DISABLED see also Americans With Disabilities Act; Social Security

Amendments

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Family Caregiving Project (S. 1719), S8499 [8DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve processing of claims for benefits (S. 1203), S7938, S7939 [10NO]

Medicare: increase limit on length of an agreement under the Medicare independence at home medical practice demonstration program (S. 971), S2319, S2358 [22AP]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 1493), S7050 [30SE]

Appointments

National Council on Disability, S702 [2FE], H6921 [8OC]

Articles and editorials

Honoring ADA’s Legacy, Building for Its Future, E1142 [28JY]

How the Internet of Things Is Improving Transportation and Logistics, H7595 [3NO]

Mapping IoT Into Today’s Urban Transportation Systems, H7596 [3NO]

Republicans Target Social Security Disability, H436 [21JA]

Bills and resolutions

Africa: commend East African governments for improvement in lives, address violence and human rights abuses, and promote access to health care, employment, and education relative to people with albinism (see H. Res. 406), H5782 [31JY]

Air Force: require a demonstration program on the accession as officers of candidates with auditory impairments (see H.R. 1722), H2111 [26MR]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 20), S6074 [28JY] (see H. Con. Res. 66), H5589 [28JY]

——— promote compliance through education, clarify requirements for demand letters, and provide for a notice and cure period before commencement of a private civil action (see H.R. 3765), H7026 [20OC]

——— require a plaintiff to provide a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 241), H187 [9JA]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2493), H3558 [21MY]

Armed Forces: extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to members who are involuntarily separated with a service-connected disability and their dependents (see H.R. 342), H403 [14JA]

——— extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans with a compensable service-connected disability and their dependents (see H.R. 1292), H1611 [4MR]

——— include a single comprehensive disability examination as part of the required physical examination for separating members (see H.R. 3885), H7623 [3NO]

——— protect servicemembers in higher education by providing better information, reduced interest rates, and improved services relative to student loans, and providing campus support (see H.R. 4260), H9328 [15DE]

Business and industry: protect unpaid interns from workplace harassment and discrimination (see H.R. 3232), H5587 [28JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (see H. Con. Res. 70), H5782 [31JY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a surveillance system relative to traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 1420), H1767 [18MR]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see S. 688), S1383 [10MR] (see H.R. 1343), H1625 [10MR]

Commission on Long Term Social Security Solvency: establish (see H.R. 1578), H1899 [24MR]

Courts: prohibit recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful life civil actions (see H.R. 281), H224 [12JA]

Credit: prohibit private educational lenders from requiring accelerated repayment of private education loans upon the death or disability of the cosigner of the loan (see H.R. 3450), H5847 [8SE]

DAV: improve congressional charter (see H.R. 1755), H2152 [13AP]

Dept. of Defense: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2264), H2876 [12MY]

——— award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics (see S. 1022), S2300 [21AP] (see H.R. 1905), H2354 [21AP]

Dept. of Education: award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten programs and programs to support infants and toddlers (see S. 645), S1246 [3MR]

——— establish Office of Specialized Instructional Support (see H.R. 2378), H3252 [15MY]

——— establish simplified income-driven student loan repayment plan for new borrowers, repayment notification options, and loan forgiveness for total and permanently disabled (see S. 85), S58 [7JA]

——— improve requirements for alternate standards and assessments for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities (see S. 528), S983 [12FE]

——— make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 2375), H3252 [15MY]

——— permit alternate standards and assessments for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities (see S. 516), S983 [12FE]

——— prevent and reduce use of physical restraint and seclusion in schools (see H.R. 927), H1033 [12FE]

——— provide additional funds to States to establish and make disbursements from high cost funds to reimburse local schools for special educational services (see H.R. 4028), H8279 [17NO]

——— require disaggregation of educational outcomes of students with disabilities by disability category (see S. 1729), S4953 [9JY]

Dept. of HHS: award grants to States for development of innovative long-term services and support programs (see S. 2338), S8241 [1DE]

