DISABLED

Amendments

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1248), S5327, S5328, S5334, S5345, S5348, S5356, S5377, S5378, S5380 [12MY], S5394, S5406, S5484 [13MY]

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (S. 622), S4946, S4949, S5005 [6MY]

Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), H443 [11FE]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 520), H442 [11FE]

Technology: improve access to assistive technologies (H.R. 4278), S10169 [30SE], H9012 [8OC]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 4175), H9027 [8OC]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (S. 1379), S11325 [11OC]

Analyses

Social Security COLA Protection Act (S. 2754), S8741 [22JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 1350, Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act, S11232 [11OC], H9020 [8OC]

Veteran's Disability Benefits Commission, S954 [10FE], S3046 [23MR]

Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission, S61 [21JA], H5405 [9JY]

Articles and editorials

Give America's Disabled the Technology They Need, S10188 [30SE]

Help, Not Hinder, E1098 [14JN]

Hugh Gallagher Dies; Crusaded for Disabled, E1438 [21JY]

In Bethesda, Hiring Policy, ``Competitive Sourcing'' Clash—Naval Medical Center Considers Replacing Disabled Workers, E1867 [11OC]

Lasting Wounds of War; Roadside Bombs Have Devastated Troops and Doctors Who Treat Them, S6886 [16JN]

Legendary Racing Family Hopes To Turn Corner—Kyle Petty Helps Make His Son's Dream a Reality, S4490 [28AP]

School Achievement Reports Often Exclude the Disabled, S9378 [20SE]

Teen Makes Sure Building Doesn't Become History, S11425 [17NO]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: improve the Transition Assistance Program provided for members being discharged, released from active duty, or retiring (see S. 2427), S5535 [17MY]

———provide for payment of Combat-Related Special Compensation to certain members retired for disability who were awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 4637), H4765 [22JN]

———reimburse members retired for combat-related disability for travel to military treatment facilities for medical care (see H.R. 4180), H2264 [21AP]

Black Lung Disability Trust Fund: resolve structural indebtedness (see S. 2366), S4692 [29AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (see H. Con. Res. 389), H1229 [17MR]

Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities (see S. 2956), S10846 [8OC] (see S. 3002), S11496 [18NO] (see H.R. 5057), H6997 [9SE]

Dept. of HUD: reform and improve section 8 housing vouchers program (see H.R. 4441), H3438 (see H.R. 4441), H3538 [20MY]

Dept. of State: expand au pair exchange visitor programs to include the provision of in-home independent living services for adults with disabilities (see H.R. 3998), H1321 [18MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service connection for certain diseases and disabilities of veterans who were exposed to carbon tetrachloride (see H.R. 4179), H2199 [20AP]

Education: increase student loan forgiveness to highly-qualified teachers in mathematics, science, and special education, and for reading specialists (see H.R. 4410), H3437 (see H.R. 4410), H3537 [20MY]

———reduce special allowance for loans from the proceeds of tax-exempt issues and provide additional loan forgiveness for teachers who teach mathematics, science, or special education (see S. 2877), S10061 [30SE]

Federal employees: increase amount of additional compensation payable to an employee who is disabled and requires the services of an attendant (see H.R. 5174), H7863 [29SE]

———require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (see H.R. 5276), H8858 [7OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: allow preference in distribution of grants to agencies and organizations that provide training to regular education personnel to meet needs of disabled children (see H.R. 5258), H8857 [7OC]

———authorize States, in the event of inadequate Federal funding, to waive certain requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (see H.R. 3975), H1116 [16MR] (see H.R. 4063), H1739 [30MR]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3802), H514 [11FE]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1350), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 858), H9999 [18NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1350), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 524), H10079 [19NO]

Jarno, Malik: relief (see H.R. 4878), H6127 [20JY]

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site: adjust boundaries (see H.R. 4293), H2657 [5MY]

Medicaid: provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 5197), H7944 [30SE]

———require staff working with developmentally disabled individuals to call emergency services in the event of a life-threatening situation (see H.R. 5320), H9048 [8OC]

Medicare: provide for the automatic enrollment of Medicaid beneficiaries for prescription drug benefits (see S. 2413), S5371 [12MY] (see S. 2694), S8474 [20JY]

———waive waiting period for coverage of certain disabled individuals (see S. 2566), S7311 [23JN] (see H.R. 5156), H7735 [28SE]

