DISABLED related term(s) Americans With Disabilities Act

Amendments

Reich, Alan A.: tribute (H. Res. 586), H12214 [18DE]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 1234), S13033, S13041 [16NO]

Appointments

Gallaudet University Board of Trustees, H1327 [10MR]

Articles and editorials

Advocate for the Disabled Dead at 60, E1057 [23MY]

Bethesda, Hiring Policy, `Competitive Sourcing' Clash—Naval Medical Center Considers Replacing Disabled Workers, E548 [5AP]

Longtime County Executive Director Dies, E1057 [23MY]

Penalizing Veterans, S1224 [10FE]

Strongest Dad in the World, H5085 [23JN]

True Cost of War, H5568 [30JN]

VA Hospital in Texas Fights To Stay Open, S8109 [12JY]

Veterans Angered by Official's Comments, H517 [9FE]

Bills and resolutions

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 207), S8826 [25JY] (see H. Res. 378), H6431 [25JY]

———require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 2804), H4295 [8JN]

Armed Forces: improve the Transition Assistance Program provided for members being discharged, released from active duty, or retiring (see S. 1341), S7820 [30JN] (see H.R. 2074), H2976 [4MY]

———increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to a surviving spouse of a member in any case in which there are dependent children (see H.R. 1573), H1894 [12AP]

———provide for payment of Combat-Related Special Compensation to certain members retired for disability who were awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 995), H845 [1MR]

Autism Society of America: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 254), H8387 [27SE]

Black Lung Disability Trust Fund: resolve structural indebtedness (see H.R. 3915), H8387 [27SE]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H4400 [13JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (see H. Con. Res. 135), H2150 [19AP]

Children and youth: promote adoption of children with special needs (see S. 1539), S9285 [28JY]

Death and dying: support rights of individuals to make medical decisions and encourage all Americans to write living wills designating health care surrogates and other advance directives (see H. Res. 217), H2102 [14AP]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 559), H350 [2FE]

Dept. of HHS: provide grants to States to conduct demonstration projects designed to enable Medicaid-eligible individuals to receive support for long-term disability services in the settings of their choice (see S. 528), S2004 [3MR] (see H.R. 3063), H5176 [24JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: accept sworn affidavit of veterans who served in combat during Korean War or earlier conflict as proof of service connection for certain diseases and injuries (see H.R. 591), H352 [2FE]

———continue mission of Kerrville, TX, medical center, including maintenance of acute care beds (see H.R. 2392), H3434 [17MY]

———establish presumption of service connection for certain diseases and disabilities of veterans who were exposed to carbon tetrachloride (see H.R. 1198), H1263 [9MR]

———establish presumption of service connection for cold weather injuries received during military operations (see H.R. 4288), H10145 [9NO]

———improve health care for veterans (see S. 1182), S6154 [7JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for veterans medical care (see S. 1290), S7293 [23JN] (see H.R. 3102), H5434 (see H.R. 3102), H5478 [29JN] (see H.R. 3130, 3136), H5599 [30JN]

———provide adaptive housing assistance to disabled veterans residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member (see S. 1947), S12127 [1NO]

———provide adaptive housing assistance to disabled veterans residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member and make direct housing loans to Native American veterans (see H.R. 3665), H7741 [7SE]

———provide sufficient blind rehabilitation outpatient specialists at medical centers (see S. 1190), S6154 [7JN]

———provide sufficient blind rehabilitation outpatient specialists at medical facilities (see H.R. 3579), H7559 [28JY]

———publish a strategic plan for long-term care (see S. 1189), S6154 [7JN]

Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: extend authority for establishment of memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4275), H10144 [9NO]

Disasters: address needs of individuals with disabilities in emergency planning and relief efforts and increase accessibility of post-disaster replacement housing built with Federal funds (see S. 2124), S13786 [16DE]

———ensure evacuation of individuals with special needs in times of emergency (see S. 1685), S9931 [12SE]

Diseases: authorize grants for education, screening, and treatment relative to preventing diabetic foot complications and lower extremity amputations (see H.R. 1719), H2393 [20AP]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see S. Con. Res. 48), S9158 [27JY] (see H. Con. Res. 42), H286 [1FE]

Employment: promote employment of individuals with severe disabilities through Federal Government contracting and procurement processes (see S. 1570), S9467 [29JY]

———provide workers with certain impairments employment protection (see H.R. 3652), H7672 [6SE]

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. 3789), H8087 [15SE]

FCC: reinstate rules for the description of video programming (see S. 900), S4257 [26AP] (see H.R. 951), H794 [17FE]

