DISABLED related term(s) Americans With Disabilities Act

Amendments

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (S. 1094), S5785 [20SE]

Appointments

Gallaudet University Board of Trustees, S494 [2FE], H4564 [24JN]

Articles and editorials

Definition of Insanity, S6310 [6OC]

Report Reveals Steep Increase in War Amputations Last Fall, H1937 [17MR]

Bills and resolutions

Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 881), H1524 [2MR] (see H.R. 3356), H7330 [3NO]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 943), H1618 [8MR]

Armed Forces: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of retired pay and veterans' disability compensation to all members retired for disability regardless of disability rating percentage (see H.R. 186), H40 [5JA]

———improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (see S. 951), S2874 [11MY] (see H.R. 1941), H3342 [23MY]

———provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 2288), H4456 [22JN]

———revise eligibility for receipt of certain compensation, eliminate certain Survivor Benefit Plan reductions, and enhance active-duty Reserve members' ability to receive credit for such service (see H.R. 1979), H3644 (see H.R. 1979), H3682 [25MY]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see S. 1086), S3426 [26MY] (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]

Budget Control Act: protect Social Security and SSI programs from budget cuts (see H.R. 2723), H5883 [1AU]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (see H. Con. Res. 47), H2933 [2MY] (see H. Con. Res. 67), H5733 [28JY]

Celebrating ACHIEVA's 60th Anniversary Week: designate (see S. Res. 123), S2047 [31MR]

Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see S. 2020), S8734 [16DE] (see H.R. 1381), H2409 [6AP]

Civil rights: provide certified trainers of service animals access to the same public transportation and public accommodations afforded disabled persons with service animals (see H.R. 1878), H3279 [12MY]

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (see S. 1094), S3426 [26MY] (see H.R. 2005), H3753 [26MY]

Dept. of Defense: require regular audits of, and improvements to, the Transition Assistance Program (see S. 1104), S3427 [26MY]

———require to meet goal for participation in procurement contracts by small businesses owned and controlled by veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3438), H7713 [16NO]

Dept. of Education: allow State and local educational agencies and schools to make greater use of positive behavior supports and other early intervening services (see S. 541), S1546 [10MR]

———establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see S. 1086), S3426 [26MY] (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]

———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 3169), H6853 [12OC]

Dept. of HHS: expand and enhance adult day programs for people with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases or conditions to improve respite services for caregivers (see S. 495), S1328 [7MR] (see H.R. 883), H1524 [2MR]

———reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see H.R. 3266), H7133 [26OC]

Dept. of Justice: assist State oversight of proceedings, conduct background checks, and improve monitoring relative to adult guardianships and conservatorships of protected persons (see S. 1744), S6871 [20OC]

Dept. of Labor: establish minimum funding levels for States for disabled veterans' outreach program specialists and local veterans' employment representatives (see S. 1314), S4292 [30JN]

———phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H6551 [4OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow transfer of educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to certain dependents for special education (see H.R. 276), H201 [12JA]

———carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see S. 1838), S7294 [9NO] (see H.R. 198), H102 [6JA]

———carry out a pilot program on the provision of traumatic brain injury care in rural areas (see H.R. 3369), H7397 [4NO]

———educate staff and inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 805), H1250 (see H.R. 805), H1361 [18FE]

———extend authority to provide specially adapted housing assistance to individuals residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member (see H.R. 1671), H2933 [2MY]

———extend period of time for presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities of veterans of the Persian Gulf Conflict and Afghanistan and Iraq wars (see H.R. 2996), H6342 [21SE]

———improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see S. 1391), S4721 [20JY] (see H.R. 930), H1574 [3MR]

———improve efficiency of processing certain claims for disability compensation by veterans (see H.R. 2053), H3756 [26MY]

———improve provision of rehabilitative services for veterans with traumatic brain injury (see S. 957), S2875 [11MY] (see H.R. 1855), H3218 [11MY]

———increase assistance for disabled veterans who are temporarily residing in housing owned by a family member (see S. 1017), S3052 [17MY]