———waive waiting period for coverage of individuals disabled with distant stage cancer (see H.R. 5116), H7329 [21SE]

National Better Hearing and Speech Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 366), S5950 [20MY]

National Captioning Institute: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 491), H7137 [14SE]

Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization): tribute (see S. Res. 337), S4024 [8AP]

Social Security: authorize payments under Federal retirement systems to trusts set up for disabled dependents of Federal employees (see S. 2418), S5472 [13MY]

———eliminate waiting period for entitlement to disability benefits and requirement for reconsideration between benefit entitlement decision and hearing (see H.R. 4894), H6700 [22JY]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see S. 2754), S8688 [22JY] (see H.R. 4910), H6701 [22JY]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 520), H433 [10FE]

———provide modest adjustments necessary to restore the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program to long-term actuarial balance (see H.R. 5179), H7863 [29SE]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see S. 2455), S5949 [20MY] (see H.R. 4391), H3390 [19MY]

———require waivers of waiting period for benefits based on disability in the case of terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 5034), H6899 [8SE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 4234), H2482 [28AP]

Sports: provide assistance to Special Olympics to support expansion and development of education programs and a Healthy Athletes Program (see S. 2852), S9812 [28SE] (see H.R. 5131), H7574 [23SE]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see S. 2055), S721 [9FE]

———allow deduction for uncompensated education costs incurred by certain veterans' survivors and dependents (see H.R. 5262), H8857 [7OC]

———provide that medical expenses of a child with special needs is allowable as a medical expense deduction without regard to the adjusted gross income threshold (see H.R. 4653), H4892 [23JN]

Technology: improve access to assistive technologies (see S. 2595), S7435 [24JN] (see H.R. 4278), H2656 [5MY]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 2483), S6274 [1JN] (see H.R. 4175), H2198 [20AP]

———make improvements to certain life insurance programs for veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 4229), H2482 [28AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 3730), H127 [27JA] (see H.R. 3738), H243 [28JA]

Conference reports

Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act (H.R. 1350), H9895-H9959 [17NO]

Letters

Assistive Technology Act: Deborah Buck, National Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs, S10362 [4OC]

———George Jesien, Association of University Centers on Disabilities, S10362 [4OC]

———Jennifer Dexter, Easter Seals, Inc., S10189 [30SE]

———Kathron Compton, Society for Human Resource Management, S10189 [30SE]

———Laura Ruby, Microsoft Corp., S10188 [30SE]

———Maureen Fitzgerald and Curtis L. Decker, National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems, S10362 [4OC]

———Steve Eidelman, The Arc of the U.S. (organization), S10189 [30SE]

Dept. of Education participation in the National Children's Study: Christina Metzler, American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc., S5346 [12MY]

———Deborah A. Ziegler, Council for Exceptional Children, S5346 [12MY]

———E. Clarke Ross, Children & Adults With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (organization), S5347 [12MY]

———William F. Davis and Nathan Diament, Coalition for Equity in Special Education, S5346 [12MY]

Dept. of HUD section 8 housing vouchers programs funding: several organizations, E457 [26MR]

Drafting and adoption of a thematic convention on the human rights and dignity of persons with disabilities by the U.N. General Assembly: Alan A. Reich, World Committee on Disability, E718 [30AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding: Carolyn Wright, S5406 [13MY]

———Cathie Davis, S5406 [13MY]

———Denice Cronin, S5406 [13MY]

———Lyssa Bookman, S5405 [13MY]

Medicare Assurance of Rx Transitional Assistance Act: several Senators, S5374 [12MY]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: Timothy P. Shriver, Special Olympics (organization), H8314 [6OC]

Motions

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1248), S5345 [12MY]

Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), H456 [11FE]

Remarks in House

All Points Logistics, Inc.: Boeing Co., Small Disadvantaged Business Supplier of the Year award recipient, E563 [20AP]

American Association of Invalids and Veterans of World War II from the Former U.S.S.R.: tribute, E1250 [25JN]

Arc-Diversified (nonprofit organization): Dept. of Agriculture Javits Wagner O'Day Contractor of the Year award recipient, E1166 [18JN]

Armed Forces: improve the Transition Assistance Program provided for members being discharged, released from active duty, or retiring, H4701 [22JN]

———mental health benefits funding, H3425, H3426, H3445 [20MY]