——— establish a National Care Corps to provide care, companionship, and other services to seniors and the disabled by qualified volunteers (see H.R. 2668), H3914 [4JN]

——— establish a National Family Caregiving Project (see S. 1719), S4840 [8JY] (see H.R. 3099), H5290 [16JY]

——— establish education programs for patients and health care providers on cell-free DNA prenatal screening (see H.R. 3441), H5787 [4AU]

——— establish the Transition to Independence Medicaid Buy-In Option demonstration program (see S. 1604), S4297 [18JN]

——— 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 H.R. 263), H188 [9JA]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see S. 849), S1781 [24MR] (see H.R. 292), H356 [13JA]

——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see H.R. 3913), H7624 [3NO]

——— reauthorize program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns (see S. 2424), S8883 [18DE] (see H.R. 1344), H1625 [10MR]

Dept. of HUD: exclude disabled veterans’ aid and attendance pension payments from consideration as income relative to certain housing assistance eligibility (see H.R. 1816), H2268 [15AP]

Dept. of Justice: appoint counsel for unaccompanied alien children and aliens with serious mental disabilities (see H.R. 1700), H2110 [26MR]

——— establish grant program to help State and local law enforcement agencies reduce risk of injury and death from wandering characteristics of some children with autism and other disabilities (see S. 163), S201 [13JA] (see H.R. 4253), H9327 [15DE]

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 (see S. 2001), S6381 [5AU] (see H.R. 188), H103 [7JA]

——— preserve the companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay and the live-in domestic services exemption for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 2221), S7655 [29OC] (see H.R. 3860), H7346 [29OC]

Dept. of State: report on diversity recruitment, employment, retention, and promotion (see H.R. 3836), H7253 [27OC]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out transit accessibility innovation program (see H.R. 1448), H1769 [18MR]

——— conduct study on adequacy of motor vehicle refueling assistance to disabled individuals and implement regulations in accordance with the results of such study (see H.R. 3217), H5522 [27JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree or doctoral degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 1904), H2353 [21AP]

——— award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see S. 1021), S2300 [21AP]

——— carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 359), H404 [14JA]

——— carry out a pilot program to provide veterans the option of using an alternative appeals process to more quickly determine disability claims (see H.R. 800), H855 [5FE]

——— carry out Veteran Engagement Team events where veterans can complete claims for disability compensation and pension (see H.R. 3936), H8149 [5NO]

——— develop and publish an action plan for improving vocational rehabilitation services and assistance (see S. 2106), S7046 [30SE] (see H.R. 356), H404 [14JA]

——— enhance treatment of small businesses owned by veterans after the death of disabled veteran owners for purposes of contracting goals and preferences (see S. 296), S590 [28JA] (see H.R. 1313), H1612 [4MR]

——— establish a pain management board in each Veterans Integrated Service Network (see H.R. 1628), H2033 [25MR]

——— establish a pilot program to improve access to supportive services and community coordination for families of disabled veterans (see H.R. 1843), H2305 [16AP]

——— establish a priority for processing claims for compensation for veterans who have attained a certain age, are terminally ill, or have a life-threatening illness (see H.R. 2286), H2956 [13MY]

——— establish a task force on Agent Orange exposure (see H.R. 3547), H6136 [17SE]

——— establish a task force to evaluate the backlog of disability claims (see H.R. 517), H532 [22JA]

——— expand eligibility for, and benefits under, the family caregiver assistance program and enhance compensation for uniformed services members requiring assistance in everyday life (see S. 1085), S2400 [23AP] (see H.R. 1969), H2417 [22AP]

——— expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers (see H.R. 2894), H4769 [25JN]

——— extend authority to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations (see H.R. 2935), H4770 [25JN]

——— extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver services program (see S. 657), S1303 [4MR] (see H.R. 1899), H2353 [21AP]

——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 3365), H5766 [29JY]

——— improve authority to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations (see H.R. 2214), H2791 [1MY]