———permit disabled or injured Armed Forces members to transfer Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits after retirement (see H.R. 2002), H3753 [26MY]

———permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (see S. 1264), S4075 [23JN]

———prevent from prohibiting use of dogs on Dept. property (see S. 769), S2348 [8AP] (see H.R. 1154), H1982 [17MR]

———provide authority for retroactive effective date for awards of disability compensation in connection with applications that are fully-developed at submittal (see S. 423), S1060 [1MR]

———provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (see S. 1755), S6872 [20OC] (see H.R. 3687), H9430 [15DE]

———provide eligibility for guaranteed housing loans for the surviving spouses of certain totally-disabled veterans (see H.R. 120), H37 [5JA]

———provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (see H.R. 2377), H4574 [24JN]

———provide for the tolling of the timing of review for appeals of final decisions of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (see H.R. 810), H1250 (see H.R. 810), H1362 [18FE]

———provide monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team (see H.R. 2300), H4456 [22JN] (see H.R. 2345), H4527 [23JN]

———reduce period of time for which a veteran must be totally disabled before survivors are eligible for certain benefits (see H.R. 813), H1250 (see H.R. 813), H1362 [18FE]

———revise enforcement penalties for misrepresentation of a business concern as a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans or by service-disabled veterans (see S. 1184), S3727 [13JN] (see H.R. 1657), H2913 [15AP]

Diseases: establish programs to provide services to individuals with autism and their families (see S. 1132), S3428 [26MY] (see H.R. 2007), H3754 [26MY]

———provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see S. 850), S2507 [14AP]

———support psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection, leverage public and private investment in research, and focus on relationship between psoriasis and its comorbid conditions (see S. 1107), S3427 [26MY] (see H.R. 2033), H3755 [26MY]

Down syndrome: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention programs on translational research and related activities (see S. 1841), S7367 [10NO] (see H.R. 2696), H5780 [29JY]

———expand and intensify NIH programs on translational research and related activities (see S. 1840), S7367 [10NO] (see H.R. 2695), H5780 [29JY]

Education: authorize grants for the transition of youths with significant disabilities to adulthood (see H.R. 604), H678 [10FE]

———improve individualized education program and facilitate the transition of children with disabilities to adulthood (see H.R. 602), H678 [10FE]

———provide assistance to States to develop and implement transition plans for developmentally disabled individuals who are transitioning from the secondary school system into adulthood (see H.R. 603), H678 [10FE]

Executive departments: require transparency in meeting Federal goals for contracting with small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (see S. 1154), S3541 [7JN]

Federal aid programs: ensure seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, and certain governmental retirees receive a one-time payment to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2590), H5239 [19JY] (see H.R. 2711), H5780 [29JY]

———increase benefits for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities for one month to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment in a calendar year (see H.R. 3758), H10015 [20DE]

Federal employees: provide a short-term disability insurance program for disabilities that are not work-related (see H.R. 2958), H6231 [15SE]

———provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (see S. 514), S1406 [8MR]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1066), H1796 [14MR]

FEMA: establish Office of Disability Integration and Coordination (see H.R. 2849), H5964 [7SE]

Forest Service: accommodate individuals with mobility disabilities who need to use a power-driven mobility device for reasonable access to certain National Forest System lands (see H.R. 848), H1454 [1MR]

Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 2605), H5373 [21JY]

———prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (see S. 1420), S4911 [26JY] (see H.R. 2651), H5579 [26JY]

Health: eliminate certain entitlement programs in order to reduce the deficit (see H.R. 3243), H7007 [24OC]

———recognize life-saving role of ostomy care and prosthetics in the lives of people in the U.S. (see S. Res. 95), S1406 [8MR] (see H. Res. 152), H1619 [8MR]

———reform provision of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 63), H35 [5JA]

Health care facilities: protect interests of residents of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in certain class action lawsuits and Dept. of Justice actions (see H.R. 2032), H3755 [26MY]

Human rights: express that the U.S. should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions (see H. Res. 312), H4327 [16JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 103), S125 [25JA] (see S. 1403), S4802 [21JY] (see H.R. 864), H1455 [1MR]