Buchanan, Todd: tribute to persons assisting in rescue from a burning vehicle, H5199 [7JY]

Bucks County, PA: anniversary of Lower Bucks County DAV Chapter #117-PA, E141 [10FE]

Burton, MI: anniversary of DAV Genesee Chapter No. 3, E1259 [25JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 389), H2743 [11MY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: withhold implementation of 75 percent rule relative to hospital inpatient rehabilitation care pending independent assessment by medical experts, H6836, H6837 [8SE], H6977 [9SE]

Colorado Bluesky Enterprises, Inc.: tribute, E569 [20AP]

Community Resources for Independent Living (organization): anniversary, E1553 [8SE]

Congressional Human Rights Caucus: international disability rights, E527 [2AP], E679 [28AP], E751 [5MY], E813 [11MY], E897 [18MY], E993 [2JN]

Continental Societies, Inc.: tribute, E1210 [22JN]

Cuyahoga County, OH: anniversary of Cuyahoga Special Education Service Center, E832 [12MY]

Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities (H.R. 5057), E1592 [10SE], E1961 [11OC]

Dept. of HUD: section 8 housing vouchers programs funding, H3600 [1JN], E315 [8MR], E456 [26MR], E912 [19MY], E1098 [14JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Task Force report, E1466 [22JY]

Dreyer, Don: Dept. of HHS Secretary Recognition Award recipient, E1928 [11OC]

Education: funding, H1502, H1503, H1505, H1534, H1552 [25MR]

———increase student loan forgiveness to highly-qualified teachers in mathematics, science, and special education, and for reading specialists (H.R. 4410), H3706 [2JN]

———increase student loan forgiveness to teachers in mathematics, science, and special education (H.R. 438), H8325 [6OC]

Fansler Foundation: anniversary, E544 [20AP]

Federal employees: require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (H.R. 5276), E1867 [11OC]

Glendale Association for the Retarded: anniversary, E1715 [28SE]

Human rights: support the drafting and adoption of a thematic convention on the human rights and dignity of persons with disabilities by the U.N. General Assembly (H. Con. Res. 169), E717 [30AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: allow preference in distribution of grants to agencies and organizations that provide training to regular education personnel to meet needs of disabled children (H.R. 5258), E1853 [10OC]

———authorize States, in the event of inadequate Federal funding, to waive certain requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (H.R. 3975), H1096 [16MR]

———funding, H422 [10FE]

———provide that State or local education agencies may be awarded attorney's fees in special education court cases deemed frivolous or unreasonable by the court, H10021 [19NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1350), conference report, H10010-H10022 [19NO], E2103, E2126, E2129 [20NO], E2183 [7DE]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1350), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 858), H10006-H10010 [19NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1350), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 524), H10022 [19NO]

Jarno, Malik: relief (H.R. 4878), E1432 [20JY]

Javits-Wagner-O'Day Program: tribute to services for the blind and disabled, E182 [12FE], E249 [26FE], E1485 [22JY], E1579 [9SE]

Kempner, Harris L. (Shrub): Prevent Blindness Texas (organization) Person of Vision award recipient, E1855 [10OC]

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site: adjust boundaries (H.R. 4293), E754 [5MY]

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (H.R. 1811), E1150 [18JN]

———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (H.R. 5197), E1772 [1OC]

Medicare: require the negotiation and disclosure of the lowest possible prices for prescription drugs, H5921 [19JY]

Members of Congress: tribute to charity basketball game in support of Gallaudet University, H1485 [25MR]

Mexico: tribute to Chiapas Mission for Sight (organization), H6539 [21JY]

Moore, George M., Jr.: DAV Outstanding Disabled Veteran of the Year award recipient, E110 [4FE]

Moorestown Ecumenical Neighborhood Development, Inc.: anniversary, E1088 [9JN]

Moses and Aaron Foundation: tribute to Special Fund for Children, E1491 [22JY]

Narusewicz, Florence: relief (H.R. 710), H10929 [7DE]

National Captioning Institute: tribute (H. Con. Res. 491), E1622 [15SE]

National Homecare and Hospice Month: observance, E2086, E2097, E2106, E2107 [20NO]

New Haven, CT: anniversary of Easter Seals Goodwill Industries Rehabilitation Center, E1097 [14JN]