Federal employees: increase amount of additional compensation payable to an employee who is disabled and requires the services of an attendant (see H.R. 4201), H9555 [2NO]

———require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (see H.R. 1480), H1777 [5AP]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see S. 1221), S6299 [9JN] (see H.R. 697), H521 [9FE]

Firefighters: provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see S. 1143), S6021 [26MY] (see H.R. 1232), H1369 [10MR]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see S. 1283), S6910 [21JN] (see H.R. 3248), H5740 [12JY]

———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 2671), H4139 [26MY]

House of Representatives: increase representational allowance of Members who employ a veteran with a service-connected disability (see H. Res. 372), H6205 [20JY]

Housing: protect innocent elderly and disabled tenants in public housing and the section 8 housing choice voucher program from eviction by reason of criminal activity (see H.R. 1309), H1507 [15MR]

———require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 1441), H1694 [17MR]

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 (see H. Con. Res. 134), H2150 [19AP]

Hurricanes: provide vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita (see H.R. 3864), H8340 [22SE]

Immigration: permit aliens who are independent living assistants to adjust status to provide in-home living and home support services to disabled adults (see H.R. 1374), H1691 [17MR]

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. 3438), H6649 [26JY]

———anniversary (see S. Res. 328), S13362 [18NO] (see H. Con. Res. 288), H9555 [2NO]

———authorize States, in the event of inadequate Federal funding, to waive certain requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (see H.R. 529), H349 [2FE]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H195 [25JA] (see H.R. 1107), H982 [3MR] (see H.R. 3145), H5600 [30JN] (see H.R. 4605), H12048 [16DE]

———enhance educational services for persons with autism spectrum disorders and expand loan forgiveness for teachers of autistic children (see H.R. 4059), H8846 [17OC]

Insurance: coverage of hearing aids under group and individual health plans and the Federal employees' health benefits program (see H.R. 4164), H9361 [27OC]

———help individuals with functional impairments to pay for services and supports needed to maximize independence and choices about community participation, education, and employment (see S. 1951), S12237 [2NO]

———require coverage of certain reconstructive surgery (see H.R. 4022), H8807 [7OC]

Jarno, Malik: relief (see H.R. 2040), H2738 [28AP]

Law enforcement officers: provide public safety officer disability benefits to officers disabled before the enactment of the Federal public safety officer disability benefits law (see H.R. 2970), H4721 [17JN]

Medicaid: coverage of disabled children and individuals who became disabled as children without regard to income or assets (see H.R. 3454), H6933 [27JY]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 183), S574 [26JA] (see H.R. 1443), H1694 [17MR]

———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. 1264), H1371 [10MR]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see S. 401), S1513 [16FE] (see H.R. 910), H792 [17FE]

———require staff working with developmentally disabled individuals to call emergency services in the event of a life-threatening situation (see H.R. 1649), H2101 [14AP]

———require States to provide oral health services to children and aged, blind, or disabled individuals (see H.R. 4624), H12167 [17DE]

Medicare: coverage of infertility treatment services for certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 2758), H4186 [7JN]

———eliminate waiting period for coverage of certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 2343), H3260 [12MY] (see H.R. 3202), H5637 [11JY]

———permit the Indian Health Service, an Indian tribe, or a tribal or Indian organization to pay premiums for eligible beneficiaries (see S. 1239), S6481 [14JN]

———permit waiver of waiting period for Medicare coverage of terminally ill disabled individuals (see H.R. 2680), H4139 [26MY]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see S. 1217), S6299 [9JN] (see H.R. 2869), H4400 [13JN]

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see S. 380), S1413 [15FE] (see H.R. 823), H629 [15FE]

Missing Children's Assistance Act: extend applicability to individuals determined to have a mental capacity less than 18 years of age (see H.R. 528), H349 [2FE]

Movement Disorders Awareness Month: observance (see H. Res. 405), H7561 [28JY]

National Better Hearing and Speech Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 121), S4184 [25AP]

National Captioning Institute: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 38), H285 [1FE]

National Family Caregiver Support Program: funding (see H. Con. Res. 8), H136 [6JA]

President's National Hire Veterans Committee: extend operation (see H.R. 419), H235 [26JA]

Public safety officers: provide benefits to those who die or become disabled as a result of certain injuries (see H.R. 1147), H1023 [8MR]

Public welfare programs: allow State receipt of credit towards the work requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program for certain disabled recipients (see S. 456), S1623 [17FE]