———funding through reductions in certain Dept. of Defense funding (see H.R. 2935), H6230 [15SE]

———permit prevailing party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (see S. 613), S1826 [17MR] (see H.R. 1208), H1985 [17MR]

Insurance: provide parity under group health plans and insurance coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetics and custom orthotics and benefits for other medical and surgical services (see S. 773), S2348 [8AP]

Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act: require application to certain Federal lease agreements for private buildings or improvements to ensure job opportunities for the blind or disabled (see S. 1036), S3171 [19MY]

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. 3367), H7397 [4NO]

Medicaid: require States to provide oral health services to aged, blind, or disabled individuals (see H.R. 1606), H2911 [15AP]

Medicare: apply frailty adjustment under the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) payment rules to certain specialized Medicare Advantage plans for special needs individuals (see S. 1999), S8679 [15DE] (see H.R. 3691), H9430 [15DE]

———modify designation of accreditation organizations for orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices (see H.R. 1958), H3408 [24MY]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 2140), H4035 [3JN]

National Aphasia Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 191), S3171 [19MY] (see H. Res. 285), H3756 [26MY]

National Autism Spectrum Disorders Initiative: establish (see S. 1128), S3427 [26MY] (see H.R. 2006), H3753 [26MY]

National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 75), S871 [17FE]

National Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 215), S4076 [23JN]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 263), S5536 [13SE]

National Family Caregivers Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 473), H7891 [18NO]

National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 236), S4802 [21JY]

National Veterans Wheelchair Games: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S5146 [30JY]

NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H10015 [20DE]

No Child Left Behind Act: amend relative to highly qualified teachers, growth models, adequate yearly progress, Native American language programs, and parental involvement (see S. 1724), S6600 [17OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (see S. 720), S2087 [4AP] (see H.R. 1173), H1983 [17MR]

Postal Service: recognize need to improve physical access to many U.S. postal facilities for all people and in particular disabled citizens (see H. Con. Res. 91), H8075 [1DE]

Public buildings: recognize need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people and in particular disabled citizens (see S. Con. Res. 33), S8148 [1DE]

Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see S. 1696), S6461 [12OC]

Senior citizens: improve public transportation services for seniors (see S. 1942), S8183 [5DE]

Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (see S. Res. 178), S2840 [10MY]

Social Security: authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 160), H39 [5JA]

———credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 2290), H4456 [22JN]

———eliminate waiting period for entitlement to disability benefits and requirement for reconsideration between benefit entitlement decision and hearing (see H.R. 70), H35 [5JA]

———ensure any reform prevents the reduction of benefits or an increase in retirement age (see H. Con. Res. 64), H4793 [8JY]

———establish a point of order against any effort to reduce benefits, raise the retirement age, or create private retirement accounts (see S. 582), S1676 [15MR] (see H.R. 1118), H1905 [16MR]

———improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see H.R. 539), H550 [8FE]

———provide that wages and self-employment income earned by individuals who were illegally in the U.S. shall not be credited for coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see S. 95), S124 [25JA]

———remove limitations on the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving certain benefits (see H.R. 3348), H7330 [3NO]

———repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 2291), H4456 [22JN]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see S. 113), S125 [25JA] (see H.R. 2797), H5895 [5AU]

———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see S. 648), S1827 [17MR] (see H.R. 718), H922 [15FE]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see S. 1086), S3426 [26MY] (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]

Spina Bifida Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 30), S6505 [13OC]

SSI: authorize extension to Guam and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 582), H598 [9FE]

———clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see S. 863), S2507 [14AP] (see H.R. 935), H1575 [3MR]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see S. 905), S2731 [5MY] (see H.R. 1479), H2603 [12AP]

———allow veterans a deduction for certain travel expenses to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical centers for examinations or treatments relating to service-connected disabilities (see S. 1474), S5250 [2AU]

———clarify waiver period with respect to a deductible made by a veteran for certain travel costs necessary to receive treatment at Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 3350), H7330 [3NO]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 1872), S7452 [15NO] (see H.R. 3423), H7626 [15NO]