——— improve certification and licensing of employees and medical laboratories that furnish prosthetic and orthotic services (see H.R. 3414), H5768 [29JY]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see S. 865), S1891 [25MR] (see H.R. 1607), H2032 [25MR]

——— improve process for determining the eligibility of caregivers of veterans to certain benefits (see H.R. 3989), H8152 [5NO]

——— improve processing of claims for benefits (see S. 1203), S2687 [6MY]

——— improve provision of guide dogs to veterans blinded by a service-connected injury (see H.R. 926), H1033 [12FE]

——— improve reproductive treatment provided to certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 2257), H2876 [12MY]

——— improve treatment of medical evidence provided by non-departmental medical professionals in support of disability claims compensation (see S. 666), S1303 [4MR] (see H.R. 1331), H1613 [4MR]

——— improve vocational rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 2344), H3212 [14MY]

——— include licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in the Veterans Health Administration (see S. 564), S1118 [25FE] (see H.R. 353), H404 [14JA]

——— make interim payments of disability compensation benefits for certain claims for such compensation prior to the adjudication of such claims (see H.R. 1414), H1721 [17MR]

——— make permanent authority to transport individuals to and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (see S. 603), S1161 [26FE] (see H.R. 2291), H2956 [13MY]

——— provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (see S. 171), S201 [13JA] (see H.R. 288), H356 [13JA]

——— provide eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential program facilities (see H.R. 642), H702 [2FE]

——— provide for treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands who are suffering from radiation-related illness (see H.R. 3870), H7389 [2NO]

——— provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved (see H.R. 2139), H2767 [30AP]

——— reduce backlog of appeals of disability claims by facilitating pro bono legal assistance for veterans and provide authority to address unreasonably delayed claims (see S. 1286), S2759 [11MY]

——— repeal limitation of number of veterans authorized to be enrolled in the Independent Living Program (see H.R. 993), H1068 [13FE]

——— require an independent review of the process by which assessments of cognitive impairments resulting from traumatic brain injury are made relative to awarding disability compensation (see S. 244), S420 [22JA]

——— require vendors of automobile adaptive equipment to be certified or licensed to ensure adherence to quality, performance, and safety standards (see H.R. 3471), H5941 [10SE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: call for joint operation of the Federal Recovery Coordination Program (see H.R. 914), H1032 [12FE]

——— improve reproductive assistance to severely wounded, ill, or injured Armed Forces members, veterans, and their spouses or partners and make child care program permanent (see S. 469), S926 [11FE]

Diseases: commemorate discovery of polio vaccine and support Federal and international efforts to eradicate disease (see S. Res. 108), S1781 [24MR]

Education: call on schools and State and local educational agencies to recognize that dyslexia has significant educational implications that must be addressed (see H. Res. 82), H756 [3FE]

——— improve the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program, expand educational choices for the disabled, and establish a scholarship program for military children (see S. 265), S541 [27JA] (see H.R. 618), H662 [28JA]

——— promote and ensure delivery of special education and related services to students with visual and hearing disabilities through appropriate instructional methodologies (see H.R. 3535), H6136 [17SE]

Employment: clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (see S. 2180), S7272 [8OC]

Federal aid programs: exclude payments from State eugenics compensation programs to individuals sterilized under a government-sponsored program from determining eligibility for, or amount of, benefits (see S. 1698), S4648 [25JN] (see H.R. 2949), H4861 [7JY]

——— prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see S. 343), S736 [3FE] (see S. 499), S982 [12FE] (see S. 2005), S6434 [6AU] (see H.R. 918), H1033 [12FE]

——— prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see S. 2427), S8883 [18DE]

——— provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (see S. 2251), S7814 [5NO] (see H.R. 4012), H8239 [16NO] (see H.R. 4144), H8859 [1DE]

Federal employees: provide a short-term disability insurance program for disabilities that are not work-related (see H.R. 2741), H4242 [11JN]

——— provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (see S. 242), S420 [22JA] (see H.R. 313), H357 [13JA]

——— 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. 136), S100 [8JA] (see H.R. 1222), H1566 [3MR]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1035), H1113 [24FE]

Flowers: recognize the daisy as the flower for military caregivers (see S. Con. Res. 18), S4346 [22JN] (see H. Con. Res. 49), H3561 [21MY]

GAO: study feasibility of modifying waiting period for entitlement to Social Security disability benefits in cases of terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 4110), H8411 [19NO]

Government: protect unpaid interns in the Federal Government from workplace harassment and discrimination (see H.R. 3231), H5587 [28JY]

Health: galvanize U.S. programs in support of brain health for global victims of autism, hydrocephalus, Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia (see H.R. 1468), H1801 [19MR]

——— improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (see S. 570), S1118 [25FE] (see H.R. 1055), H1162 [25FE]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2192), H2769 [30AP]

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 3260), H5589 [28JY]

——— train public housing residents to enable such residents to provide covered home-based health services to residents of public housing and federally-assisted rental housing, who are elderly and disabled (see H.R. 3467), H5865 [9SE]

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. 285), H3561 [21MY]

Immigration: consider mentally or physically disabled children of U.S. citizens as immediate relatives relative to numerical limitations on immigrant visas issued to such sons and daughters (see H.R. 3647), H6705 [29SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 130), S100 [8JA] (see H.R. 551), H638 [27JA] (see H.R. 3581), H6178 [18SE]

——— clarify the maintenance of effort requirement for local educational agencies (see H.R. 1226), H1566 [3MR]

——— limit penalties to a State that does not meet its maintenance of effort level of funding to a one-time penalty (see S. 415), S858 [9FE] (see H.R. 1080), H1163 [25FE]

——— provide certain exceptions to the maintenance of effort requirement for local educational agencies (see H.R. 2965), H4954 [8JY]

Legislative Branch of the Government: protect unpaid interns in the legislative branch from workplace harassment and discrimination (see H.R. 3233), H5587 [28JY]

Medicaid: extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (see S. 349), S736 [3FE] (see H.R. 670), H754 [3FE]

Medicare: coverage of high cost durable medical equipment (see H.R. 2437), H3387 [19MY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 578), S1161 [26FE] (see H.R. 1342), H1623 [6MR]

——— expand coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (see H.R. 3308), H5763 [29JY]

——— include recreational therapy among the therapy modalities that constitute an intensive rehabilitation therapy program in an inpatient rehabilitation hospital or unit (see H.R. 1906), H2354 [21AP]

——— increase limit on length of an agreement under the Medicare independence at home medical practice demonstration program (see S. 971), S2244 [16AP] (see H.R. 2196), H2791 [1MY]

——— make adjustments relative to competitive bidding program and durable medical equipment and establish a durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) market pricing program project (see H.R. 4185), H9079 [8DE]

——— modify payment policies for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and prosthetic devices (see H.R. 1526), H1847 [23MR]

——— preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers (see S. 1168), S2568 [30AP] (see H.R. 2292), H2956 [13MY]

——— provide beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices (see S. 768), S1628 [18MR] (see S. 984), S2244 [16AP] (see H.R. 628), H667 [30JA] (see H.R. 1919), H2354 [21AP]

——— provide comprehensive audiology services to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1116), H1369 [26FE]

——— provide coverage of hearing aids and related hearing services (see H.R. 2748), H4343 [12JN]

——— provide for demonstration project to evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low vision devices as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 729), H811 [4FE]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see S. 2196), S7470 [22OC] (see H.R. 3229), H5523 [27JY]

——— provide relief to Medicare Advantage plans with a significant number of dually eligible or low-income subsidy beneficiaries and prevent termination of two star plans (see S. 2104), S7046 [30SE]

——— refine payment for orthotics and prosthetics and improve beneficiary experience and outcomes with orthotic and prosthetic care (see S. 829), S1708 [23MR] (see H.R. 1530), H1847 [23MR]