New York, NY: renaming of Coler-Goldwater Special Hospital and Nursing Facility's Rehabilitative Medicine Dept., as the Hank Carter Rehabilitation Center, E460 [26MR]

No Child Left Behind Act: impact of requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments relative to special education students, H835 [4MR]

———implementation, H3499 [20MY]

Occupational Therapy Month: observance, E680 [28AP]

Pharmaceuticals: pediatric vaccine manufacturer liability protection, H10189 [20NO]

Santa Barbara, CA: anniversary of Easy Lift Transportation (nonprofit organization), E1061 [8JN]

Sharp HealthCare (company): tribute to Victories of Spirit event Eagle Spirit Award recipients, E744 [5MY]

Social Security: protect cost-of-living adjustments (H.R. 4910), H6689 [22JY]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), Senate amendment, H443-H465 [11FE]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 520), H438-H443 [11FE]

Sports: provide assistance to Special Olympics to support expansion and development of education programs and a Healthy Athletes Program (H.R. 5131), H8311-H8314 [6OC], E1874 [11OC]

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 (H. Con. Res. 56), H4659, H4660 [22JN]

Swords, Sarah: Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, Inc., Mary P. Oenslager Scholastic Achievement Award recipient, E349 [11MR]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (H.R. 3103), H3236 [19MY]

———treatment of income earned by individuals who are not citizens or U.S. nationals relative to coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, H463 [11FE]

Taylor-Huff, Dixie: American Health Care Association Joe Warner Patient Advocacy Award recipient, E279 [2MR]

Technology: improve access to assistive technologies, E757 [5MY]

———improve access to assistive technologies (H.R. 4278), H3913-H3920 [14JN], H9011, H9019 [8OC], E1126, E1131 [15JN]

The Arc of the U.S. (organization): anniversary of Cape Cod chapter, E1256 [25JN]

———anniversary of Morris County, NJ, chapter, E954 [21MY]

United Cerebral Palsy of Northeastern Pennsylvania (organization): anniversary, E944 [21MY]

United Cerebral Palsy (organization): anniversary of Central California chapter, E544 [20AP]

———anniversary of Western Pennsylvania chapter, E549 [20AP]

Veterans: benefits funding, H1356 [23MR], H1456 [24MR], H1556, H1557 [25MR], H3171-H3176 [18MY]

———health care, disability compensation, and retirement pay funding, H834 [4MR]

———health care funding, H844 [4MR], H1000 [10MR], H1425, H1426, H1453, H1454, H1465, H1478-H1482 [24MR], H1504, H1545-H1547, H1583 [25MR], H2338 [22AP], H3171-H3176 [18MY], H3256, H3365, H3368 [19MY], H4749, H4750 [22JN], H4768, H4769 [23JN], E470 [29MR]

———health care funding (H.R. 2318), E343 [11MR]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 4175), H6078-H6080 [20JY], E571 [20AP]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 4175), Senate amendment, H9027 [8OC]

———make improvements to certain life insurance programs for veterans with service-connected disabilities (H.R. 4229), E739 [4MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, H834, H844 [4MR], H4884, H4885 [23JN], E305 [4MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 303), H1197 [17MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 3730), H672 [26FE]

Vision Problems Action Plan—A National Public Health Strategy: release of report, E762 [5MY]

Remarks in Senate

American Association on Mental Retardation: tribute to Illinois chapter Direct Service Professional Award recipients, S9382 [20SE]

Armed Forces: improve the Transition Assistance Program provided for members being discharged, released from active duty, or retiring, S7294-S7296 [23JN]

———improve the Transition Assistance Program provided for members being discharged, released from active duty, or retiring (S. 2427), S5537-S5539 [17MY]

Bayaud Industries, Inc.: anniversary, S10261 [1OC]

Blauwet, Cheri: Boston Marathon women's wheelchair division winner, S4114 [20AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 389), S5381 [12MY]

Community Services Block Grant Act: revise and extend (S. 1786), S1402, S1412 [12FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorize medical and dental care and disability benefits for service academies cadets and midshipmen and ROTC cadets, S5525-S5527 [17MY], S5601 [18MY]

———carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities (S. 2956), S10855 [8OC]

Dept. of Education: require participation in the National Children's Study, S5345-S5348 [12MY]

Dept. of HUD: section 8 housing vouchers programs funding, S4368 [26AP], S5041 [7MY], S5944 [20MY]