———increase standard charitable mileage rate for delivery of meals to elderly, disabled, frail, and at-risk individuals (see H.R. 499), H508 [26JA]

———provide a tax credit for the employment of wounded warriors (see H.R. 3384), H7397 [4NO]

———provide credit to individuals for legal expenses paid relative to establishing guardianship of a disabled individual (see H.R. 878), H1524 [2MR]

———provide for death and disability protection for loans from qualified employer plans (see H.R. 3656), H8880 [13DE]

———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. 148), H39 [5JA]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see S. 1056), S3275 [24MY] (see H.R. 1780), H3108 [5MY]

Veterans: allow certain former POW with service-connected disabilities to use Dept. of Defense commissary and exchange stores (see S. 68), S124 [25JA]

———allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 67), S123 [25JA]

———allow disabled veterans and their dependents to use Dept. of Defense commissary and exchange stores (see H.R. 1178), H1983 [17MR] (see H.R. 2148), H4074 [13JN]

———clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 2419), H4671 [6JY]

———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. 344), S683 [14FE] (see H.R. 303), H254 [18JA] (see H.R. 333), H353 [19JA]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 894), S2731 [5MY] (see H.R. 1407), H2410 [6AP]

———provide benefits for children with spina bifida of veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era outside Vietnam (see S. 873), S2621 [3MY]

———provide certain rights for persons who receive treatment for illnesses, injuries, and disabilities incurred in or aggravated by service in the uniformed services (see H.R. 3524), H7998 [30NO]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals in Vietnam affected by Agent Orange, enhance medical care for descendants of veterans, and provide health assessments and assistance to Vietnamese Americans (see H.R. 2634), H5488 [25JY]

Voting: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy and develop better accessible voting machines for individuals with disabilities (see S. 111), S125 [25JA]

Williams Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 256), H3160 [10MY]

Year of the Family Caregiver: designate (see S. Res. 235), S4802 [21JY]

Letters

Allow grants to high quality charter schools that do not include every subgroup of students classified as disadvantaged: Curt Decker, National Disability Rights Network, H6004 [8SE]

———Deborah A. Ziegler, Council for Exceptional Children, H6003 [8SE]

———James H. Wendorf, National Learning Center for Learning Disabilities, H6004 [8SE]

———Katy Beh Neas, Easter Seals Inc., H6004 [8SE]

———National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, H6003 [8SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs pilot program on dog training therapy: Christina M. Roof, AMVETS (organization), H6692 [11OC]

Federal benefits for emergency service providers who die or are disabled in the line of duty and liability protection for volunteer pilot organizations that fly for public benefit: Barry Kasinitz, International Association of Fire Fighters, S830 [17FE]

———Connie Meyer, S830 [17FE]

———Jack Parow, International Association of Fire Chiefs, S830 [17FE]

———Steve Williamson, American Ambulance Association, S829 [17FE]

Tribute to Frank W. Anderson: Bill Lawson and Homer S. Townsend, Jr., Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), S8541 [13DE]

Lists

Organizations opposed to King of Iowa amendment to H.R. 2218, Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools Act, on allowing grants to charter schools that do not include every subgroup of students classified as disadvantaged, H6003 [8SE]

Testimonials from severely injured Armed Forces members on benefits of rehabilitative recreational sports equipment, H3688 [26MY]

Virginia Beach, VA, Special Olympics competition participants, E882 [12MY]

Obituaries

Anderson, Frank W.: Grant Segall, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, S8540 [13DE]

Remarks in House

AbilityOne (organization): tribute, E1130 [16JN], E1395 [25JY]

AbilityOne Program: tribute, E2126 [29NO], E2297 [16DE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, E1445 [29JY]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (H.R. 943), E433 [8MR]

Armed Forces: improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (H.R. 1941), H6686 [11OC]

———revise eligibility for receipt of certain compensation, eliminate certain Survivor Benefit Plan reductions, and enhance active-duty Reserve members' ability to receive credit for such service (H.R. 1979), H3429 [25MY]

———wounded warrior rehabilitation programs funding, H1089, H1090 [17FE]