Reich, Alan A.: tribute (see S. Res. 321), S13361 [18NO] (see H. Res. 586), H11109 [6DE] (see H. Res. 592), H11327 [8DE]

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. 828), S3817 [18AP] (see H.R. 1554), H1894 [12AP]

Social Security: amend certain disability insurance and SSI programs to provide equitable treatment of disability beneficiaries with waxing and waning medical conditions (see H.R. 4095), H9042 [20OC]

———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. 2799), H4295 [8JN]

———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 592), H352 [2FE]

———eliminate reconsideration as an intervening step between initial benefit entitlement decisions and subsequent hearings on the record on such decisions (see H.R. 3249), H5740 [12JY]

———eliminate waiting period for entitlement to disability benefits and requirement for reconsideration between benefit entitlement decision and hearing (see H.R. 308), H193 [25JA]

———guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1750), S10378 [22SE] (see H.R. 1164), H1024 [8MR]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see S. 1795), S10724 [29SE] (see H.R. 3954), H8642 [29SE]

———reduce the age at which an eligible individual may be paid widow's or widower's insurance benefits (see H.R. 2126), H3052 [5MY]

———remove limitations on the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving certain benefits (see H.R. 276), H137 [6JA]

———repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 2192), H3054 [5MY]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see S. 866), S4108 [21AP] (see H.R. 1714), H2393 [20AP]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 1690), H2148 [19AP]

———shorten waiting period for disability benefits for individuals with mesothelioma (see S. 1199), S6225 [8JN]

SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa (see H.R. 1051), H940 [2MR] (see H.R. 1187), H1263 [9MR]

———clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see S. 1588), S9468 [29JY] (see H.R. 4227), H9641 [3NO]

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 S. Con. Res. 71), S13659 [15DE] (see H. Con. Res. 235), H7742 [7SE]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see S. 1060), S5436 [18MY] (see H.R. 414), H234 [26JA]

———allow deduction for uncompensated education costs incurred by certain veterans' survivors and dependents (see H.R. 924), H793 [17FE]

———expand eligibility for the work opportunity tax credit to all disabled veterans (see S. 1192), S6154 [7JN]

———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 (see H.R. 858), H718 [16FE]

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. 268), S886 [2FE]

Veterans: allow certain former POW with service-connected disabilities to use Dept. of Defense commisary and exchange stores (see S. 59), S143 [24JA]

———allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 58), S143 [24JA]

———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. 3777), H7948 [14SE]

———establish a group disability insurance benefit for members who incur certain severe disabilities (see H.R. 1618), H1969 [13AP]

———expand and enhance health care, mental health, transition, and disability benefits (see S. 13), S142 [24JA]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 1366), H1691 [17MR]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 558), S2244 [8MR] (see H.R. 303), H193 [25JA]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (H.R. 303), consideration (see H. Res. 270), H3113 [10MY]

———extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 4121), H9043 [20OC]

———extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents and authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for such veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1188), H1263 [9MR]

———health care funding (see S. 331), S1198 [9FE] (see H.R. 515), H348 [2FE]

———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2963), H4721 [17JN]

———increase amount of supplemental insurance available for totally disabled veterans (see S. 1252), S6658 [15JN]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 1234), S6481 [14JN] (see H.R. 1220), H1368 [10MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 633), S2846 [16MR] (see H.R. 1951), H2734 [28AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 845), S3897 [19AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 2076), H2976 [4MY] (see H.R. 2368), H3330 [16MY]

———provide that veterans of conflicts where depleted uranium munitions are used shall be considered radiation-exposed for purposes of the service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 4184), H9472 [1NO]

Factsheets

Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act (S. 1217), S6321 [9JN]

Letters

Concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits: Charles S. Abell, Dept. of Defense, S3620 [14AP]

Dept. of HUD section 8 housing vouchers program funding: several religious organizations, H5423 [29JN]

District of Columbia individuals with disabilities parking law: Carol Schwartz, District of Columbia Council, H5533 [30JN]

———Lee Page, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), H5533 [30JN]

———Robert Bobb, District of Columbia Mayor's Office, H5533 [30JN]

Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act: Carole Rogin, Hearing Industries Association, S5439 [18MY]

———Deaf and Hard of Hearing Alliance, S5438 [18MY]

———Dolores E. Battle, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, S5438 [18MY]

———Harlan S. Cato, International Hearing Society, S5438 [18MY]

———Richard E. Gans, American Academy of Audiology, S5439 [18MY]

———Terry Portis, Self Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc., S5439 [18MY]