Diseases: provide gratuity to veterans, their spouses, and children who contract HIV or AIDS from a blood transfusion relative to a service-connected disability, S11677 [20NO]

Education: funding, S4208-S4212 [21AP]

———reduce special allowance for loans from the proceeds of tax-exempt issues and provide additional loan forgiveness for teachers who teach mathematics, science, or special education (S. 2877), S10071 [30SE]

Granger, IA: tribute to Jennifer Steensen Field of Dreams Therapeutic Riding Program, S11424 [17NO]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, S5395 [13MY]

———ensure blind and print-disabled students receive instructional materials in a timely manner, S11656 [19NO]

———ensure that children with disabilities who are homeless or are wards of the State have access to special education services, S5353-S5355 [12MY]

———funding, S2677, S2678 [11MR]

———provide that State or local education agencies may be awarded attorney's fees in special education court cases deemed frivolous or unreasonable by the court, S5348-S5352 [12MY], S11654, S11655 [19NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1350), S5451 [13MY], S5529 [17MY], S6251 [21MY], S9468 [21SE]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1350), conference report, S11543-S11548, S11553, S11653-S11660 [19NO], S11669, S11675, S11769, S11776 [20NO], S11850 [24NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1350), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 524), S11660 [19NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1350), insert S. 1248 language in lieu, S5411 [13MY]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1350), unanimous-consent agreement, S9468 [21SE]

———reauthorize (S. 1248), S5241, S5250-S5360 [12MY], S5393, S5394-S5452 [13MY], S8091 [14JY]

———reduce paperwork for special education teachers, S5407-S5410 [13MY]

———require special education teachers to be fully State-certified, S11655 [19NO]

Long, Jessica: tribute for participation in Paralympic games, S8673 [22JY]

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act: revise and extend (S. 1786), S1402, S1412 [12FE]

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (S. 622), S4946-S4951 [6MY]

Medicare: provide for the automatic enrollment of Medicaid beneficiaries for prescription drug benefits (S. 2413), S5373 [12MY]

———provide for the automatic enrollment of Medicaid beneficiaries for prescription drug benefits (S. 2694), S8479, S8490 [20JY], S8574 [21JY]

———waive waiting period for coverage of certain disabled individuals (S. 2566), S7321 [23JN]

National Assisted Living Week: observance, S9028 [9SE]

National Better Hearing and Speech Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 366), S6044 [20MY]

New Haven, CT: anniversary of Easter Seals Goodwill Industries Rehabilitation Center, S6670 [9JN]

No Child Left Behind Act: implementation of certain provisions relative to students with special needs, S9378 [20SE]

North Carolina: impact of tropical storms and hurricanes, S9476 [22SE]

Oakland Livingston Human Services Agency: anniversary, S10835 [8OC]

Opportunity Village (nonprofit organization): anniversary, S7746 [7JY]

Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization): support of spinal cord injury research, S4219 [21AP]

———tribute (S. Res. 337), S4061 [8AP]

Randleman, NC: tribute to Victory Junction Gang Camp, S4490 [28AP]

Rochester Hills, MI: tribute to Athletes With Disabilities Hall of Fame, S4903 [5MY]

Social Security: protect cost-of-living adjustments (S. 2754), S8739-S8743 [22JY]

Sports: provide assistance to Special Olympics to support expansion and development of education programs and a Healthy Athletes Program (H.R. 5131), S11019 [10OC]

———provide assistance to Special Olympics to support expansion and development of education programs and a Healthy Athletes Program (S. 2852), S9814, S9864 [28SE], S9930, S9986 [29SE]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (S. 2055), S722 [9FE]

Technology: improve access to assistive technologies (H.R. 4278), S10186-S10192 [30SE], S10362 [4OC]

———improve access to assistive technologies (S. 2595), S7461-S7474 [24JN]

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. 480), S11586, S11587 [19NO]

Veterans: eliminate phase-in period for concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits for the severely disabled, S7040-S7042 [18JN]

———health care funding, S69 [21JA], S1901 [1MR], S2673 [11MR], S3789 [6AP], S7134-S7139, S7147-S7152 [22JN], S11423 [17NO]

———health care funding through reductions in excess profits and assessment of penalties against certain contractors doing business in Iraq, S2679-S2681 [11MR]