Association of Amputee Surfers (AmpSurf): tribute to Operation Restoration on Pismo Beach, CA, H6793 [12OC]

Bartlow, Gina: American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) Direct Support Professional of the Year award recipient, E1922 [25OC]

Bethesda, MD: anniversary of St. Luke's House, E915 [23MY]

Brachman, Sarah: National Down Syndrome Society Advocate of the Year award recipient, E51 [12JA], E126 [26JA]

Brecksville, OH: anniversary of Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center campus, E1568 [8SE]

Bucks County, PA: tribute to First Savings Bank of Perkasie and Penn Foundation, Inc., Wellspring Clubhouse for efforts to support individuals recovering from mental illness, E2044 [15NO]

Budget Control Act: protect Social Security and SSI programs from budget cuts, E2107 [18NO]

California State Braille and Talking Book Library: tribute, E1882 [14OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (H. Con. Res. 67), H5942, H5943 [7SE]

Cheshire Home, Inc.: anniversary, E1849 [13OC]

Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (H.R. 1381), H2413 [7AP]

Civitan International (organization): tribute to Wheeling, WV, chapter ``Employing Individuals With Disabilities'' learning session, H6989 [24OC]

Cleveland, OH: grand opening of Louis Stokes Cleveland Veteran Affairs Medical Center Blind Rehabilitation Center, E1705 [23SE]

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2005), H6249-H6254 [20SE]

Cooperative Housing Corp.: anniversary, E1763 [4OC]

Cottonwood, Inc.: tribute for providing employment and living opportunities to individuals with disabilities, H6793 [12OC]

———tribute to participation in AbilityOne Program, E577 [31MR]

Dan Marino Foundation: tribute to WalkAbout Autism event, H69 [6JA]

DAV: anniversary of DAV-Dept. of California, E1044 [3JN]

———tribute, H2614 [13AP]

Dept. of Defense: create a pilot program to offer opportunity scholarships to special needs dependent children of active-duty members of the military, H3606, H3607 [25MY]

———provide severely injured Armed Forces members with rehabilitative equipment including recreational sports equipment, H3687, H3688 [26MY]

———require to meet goal for participation in procurement contracts by small businesses owned and controlled by veterans with service-connected disabilities (H.R. 3438), E2321 [20DE]

Dept. of Energy: tribute to Idaho National Laboratory employee award recipients, E2120 [29NO]

Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (H.R. 3086), H6521 [4OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy, H6692 [11OC]

———educate staff and inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (H.R. 805), E543 [29MR]

———extend authority to provide specially adapted housing assistance to individuals residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member, H3309 [23MY]

———guide dog training to assist disabled veterans funding, H4062, H4063 [13JN]

———medical and prosthetic research account funding, H3977 [2JN], H8203, H8204 [7DE]

———prevent from prohibiting use of dogs on Dept. property, H6693 [11OC]

———prevent from prohibiting use of dogs on Dept. property (H.R. 1154), E1502 [5AU]

———provide eligibility for guaranteed housing loans for the surviving spouses of certain totally-disabled veterans, H6684, H6685 [11OC]

———provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (H.R. 2377), H7212 [2NO]

———provide for the tolling of the timing of review for appeals of final decisions of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (H.R. 810), E447 [10MR]

———reduce period of time for which a veteran must be totally disabled before survivors are eligible for certain benefits (H.R. 813), E488 [15MR]

———revise enforcement penalties for misrepresentation of a business concern as a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans or by service-disabled veterans (H.R. 1657), H3316, H3317 [23MY]

Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month: observance, H1849 [16MR]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice, E544 [29MR]

Down Syndrome Awareness Month: observance, H7023 [25OC]

Election Assistance Commission: provide that any successor agency shall remain responsible for enforcement of laws relative to the elderly, disabled, Armed Forces members', and overseas citizens' right to vote, H8032, H8033 [1DE]

EPA: require analysis of impact of delay of certain rules and actions on incidence of birth and developmental defects and infant mortality, H6424 [23SE]

Federal employees: provide a short-term disability insurance program for disabilities that are not work-related (H.R. 2958), E1646 [15SE]