Nomination of William H. Pryor, Jr., to be circuit judge: Jamey George, Freedom Center, Inc., S6262 [9JN]

———Jeremy Chwat, Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association, S6262 [9JN]

———Jim Ward, ADA Watch (organization), S6260 [9JN]

———Kelby N. Brick, National Association of the Deaf, S6261 [9JN]

———Nancy Hodgins and Eileen Goff, Heightened Independence and Progress, Inc., S6261 [9JN]

———Pamela S. Fadem, Independent Living Resource Center-San Francisco, S6262 [9JN]

———Peter Huard, Independent Living Center of Southern California, Inc., S6262 [9JN]

———Susan A. Sacco, Illinois/Iowa Center for Independent Living, S6261 [9JN]

———Susan Hetrick, Ability Center of Greater Toledo, S6261 [9JN]

———Victoria Wolf, S6261 [9JN]

Pathways to Independence Act: Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, S1677 [17FE]

———several organizations, S1677 [17FE]

Pediatric vaccine manufacturer liability protection: Representative Burton, H6983 [28JY]

Repeal Survivor Benefit Plan annuities reduction requirement and modify effective date for paid-up coverage: Candace A. Wheeler, National Military Family Association, S12486 [8NO]

———Charles D. Revie, Uniformed Services Disabled Retirees (organization), S12487 [8NO]

———Deidre Parke Holleman, Retired Enlisted Association, S12486 [8NO]

———Gerard M. Farrell, Commissioned Officers Association, S12487 [8NO]

———Gordon R. Sullivan, Association of the U.S. Army, S12487 [8NO]

———James E. Lokovic, Air Force Sergeants Association, S12487 [8NO]

———Michael P. Cline, Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S., S12487 [8NO]

———Norbert R. Ryan, Jr., Military Officers Association of America, S12486 [8NO]

———Rick Jones, National Association for Uniformed Services, S12486 [8NO]

State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services establishment: Mark Westrum, Fight Crime—Invest in Kids (organization), S1422 [15FE]

———several family organizations, S1422 [15FE]

Veterans health care funding: Jane E. Fyer, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, S3454 [12AP]

———Jim Nicholson, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S3466 [12AP]

———Michael M. Faenza, National Mental Health Association, S3454 [12AP]

———Robert E. Wallace, VFW, H10124 [9NO]

———Senator Santorum, S7569 [29JN]

———several veterans organizations, S3464 [12AP], H1645, H1662 [17MR]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, S3463 [12AP]

———Thomas P. Cadmus, American Legion, H1645, H1662 [17MR]

Lists

Disability-related groups opposing nomination of William H. Pryor, Jr., to be circuit judge, S6260 [9JN]

Organzations supporting S. 1217, Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act, S6321 [9JN]

Poems

``Metamorphosis,'' Molly Brown, H4277 [8JN]

Press releases

Legion Leader Says Proposed Budget Reaches Deep Into Veterans' Pockets: American Legion, E184 [8FE]

Senate To Quickly Take Up $1.5 Billion Measure for Veterans if Sent From the House: Senator Craig, Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate), H5568 [30JN]

Proclamations

Tribute to Susan Coler: Representative Ney, E1662 [29JY]

Remarks in House

ALS Awareness Month: observance, E871 [4MY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (H. Res. 378), H6434, H6551 [26JY], E1607, E1609, E1610, E1612, E1614, E1621, E1622, E1625, E1627, E1628 [27JY], E1707, E1708, E1709, E1710, E1714, E1738 [29JY]

Angola, NY: completion of wheelchair accessible treehouse at Cradle Beach Camp, E1305 [21JN]

Arc of Western Wayne County (organization): anniversary, E1750 [6SE]

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing income from any job in which the debtor is no longer employed and income from any employment in which he can no longer engage due to medical disability, H1979, H1980 [14AP]

Bayaud Industries, Inc.: tribute, E1926 [22SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H383-H398 [8FE], H12234-H12241 [18DE]

Burlington, VT: anniversary of Howard Center for Human Services, E2 [4JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 135), H3076 [10MY]

Chatham, NJ: anniversary of ECLC School, E824 [28AP]

Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind (organization): impact of U.S. trade policy, H3409 [17MY], H3547 [18MY]

Citrus County, FL: tribute to Marine Corps League Trike Program, E899 [5MY]

Cleburne, TX: anniversary of Cleburne Lions Club, E1929 [22SE]

Courts: guarantee incapacitated individuals explicit due process rights of hapeas corpus when a court orders their death by removal of nutrition, hydration, and medical treatment, H972 [3MR]