——— remove exclusion of coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 1653), H2108 [26MR]

——— require State licensure and bid surety bonds for entities submitting bids under the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (see S. 148), S151 [12JA] (see H.R. 284), H224 [12JA]

——— treat audiologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing services, improve access to audiology services available for coverage, and enable beneficiaries to have their choice of audiologists (see H.R. 2519), H3559 [21MY]

Mental health: support provision of mental health and psychosocial support services in low-resource settings and conflict and crisis-affected countries (see H. Res. 474), H6974 [9OC]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 245), S6381 [5AU]

National Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 275), S7102 [1OC]

National parks and recreation areas: provide a lifetime America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass to any veteran with a service-connected disability (see S. 119), S99 [8JA] (see H.R. 388), H405 [14JA]

National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 106), S1661 [19MR]

National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 235), S6136 [29JY]

National Spine Ability Month: designate (see H. Res. 432), H6179 [18SE]

National Upper and Lower Limb Differences Month: designate (see H. Res. 312), H4343 [12JN]

NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see S. 276), S589 [28JA] (see H.R. 619), H662 [28JA]

——— improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research (see S. 800), S1660 [19MR] (see H.R. 1469), H1801 [19MR] (see H.R. 1631), H2033 [25MR]

NSF: include a line item in budget request for Research in Disabilities Education program to support dyslexia research (see H.R. 3033), H5116 [13JY]

Nugent, Timothy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1863), S5928 [27JY] (see H.R. 3223), H5523 [27JY]

Postal Service: require post offices to comply with public accommodation standards under the Americans With Disabilities Act (see H.R. 3219), H5523 [27JY]

Public buildings: recognize need to improve physical access to many U.S. postal facilities and other Federal agencies for all people and in particular disabled citizens (see S. Con. Res. 12), S2245 [16AP] (see S. Res. 197), S3925 [9JN] (see H. Con. Res. 37), H2307 [16AP]

Public debt: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (see S. 2181), S7304 [19OC] (see H.R. 164), H42 [6JA]

SBA: establish veterans’ business outreach center program and improve certain other veterans programs (see S. 1866), S5928 [27JY]

——— increase small business Federal contracting goals, including those for service-disabled veteran-owned, women-owned, economically disadvantaged minority-owned, and qualified HUBZone small businesses (see S. 1859), S5526 [23JY] (see H.R. 3175), H5465 [23JY]

Senior citizens: increase Social Security and military retirement benefits and base future cost-of-living increases on the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (see H.R. 3761), H6980 [16OC]

Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (see S. Res. 136), S2245 [16AP]

Social Security: adjust amount of monthly old-age, survivors, and disability insurance payments based on locality-based comparability payment rates (see H.R. 4115), H8411 [19NO]

——— anniversary (see S. Res. 246), S6381 [5AU]

——— credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 3377), H5766 [29JY]

——— eliminate two-year waiting period for divorced spouse’s benefits following the divorce under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 2780), H4382 [15JN]

——— eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 2585), H3641 [1JN]

——— enhance benefits for children, divorced spouses, and widows and widowers (see S. 2293), S8020 [17NO]

——— ensure contributions made by workers are available to pay all benefits which they have earned (see S. 2090), S6975 [28SE] (see H.R. 3621), H6306 [28SE]

——— exclude certain medical sources of evidence in making disability determinations (see S. 1198), S2650 [5MY] (see H.R. 1936), H2415 [22AP]

——— implement various reforms to the disability insurance program (see H.R. 3482), H5942 [10SE]

——— 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 S. 960), S2220 [15AP] (see H.R. 1811), H2268 [15AP]

——— merge the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3150), H5401 [22JY]

——— prohibit assignment of account numbers and payment of disability benefits to, and deny credit toward benefits for earnings from unauthorized work by, certain illegal aliens (see H.R. 1996), H2463 [23AP]