Friendship Circle (organization): tribute to Walk4Friendship, E1596 [12SE]

House of Representatives: tribute to charitable golf tournament, H4065 [13JN]

Human Technologies Corp.: tribute, E1395 [25JY]

Independent Movement of Paratransit Riders for Unity, Vehicles, Equality (IMPRUVE) (organization): tribute, E1457 [30JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding through reductions in Teacher Quality State Grant program and School Improvement Grant program, H1020-H1022 [16FE]

International Eye Foundation: anniversary, E777 [2MY]

Jewish Disability Awareness Month: observance, E241 [16FE]

Johnsen, Walter: tribute for participation in Special Olympics World Summer Games, E1308 [13JY]

Ledwidge, Kathleen: tribute for participation in Special Olympics World Summer Games, E1308 [13JY]

Liberty, MO: anniversary of Immacolata Manor, E1860 [13OC]

LifeCircle Alliances (organization): tribute to Kudos for Community Caregivers Award recipients, E2241 [13DE]

Mansfield, OH: tribute to Rotary Club of Mansfield McGowan Courage Award recipients, E887 [13MY]

Marrakech, Inc.: anniversary, E2057 [15NO]

Maximum Accessible Housing of Ohio (organization): anniversary, E1756 [4OC]

McCook, IL: tribute to Silver Star Families of America (organization) Silver Star Banner recipients, E1557 [8SE]

Members of Congress: encourage donation of frequent flyer miles to the Fisher House Foundation, Inc., Hero Miles Program or the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals (organization), H8266 [8DE]

National Association of Private Special Education Centers: anniversary, E825 [5MY]

National Autism Awareness Month: observance, H2507 [7AP], H2674 [14AP]

National Family Caregivers Month: observance, H7942 [30NO]

———support goals and ideals (H. Res. 473), H7834 [18NO]

National Industries for the Blind: anniversary, E882 [12MY]

———Asheville, NC, chapter recipient of Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce Sky High Growth Award, E882 [12MY]

National Library Service: anniversary, E1882 [14OC]

Newark, NJ: tribute to Center for Autism at the North Ward Center, H2674 [14AP]

Olathe, KS: anniversary of Kansas State School for the Deaf, H6282 [21SE]

Otto Bock Polyurethane Technologies Inc.: tribute to new facility in Rochester Hills, MI, E1828 [12OC]

Our Daily Bread Inc.: anniversary, E519 [17MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, H6989 [24OC]

Purple Heart Homes, Inc.: tribute, H5972 [8SE]

Retirement Housing Foundation: anniversary, E191 [10FE]

Schools: allow grants to high quality charter schools that do not include every subgroup of students classified as disadvantaged, H6003-H6005 [8SE]

Social Security: prohibit reduction in benefits as part of any legislation to reduce the Federal deficit, H8266 [8DE]

———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (H.R. 718), E315 [18FE]

Special Olympics: tribute to Maryland participants in World Summer Games, E1348 [18JY]

———tribute to U.S. soccer team for participation in World Summer Games, E1348 [18JY]

———tribute to Virginia Beach, VA, competition participants, E882 [12MY]

SSA: funding, H1032-H1035 [16FE]

St. Louis Society for the Blind and Visually Impaired: anniversary, E627 [4AP]

Taxation: create tax credits for employers who hire veterans returning from war and veterans with service-connected disabilities, H7082 [26OC], H7242, H7243 [2NO]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (H.R. 3423), H7727 [17NO], E2051 [15NO]

———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. 148), E9 [5JA]

University of Texas: tribute to former athletes who could no longer play due to health problems, H747 [14FE]

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. 1407), H3308-H3310 [23MY]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 894), H7232-H7234 [2NO], H7335 [4NO], E1999 [3NO]

———provide small business incentives to hire veterans, H7336 [4NO]

———provide tax credits to businesses hiring unemployed veterans and unemployed veterans with service disabilities, H7586 [15NO], H7635 [16NO]