Death and dying: encourage all Americans to write living wills designating health care surrogates and other advance directives, H10113 [9NO]

Dept. of Defense: accessibility of military golf courses for disabled military personnel and veterans, H4024 [25MY]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding to implement determination that charter schools operated by for-profit organizations are not eligible for special education or low-income student funding, H5121, H5122 [24JN]

Dept. of HUD: section 8 housing vouchers program funding through reductions in Working Capital Fund, H5422-H5427 [29JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making supplemental appropriations for veterans medical care (H.R. 3130), H5562-H5569, H5585-H5591, H5596 [30JN], H5712 [12JY], E1421 [1JY], E1447 [11JY], E1517 [18JY]

———pain management research programs funding, H4099 [26MY]

———priorities, H5255 [28JN]

———veterans health care funding through reductions in Base Realignment and Closure Account funding, H4096, H4097 [26MY]

Diseases: authorize grants for education, screening, and treatment relative to preventing diabetic foot complications and lower extremity amputations (H.R. 1719), E713 [21AP]

District of Columbia: prohibit funding to enforce individuals with disabilities parking law, H5533, H5534 [30JN]

Easter Seals, Inc.: tribute to Southern Nevada chapter, E2536 [14DE]

Education: funding, H11513, H11514 [14DE], H12261, H12267 [18DE]

Fairfax County, VA: anniversary of Fairfax County Health Dept. Adult Day Health Care Program, E144 [2FE]

Federal employees: require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (H.R. 1480), E548 [5AP]

Firefighters: provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (H.R. 1232), E413 [10MR]

504 Democrat Club: tribute, E1206 [14JN]

Glade Valley, NC: tribute to DearHaven Therapeutic Riding Center, H4408 [14JN]

Griswold, Sally K.: Vocational Guidance Services (organization) Herbert E. Strawbridge Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1936 [22SE]

Head Start Program: provide employees with training to support families and children with disabilities, H8305, H8306 [22SE]

Health: provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (H.R. 2671), E1113 [26MY]

Hilo, HI: tribute the Arc of Hilo and the Lanakila Rehabilitation Center, E1264 [17JN]

Hope for Vision (organization): tribute, H11041 [6DE]

Hurricanes: provide vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita (H.R. 3864), H8406-H8408 [28SE]

———anniversary (H. Con. Res. 288), H10182-H10185 [15NO], E2550 [15DE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 363), E78 [25JA]

———funding, H11546 [14DE]

———funding through reductions in OSHA and Dept. of Education funding, H5059 [23JN]

Jarno, Malik: relief (H.R. 2040), E832 [28AP]

Javits-Wagner-O'Day Program: tribute to services for the blind and disabled, E583 [7AP], E1331 [24JN], E1505 [15JY], E2532 [14DE], E2551 [15DE]

Ken-Crest Services (organization): anniversary, E694 [19AP]

Khan, Mohammed: Federal Interagency Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility United We Ride National Leadership Award recipient, E1072 [24MY]

Koster, Elizabeth: Pocono Mountains Chamber of Commerce Athena Award recipient, E2247 [3NO]

Lighthouse International (organization): anniversary, E813 [28AP]

Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc.: anniversary, H1682 [17MR]

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (H.R. 823), E237 [15FE]

Moses and Aaron Foundation: tribute to Special Fund for Children, E1636 [27JY]

Movement Disorders Awareness Month: observance (H. Res. 405), E1663 [29JY]

National Captioning Institute: tribute, E106 [26JA]

National Wheelchair Basketball Association: tribute, H2156 [20AP]

———tribute to Spirit Award recipients, H2156 [20AP]

NIH: funding, H5049 [23JN]

Occupational Therapy Month: observance, E894 [5MY]

Pharmaceuticals: pediatric vaccine manufacturer liability protection, H6867, H6868 [27JY], H6983, H7000 [28JY]

Plainville, MA: tribute to DAV chapter World War II veterans, E828 [28AP]

Platt, Rosalie: Yes I Can! Foundation ``Yes I Can!'' Award recipient, E1645 [27JY]

President's National Hire Veterans Committee: extend operation, H10079 [9NO]

———extend operation (H.R. 419), E87 [26JA]

Providence Pediatric Medical Day Care, Inc.: tribute, E713 [21AP]

Reich, Alan A.: tribute (H. Res. 592), E2599 [17DE]

Scdoris, Rachael: Nike, Inc., Casey Martin Award recipient, E2255 [3NO]

Snowshoe, WV: tribute to Snowshoe Mountain Resort, E616 [12AP]