——— provide for a phased-in payment of disability insurance benefits during the waiting period for individuals with a terminal illness (see S. 2010), S6532 [9SE]

——— provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 2025), H2464 [23AP]

——— provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 2781), H4382 [15JN]

——— provide for increases in widow’s and widower’s insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 2782), H4382 [15JN]

——— provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs as disability for purposes of disability titles (see H.R. 3499), H5974 [11SE]

——— reform (see H.R. 1756), H2152 [13AP]

——— repeal seven-year restriction on eligibility for widow’s and widower’s insurance benefits based on disability under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 2779), H4382 [15JN]

——— repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 711), H810 [4FE]

——— 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. 968), S2244 [16AP] (see H.R. 842), H916 [10FE]

——— support policies to protect and expand and secure long-term future (see H. Res. 393), H5769 [29JY]

Special Olympics: tribute to World Games (see H. Res. 372), H5466 [23JY]

SSA: improve ability to fight fraud, prevent errors, and protect the Social Security Trust Fund (see H.R. 1419), H1767 [18MR]

——— make on-line tools available to allow individuals to assess the impact of earnings on eligibility for, and amount of, disability benefits received through Federal and State programs (see S. 1197), S2650 [5MY] (see H.R. 1795), H2268 [15AP]

——— prevent disability fraud (see S. 1929), S6296 [4AU] (see H.R. 2359), H3251 [15MY]

——— prohibit use of determinations to consider an individual to be adjudicated as mentally defective relative to the sale or transfer of firearms (see H.R. 3516), H6074 [16SE]

——— provide certain individuals with information on employment support services (see S. 1923), S6296 [4AU] (see H.R. 2135), H2767 [30AP]

——— provide for quality reviews of benefit decisions (see S. 1922), S6296 [4AU] (see H.R. 2136), H2767 [30AP]

——— update medical-vocational guidelines used in disability determinations (see S. 1194), S2650 [5MY] (see H.R. 1800), H2268 [15AP]

SSI: authorize extension to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 1822), H2269 [15AP]

——— condition eligibility of disabled children aged 16 or 17 for benefits on school attendance (see H.R. 2511), H3559 [21MY]

——— update eligibility (see S. 1387), S3060 [19MY] (see H.R. 2442), H3387 [19MY]

Taxation: allow a credit for veteran first-time homebuyers and for adaptive housing and mobility improvements for disabled veterans (see H.R. 3975), H8151 [5NO]

——— allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see S. 315), S653 [29JA] (see H.R. 1882), H2307 [16AP]

——— 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. 41), S57 [7JA]

——— exclude from gross income the discharge of certain student loans of deceased or disabled veterans (see H.R. 1581), H1899 [24MR]

——— exclude from income and employment taxes real property tax abatements for seniors and disabled individuals in exchange for services (see H.R. 2885), H4650 [24JN]

——— increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see H.R. 750), H852 [5FE]

——— prevent veterans from being disqualified from contributing to health savings accounts by reason of receiving VA medical care for service-connected disabilities (see S. 1880), S6073 [28JY] (see H.R. 2514), H3559 [21MY]

——— provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce (see S. 1486), S3456 [2JN] (see H.R. 2619), H3757 [2JN]

——— provide credit to individuals for legal expenses paid relative to establishing guardianship of a disabled individual (see H.R. 1747), H2152 [13AP]

——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (see S. 1548), S4021 [10JN]

——— recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit whether a child has special needs (see S. 835), S1708 [23MR] (see H.R. 1542), H1848 [23MR]

Transportation: coordinate services for transportation-disadvantaged individuals (see H.R. 4082), H8410 [19NO]

——— ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 2071), H2497 [28AP]

Transportation Security Administration: waive application fee for veterans with certain service-connected disabilities who apply to participate in the PreCheck program (see H.R. 992), H1068 [13FE]

Veterans: acknowledge contributions to general welfare and security of the U.S., recognize debt to veterans should include a decent home and suitable living environment, and end veteran homelessness (see H. Res. 211), H2315 [17AP]