———restore funding to programs that provide assistance to amputees and other wounded veterans, H3980 [2JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals in Vietnam affected by Agent Orange, enhance medical care for descendants of veterans, and provide health assessments and assistance to Vietnamese Americans (H.R. 2634), E1403 [25JY]

Walkabout Foundation: tribute, H328 [19JA]

Remarks in Senate

AbilityOne Program: tribute, S479 [2FE]

American Association of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities: Illinois chapter Illinois Direct Support Professional Award recipients, S2833 [10MY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, S4906 [26JY]

Armed Forces: improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (S. 951), S2881 [11MY], S2921 [12MY], S3402 [26MY]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (S. 1086), S3431 [26MY]

Bomkamp, Katherine: inclusion on Glamour (publication) ``21 Amazing Young Women of 2011`` list, S8544 [13DE]

Budget: reform entitlement programs, S5232 [2AU]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (H. Con. Res. 67), S5464 [8SE]

Care & Comfort (organization): tribute, S7610 [16NO]

Celebrating ACHIEVA's 60th Anniversary Week: designate (S. Res. 123), S2059 [31MR]

Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (S. 2020), S8739 [16DE]

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2005), S6004 [26SE]

———reauthorize (S. 1094), S5676 [15SE]

———reauthorize (S. 1094), unanimous-consent request, S5745-S5747 [20SE]

Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (S. 1086), S3431 [26MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: detail plans and identify challenges in ensuring advanced next-generation prosthetics are made available to veterans, S4701 [20JY]

———improve provision of rehabilitative services for veterans with traumatic brain injury (S. 957), S2889 [11MY]

———permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (S. 1264), S4097 [23JN]

———prevent from prohibiting use of dogs on Dept. property (S. 769), S2350 [8AP]

Diseases: provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (S. 850), S2525 [14AP]

Education: provide flexibility in assessing the best vehicles used to measure adequate yearly progress of special needs students, S5642 [15SE]

Federal employees: provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (S. 514), S1411 [8MR]

Foundation Fighting Blindness: anniversary, S3914 [20JN]

Gallaudet University: tribute, S676 [14FE]

Goodwill Industries of New Mexico (organization): anniversary, S7448 [15NO]

Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (S. 1420), S4915 [26JY], S4917, S4936 [27JY], S4996 [28JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 1403), S4806 [21JY]

———ensure States use certain teacher employment stabilization funds for special education, S6830 [20OC]

———permit prevailing party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (S. 613), S1833 [17MR]

Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act: require application to certain Federal lease agreements for private buildings or improvements to ensure job opportunities for the blind or disabled (S. 1036), S3178 [19MY]

Maxim, Nicholas: Zaner-Bloser, Inc., Nicholas Maxim Special Award for Excellent Penmanship recipient, S3919 [20JN]

Medicaid: establish a demonstration project to encourage the provision of community-based services to disabled individuals, S6909 [31OC]

———improve the State plan amendment option for providing home and community-based services, S6909 [31OC]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage, S6909 [31OC]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education, S2525 [14AP]

National Autism Awareness Month: observance, S2525 [14AP]

National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 75), S924 [17FE]

National Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 215), S4106 [23JN]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (S. Res. 263), S5584 [13SE]

National Family Caregivers Month: observance, S7610 [16NO]

National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 236), S4811 [21JY]

National Veterans Wheelchair Games: tribute (S. Res. 246), S5132 [30JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: financial assessment of Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, S6072 [4OC]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, S447 [2FE], S6310-S6312 [6OC], S6568-S6571 [17OC], S6705 [19OC], S6909 [31OC], S7038 [2NO], S7274, S7275 [9NO]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (S. 720), S7046-S7049 [2NO]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (S. 720), unanimous-consent request, S7045, S7046 [2NO]

Public safety officers: extend Federal benefits to emergency service providers who die or are disabled in the line of duty, S671 [14FE], S829 [17FE]

Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (S. 1696), S6466 [12OC]

Shreveport, LA: tribute to the Arc of Caddo-Bossier, S479 [2FE]

Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (S. Res. 178), S2850 [10MY]