———health care funding through reductions in lawyers' fees relative to the tobacco settlement, S2679-S2681 [11MR]

———improve and enhance certain benefits for survivors of veterans, S6952-S6954 [17JN]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 2483), S6279 [1JN], S10458, S10459 [5OC]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (S. 1379), S11325, S11326 [11OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, S1901 [1MR], S7161 [22JN]

Reports filed

American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1379), S10702 [7OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1350, Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 858) (H. Rept. 108-781), H9999 [18NO]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 743, Social Security Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 520) (H. Rept. 108-417), H433 [10FE]

Improving Access to Assistive Technology for Individuals With Disabilities Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4278) (H. Rept. 108-514), H3604 [1JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1350) (H. Rept. 108-779), H9962 [17NO]

Relief of Florence Narusewicz: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 710) (H. Rept. 108-776), H9962 [17NO]

Training for Realtime Writers Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 480) (S. Rept. 108-399), S11305 [11OC]

Use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics Torch Relay: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 389) (H. Rept. 108-468), H2371 [22AP]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4175) (H. Rept. 108-524), H3779 [3JN]

———Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 2483) (S. Rept. 108-351), S9386 [20SE]

Statements

Congressional Human Rights Caucus Briefing on International Disability Rights: Eric Rosenthal, Mental Disability Rights International (organization), E993 [2JN]

———Johan Scholvinck, U.N., E813 [11MY]

———Kathy Martinez, E897 [18MY]

———Luis Gallegos, Ecuadoran Representative to the U.N., E751 [5MY]

———Representative Lantos, E527 [2AP]

———Richard L. Thornburgh, E679 [28AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Task Force Recommendations: Dorcas R. Hardy, E1466 [22JY]

Drafting and Adoption of a Thematic Convention on the Human Rights and Dignity of Persons With Disabilities by the U.N. General Assembly: Alan A. Reich, World Committee on Disability, E717 [30AP]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 56, 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, H4659 [22JN]

H. Con. Res. 389, use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay, H2743 [11MY]

H. Con. Res. 524, corrections in enrollment to H.R. 1350, Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act, H10022 [19NO]

H. Res. 520, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 743, Social Security Protection Act, H438 [11FE]

H. Res. 858, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1350, Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act, H10006 [19NO]

H.R. 743, Social Security Protection Act, H443-H456 [11FE]

H.R. 1350, Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act, S5411-S5451 [13MY]

H.R. 4175, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, H6078 [20JY], H9027 [8OC]

H.R. 4278, Assistive Technology Act, H9012-H9019 [8OC]

H.R. 4278, Improving Access to Assistive Technology for Individuals With Disabilities Act, H3913-H3918 [14JN]

H.R. 5131, Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act, H8311 [6OC]

S. 480, Training for Realtime Writers Act, S11586 [19NO]

S. 622, Family Opportunity Act, S4946-S4948 [6MY]

S. 1248, Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act, S5250-S5325 [12MY]

S. 1379, American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act, S11325 [11OC]

S. 1786, Poverty Reduction and Prevention Act, S1402-S1412 [12FE]

S. 2055, Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act, S723 [9FE]

S. 2413, Medicare Assurance of Rx Transitional Assistance Act, S5375 [12MY]

S. 2418, authorize Social Security payments under Federal retirement systems to trusts set up for disabled dependents of Federal employees, S5474 [13MY]

S. 2427, Veterans' Enhanced Transition Services Act, S5539-S5541 [17MY]

S. 2455, Public Servant Retirement Protection Act, S5954 [20MY]

S. 2483, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S6279 [1JN]

S. 2524, improve provision of health care, rehabilitation, and related services to veterans suffering from trauma relating to a blast injury, S6887 [16JN]

S. 2566, Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act, S7322 [23JN]

S. 2595, Improving Access to Assistive Technology for Individuals With Disabilities Act, S7463-S7472 [24JN]

S. 2694, Medicare Assurance of Rx Transitional Assistance Act, S8481 [20JY]

S. 2754, Social Security COLA Protection Act, S8740 [22JY]

S. 2877, Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act, S10072 [30SE]

S. Res. 337, tribute to Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), S4055, S4061 [8AP]

S. Res. 366, National Better Hearing and Speech Month, S6044 [20MY]

S. Res 366, support goals and ideals of National Better Hearing and Speech Month, S6010 [20MY]