——— 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. 271), S541 [27JA] (see H.R. 303), H357 (see H.R. 333), H358 [13JA]

——— extend work opportunity tax credit to certain veterans, improve coordination of job training services, and improve Federal contracting with small businesses owned by disabled veterans (see H.R. 2861), H4592 [23JN]

——— honor veterans disabled for life (see H. Con. Res. 52), H3574 [22MY] (see H. Con. Res. 53), H3577 [26MY]

——— increase rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 2539), H3560 [21MY]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 1493), S3678 [3JN] (see H.R. 675), H754 (see H.R. 677), H755 [3FE]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange (see H.R. 2114), H2653 [29AP]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H1800 [19MR]

Wear Orange Day: designate (see H. Res. 312), H4343 [12JN]

Letters

Ensure more timely access to home health services for Medicare beneficiaries: several organizations, S1163 [26FE]

Financial effects of elimination of cap on income subject to Social Security payroll taxes: Stephen C. Goss, SSA, S815 [5FE]

Medicare beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices: Steve Gibson, ALS Association, S2284 [21AP]

Reallocate funds from Old-Age and Survivors Disability Insurance Fund to Social Security Disability Insurance program: Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, S813 [5FE]

——— Leadership Council of Aging Organizations, S814 [5FE]

Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act: Joyce A. Rogers, AARP (organization), S4843 [8JY]

Proclamations

Norma Montna California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: Representative Garamendi, E1348 [24SE]

Paula Emigh California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: Representative Garamendi, E1350 [24SE]

Remarks in House

AbilityOne Program: tribute, H1793 [19MR], H3771 [3JN], H5108 [13JY], E371 [19MR]

Altoona, PA: tribute to HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital Personal Achievement Award recipients, E1309 [17SE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, H5519 [27JY], H5598, H5605, H5607 [29JY], E1098 [22JY], E1119, E1121 [23JY], E1125, E1129 [27JY], E1141 [28JY], E1183 [29JY]

——— anniversary (H. Con. Res. 66), H5655–H5657 [29JY]

——— promote compliance through education, clarify requirements for demand letters, and provide for a notice and cure period before commencement of a private civil action (H.R. 3765), H7393 [3NO]

Amtrak: clarify that passengers using or transporting non-motorized transportation be considered in review of boarding procedures, H1599 [4MR]

Apraxia Awareness Day: observance, E638 [30AP]

ARC of Yates (organization): anniversary, E1629 [16NO]

Association of Former Members of Congress: tribute to Congressional Golf Tournament, H4440, H4441 [17JN]

Auburn, NY: tribute to CNY United Power Soccer team, E1127 [27JY]

Autism New Jersey (organization): anniversary, E1610 [5NO]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: tribute, H8874 [2DE]

Bosma Enterprises (organization): anniversary, E236 [24FE]

Broomfield Hills, MI: tribute to Fallen and Wounded Soldiers Fund (organization), E550 [22AP]

Burlingame, CA: anniversary of Avalon Academy, E1429 [6OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (H. Con. Res. 70), H5806 [8SE]

Carrollton, TX: tribute to Carrollton-Farmers Branch Cyclones Special Olympics team, E674 [12MY]

CFTC: encourage Office of the Chief Economist employment applications from members of minority groups, women, disabled persons, and veterans, H3951 [9JN]

Commission on Long Term Social Security Solvency: establish (H.R. 1578), H9385, H9388 [17DE]

Corcoran, Kevin: Dept. for Persons With Disabilities (organization) Person of the Year award recipient, E215 [13FE]

Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.: tribute, E1436 [6OC]

DAV: improve congressional charter (H.R. 1755), H8426 [30NO]

Dept. of Defense: exempt AbilityOne products from the Afghan First, Central Asian States, and Djibouti procurement programs, H3160 [14MY]

——— veterans health and reintegration programs funding through reductions in Defense Media Activity funding, H4225, H4226 [11JN]