Social Security: establish a point of order against any effort to reduce benefits, raise the retirement age, or create private retirement accounts, S1723-S1726 [16MR], S1784 [17MR]

———prohibit reduction in benefits and creation of private retirement accounts as part of any legislation to reduce the Federal deficit, S1784 [17MR]

———prohibit reduction in benefits as part of any legislation to reduce the Federal deficit, S4444-S4446 [7JY], S4543 [13JY]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (S. 1086), S3431 [26MY]

Veterans: allow certain former POW with service-connected disabilities to use Dept. of Defense commissary and exchange stores (S. 68), S180 [25JA]

———allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (S. 67), S180 [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 (S. 344), S695 [14FE]

———improve existing benefits, S7178 [8NO]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 894), S2736 [5MY], S6787 [19OC], S6865 [20OC]

Workers Memorial Day: observance, S2593-S2595 [3MY]

Year of the Family Caregiver: designate (S. Res. 235), S4811 [21JY]

Reports filed

Combating Autism Act Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1094), S5498 [12SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Revision of Enforcement Penalties for Misrepresentation of Certain Veterans Small Business Concerns: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1657) (H. Rept. 112-85), H3341 [23MY]

Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1173) (H. Rept. 112-342), H10026 [23DE]

Hiring Heroes Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 951), S4450 [7JY]

———Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 951) (S. Rept. 112-36), S4640 [18JY]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1407) (H. Rept. 112-82), H3341 [23MY]

———Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 894) (S. Rept. 112-44), S5191 [1AU]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 67, use of Capitol Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run, H5943 [7SE]

H.R. 1407, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, H3308 [23MY]

H.R. 1657, Dept. of Veterans Affairs revision of enforcement penalties for misrepresentation of a business concern as a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans or by service-disabled veterans, H3316 [23MY]

H.R. 2005, Combating Autism Act reauthorization, H6249 [20SE]

S. 67, allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft, S180 [25JA]

S. 68, allow certain former POW with service-connected disabilities to use Dept. of Defense commissary and exchange stores, S181 [25JA]

S. 344, Retired Pay Restoration Act, S696 [14FE]

S. 514, Gold Star Fathers Act, S1412 [8MR]

S. 850, Autism Services and Workforce Acceleration Act, S2526-S2529 [14AP]

S. 894, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S2736 [5MY], S6787 [19OC], H7232 [2NO]

S. 951, Hiring Heroes Act, S2882-S2884 [11MY]

S. 957, Veterans' Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitative Services' Improvements Act, S2889 [11MY]

S. 1036, AbilityOne Improvements Act, S3179 [19MY]

S. 1154, Honoring Promises to Service-Disabled Veterans Act, S3552 [7JN]

S. 1264, Veteran Voting Support Act, S4097 [23JN]

S. 1696, Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act, S6467-S6469 [12OC]

S. 1838, carry out a Dept. of Veterans Affairs pilot program on dog training therapy, S7302 [9NO]

S. 1942, Senior Transportation and Mobility Improvement Act, S8184 [5DE]

S. 2020, Keeping All Students Safe Act, S8740-S8742 [16DE]

S. Con. Res. 30, support goals and ideals of Spina Bifida Awareness Month, S6515 [13OC]

S. Con. Res. 33, recognize need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people and in particular disabled citizens, S8156 [1DE]

S. Res. 75, National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day, S919, S925 [17FE]

S. Res. 95, recognize life-saving role of ostomy care and prosthetics in the lives of people in the U.S., S1412 [8MR]

S. Res. 123, Celebrating ACHIEVA's 60th Anniversary Week, S2054, S2060 [31MR]

S. Res. 178, Silver Star Service Banner Day, S2849, S2850 [10MY]

S. Res. 215, National Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month, S4103, S4106 [23JN]

S. Res. 235, Year of the Family Caregiver, S4808, S4811 [21JY]

S. Res. 236, National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month, S4808, S4811 [21JY]

S. Res. 246, tribute to National Veterans Wheelchair Games, S5133, S5146 [30JY]

S. Res. 263, National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week, S5582, S5584 [13SE]

S. Res, 191, National Aphasia Awareness Month, S3184 [19MY]