Social Security: amend certain disability insurance and SSI programs to provide equitable treatment of disability beneficiaries with waxing and waning medical conditions (H.R. 4095), E2143 [20OC]

———disability and survior benefits, H841 [1MR]

———disability insurance program funding, H5161 [24JN]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (H.R. 3954), E1998 [29SE]

———reduce the age at which an eligible individual may be paid widow's or widower's insurance benefits (H.R. 2126), E897 [5MY]

Special Olympics (organization): anniversary, E1555 [20JY]

Taxation: 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 (H.R. 858), E255 [16FE]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft, H4006 [25MY]

———authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for National Guard and Reserve veterans under the age of 60 and their dependents, H4003 [25MY]

———establish a group disability insurance benefit for members who incur certain severe disabilities (H.R. 1618), H6454 [26JY]

———health care funding, H398-H402 [8FE], H512-H518 [9FE], H525 [10FE], H589, H604, H621-H626 [15FE], H1432, H1477, H1478, H1481 [15MR], H1524, H1563, H1572, H1609 [16MR], H1644-H1646, H1662 [17MR], H2709, H2710, H2715 [28AP], H4078-H4084, H4092-H4095, H4105, H4106, H4111 [26MY], H4909, H4910 [22JN], H5148, H5166 [24JN], H5221 [27JN], H5255, H5268-H5273, H5294 [28JN], H5367, H5371, H5385, H5386, H5470 [29JN], H5482 [30JN], H5646 [12JY], H5744, H5745, H5746, H5747, H5748, H5749, H5753, H5754 [13JY], H5884, H5897-H5900 [14JY], H5919-H5923, H5948, H5949 [18JY], H5979 [19JY], H6458-H6463 [26JY], H7020, H7021, H7022 [28JY], H9956-H9959 [7NO], H10120, H10124, H10126 [9NO], H10153 [10NO], H10921-H10924 [18NO], E184 [8FE], E1493 [15JY], E1586 [22JY], E1620 [27JY], E1732, E1742 [29JY], E1751 [6SE]

———health care funding (H.R. 515), H517 [9FE], H9993 [8NO], E178 [8FE]

———impact of budget proposals, H355 [8FE], H10148 [10NO]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 1220), H5749-H5754 [13JY], E412 [10MR], E1491 [14JY], E1493 [15JY]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (H.R. 1951), H10044 [9NO]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, H3906 [25MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 2368), E984 [16MY]

Vision impairment organizations: tribute, E508 [17MR]

Welma, Jennifer: Hays, TX, Hays CSID Special Education Teacher of the Year award recipient, E987 [16MY]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life relative to unborn disabled children, S10531-S10534 [28SE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (S. Res. 207), S8767-S8772, S8803-S8805 [25JY], S8934, S8937 [26JY], S9441 [29JY]

———anniversary (S. Res. 207), unanimous-consent agreement, S8764 [22JY]

———Supreme Court decisions on enforcement and compliance, S10537-S10539 [28SE]

Armed Forces: improve the Transition Assistance Program provided for members being discharged, released from active duty, or retiring, S12596-S12598 [9NO], S12808 [15NO]

———improve the Transition Assistance Program provided for members being discharged, released from active duty, or retiring (S. 1341), S7822-S7825 [30JN]

———repeal requirement for reduction of certain Survivor Benefit Plan annuities by the amount of dependency and indemnity compensation and modify effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan, S12378 [4NO], S12485-S12488, S12514 [8NO]

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing debtors who are disabled veterans whose indebtedness occurred primarily during a period of military service, S2427 [10MR]

———exempt from means testing economically distressed caregivers to ill or disabled family members, S1923, S1924, S1925 [2MR]

———exempt from means testing income from any job in which the debtor is no longer employed and income from any employment in which he can no longer engage due to medical disability, S2323 [9MR], S2416 [10MR]

———preserve existing protections for economically distressed caregivers to ill or disabled family members, S1908 [2MR]

Boston, MA: VA Boston Healthcare System Continuing Education Committee hosting of conference on preparing for acute and long-term needs of Afghanistan and Iraq war veterans, S877 [2FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 135), S5183 [12MY]

Children and youth: promote adoption of children with special needs (S. 1539), S9299 [28JY]

Death and dying: protect rights of the incapacitated and improve end-of-life care and decisionmaking, S3120-S3122 [4AP]

Defense Security Cooperation Agency: transport and distribution of wheelchairs to victims of overseas conflicts, landmines, and crippling illnesses, S11252 [7OC]

