18NO], S11562 [19NO]

———health care funding, S4948 [4JN], S7266 [24JY], S7733 [31JY], S10664 [17OC]

———increase educational assistance benefits for survivors and dependents of veterans (S. 2231), S3170 [23AP]

———increase rates of disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation and revise requirements for maintaining levels of extended-care services to veterans (S. 2229), S3168 [23AP]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 4085), S9550 [26SE]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 2074), S2369 [8AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, S5745-S5755, S5759, S5762, S5790 [19JN], S5834 [20JN], S9703 [1OC], S10014-S10016 [7OC], S10085-S10087 [8OC], S10484, S10546-S10548 [16OC], S10859, S10860, S10867, S10869-S10872, S10880 [13NO]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (S. 2051), S2273, S2274 [21MR]

———provide an additional program of service disabled veterans' insurance for veterans (S. 2209), S2965 [18AP]

Voting: ensure voting rights for disabled individuals, S713 [13FE]

———provide construction grants to ensure access for disabled individuals, S2521 [11AP]

Reports

Advancement of Women, Minorities, and Persons With Disabilities, in Science, Engineering, and Technology Development: Building Engineering and Science Talent (organization), E2050-E2053 [15NO]

Autism—A Novel Form of Mercury Poisoning: Sallie Bernard, Albert Enayati, Lyn Redwood, Heidi Roger, and Teresa Binstock, H9096-H9107 [22NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 5605): Concurrent Receipt of Military Retired Pay With Service-Connected Disability Benefits Provisions, S10547 [16OC]

State of the Union for Americans With Disabilities: National Organization on Disability, S222 [29JA], E66 [4FE]

What Do We Know From the Peer-Reviewed Scientific Literature About Thimerosal?, H9093-H9095 [22NO]

Reports filed

Adjust Certain Federal Annuity Computations Relative to Periods of Receiving Disability Payments: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2936), S10442 [15OC]

Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Prevention Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2980), S9713 [1OC]

Canceling Loans To Allow School Systems To Attract Classroom Teachers Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 5091) (H. Rept. 107-655), H6250 [12SE]

International Disability and Victims of Landmines, Civil Strife and Warfare Assistance Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1777), S7577 [30JY]

Law Enforcement Tribute Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2624) (H. Rept. 107-458), H2465, H2469 [14MY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2179), S4492 [16MY]

Lifespan Respite Care Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2489), S7226 [23JY]

National Child Protection Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1868), S4838 [23MY]

Nomination of Carol Hughes Novak to the National Council on Disability: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5771 [19JN]

Nomination of Kathleen Martinez to the National Council on Disability: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5771 [19JN]

Nomination of Lex Frieden to the National Council on Disability: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5771 [19JN]

Nomination of Patricia Pound to the National Council on Disability: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5771 [19JN]

Nomination of W. Roy Grizzard To Be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Disability Employment Policy: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5771 [19JN]

Nomination of Young Woo Kang to the National Council on Disability: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5771 [19JN]

Provide Families of Disabled Children With the Opportunity To Purchase Medicaid Coverage: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 321) (S. Rept. 107-265), S8383 [9SE]

Use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics Torch Relay: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 354) (H. Rept. 107-401), H1281 [11AP]

Veterans' and Survivors' Benefits Expansion Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4085) (H. Rept. 107-472), H2606 [16MY]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 2074) (S. Rept. 107-215), S7164 [22JY]

Veterans Hearing Loss Compensation Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 2237) (S. Rept. 107-234), S7898 [1AU]

Statements

Permit Concurrent Receipt of Military Retired Pay With Service-Connected Disability Benefits: Retired Enlisted Association, S5747 [19JN]

Social Security Benefit Enhancements for Women Act: John J. Sweeney, AFL-CIO, H2419 [14MY]

Veterans Benefits Act: Several Members of Congress, H9003-H9007 [14NO]

Summaries

Social Security Program Protection Act (H.R. 4070), S11344-S11351 [18NO]

Tables

Comparison of fiscal year veterans mortgage liquidation rates—reservists versus all others, H2628 [20MY]

Vaccine mercury burden and autism risk in the U.S., H9108 [22NO]

Testimonies

Autism Epidemic: Lee Grossman, Autism Society of America, H9095 [22NO]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 354, use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay, H1712 [30AP]

H. Res. 460, tribute to Justin W. Dart, Jr., H4707 [16JY]

H.R. 4069, Social Security Benefit Enhancements for Women Act, H2413 [14MY]

H.R. 4070, Social Security Program Protection Act, H3888-H3895 [25JN]

H.R. 4085, Veterans' and Survivors' Benefits Expansion Act, H2624 [20MY]

H.R. 4085, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, H7122 [7OC]

H.R. 5091, Canceling Loans To Allow School Systems To Attract Classroom Teachers Act, H6818 [1OC]

H.R. 5316, National Forest Organizational Camp Fee Improvement Act, H7859 [10OC]

S. 1777, International Disability and Victims of Landmines, Civil Strife and Warfare Assistance Act, S8624 [13SE]

S. 1868, National Child Protection Improvement Act, S10773-S10776 [17OC]

S. 2051, permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, S2273 [21MR]

S. 2074, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S2369 [8AP]

S. 2129, tax treatment of home-based service workers, S2679 [15AP]

S. 2131, adjust for inflation dollar amounts used to calculate tax credit for the elderly and permanently disabled, S2679 [15AP]

S. 2205, clarify entitlement to disability compensation of women veterans who have service-connected mastectomies and provide permanent authority for counseling and treatment for sexual trauma, S2964 [18AP]

S. 2209, Service Disabled Veterans' Insurance Act, S2966 [18AP]

S. 2229, Veterans Benefits Improvement Act, S3168 [23AP]

S. 2231, Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Adjustment Act, S3170 [23AP]

S. 2237, Veterans Benefits Act, S11329-S11333 [18NO], H8998-H9002 [14NO]

S. 2237, Veterans Benefits Improvement Act, S9556-S9559 [26SE]

S. 2237, Veterans Hearing Loss Compensation Act, S3305 [24AP]

S. 2387, deny Social Security benefits to fugitive felons and individuals fleeing prosecution, S3510 [29AP]

S. 2489, Lifespan Respite Care Act, S4151-S4153 [9MY]

S. 2512, Training for Realtime Writers Act, S4390 [15MY]

S. 2533, Social Security Benefit Enhancements for Women Act, S4537 [17MY]

S. 2561, Veterans' Employment, Business Opportunity, and Training Act, S4849 [23MY]

S. 2936, adjust certain Federal annuity computations relative to periods of receiving disability payments, S10751 [17OC]

S. 2942, Social Security Act Improvements for the Terminally Ill Act, S8677 [17SE]

S. 3091, Patient Abuse Prevention Act, S10363-S10367 [10OC]

S. 3134, Maximum Economic Growth for America Through Rural Transportation Investment (MEGA Rural) Act, S10697-S10699 [17OC]

S. Con. Res. 103, support goals and ideals of National Better Hearing and Speech Month, S3573 [30AP]

S. Con. Res. 103, support National Better Hearing and Speech Month goals and ideals, S3789 [1MY]

S. Con. Res. 151, Direct Support Professional Recognition Resolution, S10225 [9OC]

S. Res. 310, tribute to Justin W. Dart, Jr., S7434, S7438 [26JY]