Dept. of Defense: support certain Paralympic sporting events, S8737 [22JY], S10782 [30SE]

Dept. of HHS: Low-Vision Rehabilitation Services demonstration project funding, S11789 [25OC]

———provide grants to States to conduct demonstration projects designed to enable Medicaid-eligible individuals to receive support for long-term disability services in the settings of their choice (S. 528), S2041 [3MR], S2081 [4MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct veterans disability compensation information campaign, S10355 [22SE]

———improve health care for veterans (S. 1182), S6161-S6163 [7JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for veterans medical care (H.R. 3130), unanimous-consent request, S7797-S7799 [30JN], S8394 [18JY]

———place conditions on the use of funding for reviewing or revoking approved disability claims for post-traumatic stress disorder, S10331 [22SE]

———provide adaptive housing assistance to disabled veterans residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member (S. 1947), S12129 [1NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, S13600-S13603, S13605, S13607 [15DE]

Disasters: ensure evacuation of individuals with special needs in times of emergency (S. 1685), S9940 [12SE]

Diseases: issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (S. Con. Res. 48), S9183 [27JY]

Education: funding, S14285, S14287 [21DE]

FCC: reinstate rules for the description of video programming (S. 900), S4259 [26AP]

Friendship Industries, Inc.: anniversary, S3140 [4AP]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (S. 1283), S6933 [21JN]

Help America Vote Act: disabled voter access services funding, S11881 [26OC], S11990 [27OC]

Hughes, Patrick H.: VSA Arts (nonprofit organization) Panasonic Young Soloists Award recipient, S7063 [22JN]

Hurricanes: provide vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita (H.R. 3864), S10622 [28SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: anniversary (S. Res. 328), S13342, S13399 [18NO]

———funding, S2767 [16MR], S2941 [17MR], S11869-S11872, S11881, S11894 [26OC]

Insurance: help individuals with functional impairments to pay for services and supports needed to maximize independence and choices about community participation, education, and employment (S. 1951), S12239, S12240 [2NO]

IRS: assure existing Federal employment preferences for disabled veterans as part of the contracting criteria for outsourcing collection of unpaid and past due income taxes, S11642, S11643 [20OC]

———establish disability preference program for qualified tax collection contracts, S13121, S13130 [17NO]

Library of Congress: Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped program NFB-NEWSLINE service funding, S7749 [30JN]

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage, S14117 [20DE], S14219 [21DE]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (S. 183), S592, S593 [26JA]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (S. 401), S1535-S1540 [16FE]

Medicare: permit the Indian Health Service, an Indian tribe, or a tribal or Indian organization to pay premiums for eligible beneficiaries (S. 1239), S6488 [14JN], S7608 [29JN]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (S. 1217), S6320 [9JN]

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (S. 380), S1420-S1423 [15FE]

Miracle League Association: tribute, S3274 [6AP]

National Assisted Living Week: observance, S9822 [8SE]

National Better Hearing and Speech Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 121), S4194 [25AP], S4604 [28AP]

National Disability Employment Awareness Month: observance, S12053 [28OC]

North Hollywood, CA: tribute to Deaf West Theater, S6015 [26MY]

Reich, Alan A.: tribute (S. Res. 321), S13396 [18NO]

Social Security: guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1750), S10379 [22SE], S12828-S12835 [15NO]

———guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1750), unanimous-consent request, S12832 [15NO]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (S. 1795), S10737 [29SE]

———protection of disability benefits, S625 [31JA]

———reform, S624-S626 [31JA]

———shorten waiting period for disability benefits for individuals with mesothelioma (S. 1199), S6234 [8JN]

Special Olympics (organization): anniversary, S8941 [26JY]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (S. 1060), S5438 [18MY]

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. 268), S900 [2FE], S7939 [1JY]

Veterans: allow certain former POW with service-connected disabilities to use Dept. of Defense commisary and exchange stores (S. 59), S241 [24JA]

———allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (S. 58), S241 [24JA]

———ensure that future health care funding accounts for inflation and population changes, S8801 [25JY]

———expand and enhance health care, mental health, transition, and disability benefits (S. 13), S111, S168 [24JA], S510-S512 [26JA]

———health care funding, S1223 [10FE], S1588 [17FE], S2720-S2726 [15MR], S2788-S2793, S2806, S2807 [16MR], S3451-S3468 [12AP], S4500 [28AP], S4826 [10MY], S7420 [27JN], S7486, S7489-S7491, S7498-S7500, S7509 [28JN], S7545-S7547, S7550, S7568-S7582, S7587 [29JN], S7678, S7807, S7871 [30JN], S7897 [1JY], S7946, S7966, S7979 [11JY], S8106-S8110 [12JY], S8207 [13JY], S8394 [18JY], S8902, S8918 [26JY], S9332-S9334, S9367, S9370-S9372 [29JY], S10346, S10347, S10349 [22SE], S11100, S11117 [5OC], S11914 [26OC], S12635, S12636 [10NO], S12941 [16NO], S14294 [21DE]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (S. 633), S2848 [16MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, S12489 [8NO]

———remove payment disparity in compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities, S531 [26JA]

Worcester, MA: anniversary of Memorial Foundation for the Blind, S10034 [14SE]

Reports filed

Americans With Disabilities Act Anniversary: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 378) (H. Rept. 109-196), H6932 [27JY]

Training for Realtime Writers Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 268) (S. Rept. 109-93), S7428 [27JN]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1220) (H. Rept. 109-162), H5637 [11JY]

———Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1234) (S. Rept. 109-138), S10294 [21SE]

Veterans Health Care Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1182) (S. Rept. 109-177), S12681 [10NO]

Veterans Housing and Employment Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3665) (H. Rept. 109-263), H9471 [1NO]

Statements

Americans With Disabilities Act Anniversary: Several Disability Rights and Civil Rights Organizations, S8936 [26JY], E1707 [29JY]

Bush Administration Budget Proposal: Congressional Black Caucus, H386 [8FE]

Improving Quality of Care—How the VA Outpaces Other Systems in Delivering Patient Care: RAND Corp., S1588 [17FE]

Summaries

Bush Administration FY 2006 Housing Budget—Continuing the Assault on the Most Vulnerable, H385 [8FE]

Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (Class) Act (S. 1951), S12239 [2NO]

Tables

Proposed VA budget for fiscal year 2006, S2723 [15MR]

Senator Santorum voting record on veterans health care funding: Democratic Policy Committee, S7571-S7573 [29JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 135, use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay, H3076 [10MY]

H. Con. Res. 288, Individuals With Disabilities Education Act anniversary, H10182 [15NO]

H. Res. 586, tribute to Alan A. Reich, H12214 [18DE]

H.R. 1220, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, H5749-H5751 [13JY]

H.R. 3130, Dept. of Veterans Affairs supplemental appropriations for veterans medical care, H5585 [30JN]

H.R. 3665, Veterans Housing and Employment Improvement Act, H10074-H10078 [9NO]

H.R. 3864, Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Affected by Hurricane Katrina or Rita Act, H8406 [28SE]

S. 13, Fulfilling Our Duty to America's Veterans Act, S169-S174 [24JA]

S. 58, allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft, S241 [24JA]

S. 59, allow certain former POW with service-connected disabilities to use Dept. of Defense commisary and exchange stores, S241 [24JA]

S. 268, Training for Realtime Writers Act, S901 [2FE], S7939-S7941 [1JY]

S. 401, Medicaid Community-Based Attendant Services and Supports Act, S1536-S1539 [16FE]

S. 456, Pathways to Independence Act, S1678 [17FE]

S. 528, Money Follows the Person Act, S2041-S2044 [3MR]

S. 558, Retired Pay Restoration Act, S2258 [8MR]

S. 845, permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits, S3901 [19AP]

S. 866, Public Servant Retirement Protection Act, S4110-S4112 [21AP]

S. 1060, Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act, S5439 [18MY]

S. 1182, Veterans Health Care Act, S6163-S6165 [7JN]

S. 1199, Prompt Disability Payment to Mesothelioma Victims Act, S6234 [8JN]

S. 1217, Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act, S6322 [9JN]

S. 1234, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S6484 [14JN], H10359 [16NO]

S. 1239, American Indian Elderly and Disabled Access to Health Care Act, S6488 [14JN]

S. 1341, Veterans' Enhanced Transition Services Act, S7825-S7827 [30JN]

S. 1570, Employer Work Incentive Act for Individuals With Severe Disabilities, S9492 [29JY]

S. Con. Res. 48, issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome, S9188 [27JY]

S. Con. Res. 71, 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, S13682 [15DE]

S. Res. 121, support goals and ideals of National Better Hearing and Speech Month, S4193 [25AP], S4604 [28AP]

S. Res. 207, Americans With Disabilities Act anniversary, S8805, S8831 [25JY]

S. Res. 321, tribute to Alan A. Reich, S13395 [18NO], S13455 [12DE]

S. Res. 328, Individuals With Disabilities Education Act anniversary, S13399 [18NO]