Dept. of Education: ensure proposed regulations will not adversely impact minorities, students with disabilities, English learners, and low income students, H1393, H1394 [27FE]

Dept. of HHS: provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases, H4977 [9JY]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (H.R. 292), H4425 [16JN]

——— reauthorize program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns (H.R. 1344), H5794–H5796 [8SE]

Dept. of HUD: exclude disabled veterans’ aid and attendance pension payments from consideration as income relative to certain housing assistance eligibility (H.R. 1816), H3264–H3266 [18MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish grant program to help State and local law enforcement agencies reduce risk of injury and death from wandering characteristics of some children with autism and other disabilities (H.R. 4253), E1794 [15DE]

——— revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities, H3378, H3379 [19MY]

Dept. of Transportation: Federal Transit Administration technical assistance and training funding, H3852 [3JN]

——— require Federal Interagency Coordination Council on Access and Mobility report on ability of senior citizens and people with disabilities to access public transportation, H7638 [4NO]

——— submit report on potential of the Internet of Things to improve transportation services in rural, suburban, and urban areas, H7595–H7597 [3NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Board of Veterans Appeals funding, H2593 [29AP]

——— Center for Women Veterans funding, H2592 [29AP]

——— disability claim backlog reduction funding through reductions in administrative account funding, H2620 [29AP]

——— disability claim backlog reduction funding through reductions in Office of General Counsel funding, H2592 [29AP]

——— disability claim backlog reduction funding through reductions in Veterans Benefits Administration general operating expenses account funding, H2594 [29AP]

——— eliminate backlog of benefit claims and delays in receipt of medical care, H1120 [25FE], H2670 [30AP], H2952 [13MY], H5242 [16JY]

——— enhance treatment of small businesses owned by veterans after the death of disabled veteran owners for purposes of contracting goals and preferences (H.R. 1313), H3260, H3261, H3293 [18MY]

——— expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers (H.R. 2894), H7631 [4NO]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, H3646 [2JN], H8427 [30NO]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (H.R. 1607), H5517–H5519 [27JY]

——— information technology systems funding through reductions in administrative account funding, H2593, H2594 [29AP]

——— make interim payments of disability compensation benefits for certain claims for such compensation prior to the adjudication of such claims, H5515, H5516 [27JY]

——— prohibit employment of uncertified orthotists and prosthetists at VA health care facilities, H2618 [29AP]

——— provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (H.R. 288), H1857 [24MR]

——— provide eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential program facilities (H.R. 642), H763, H764, H765 [4FE], H1179 [26FE]

——— provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved, H5516 [27JY]

——— resolve backlog of disability claims, H2599 [29AP], H8653 [1DE]

Devereux Foundation: opening of Downingtown, PA, Autism Assessment Center, H2199 [14AP]

District of Columbia: anniversary of American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial, H6822 [6OC], E1422 [5OC]

Down Syndrome Awareness Month: observance, E1572 [2NO]

Dyslexia Awareness Month: observance, H7038 [21OC], H7143 [23OC], H7260 [28OC]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance, H927 [11FE]

Federal employees: provide a short-term disability insurance program for disabilities that are not work-related (H.R. 2741), E885 [11JN]

——— provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (H.R. 313), H6268, H6269 [28SE]

——— 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. 136), H6267, H6268 [28SE], H6717 [30SE]

Fisher House Foundation, Inc.: anniversary, H2253 [15AP]

——— funding, H4061, H4062 [10JN]

Florida: tribute to Handicapped, Inc., Habilitation Center for the Handicapped, E1410 [1OC]

Friedkin, Shawn: Reeve Foundation Arnold H. Snider Visionary Leadership Award recipient, E1676 [30NO]

Goodwill Industries of North Central Pennsylvania, Inc.: anniversary, H7033 [21OC]

Green, Danielle: ESPN (television network) ESPY Pat Tillman award recipient, H5453 [23JY]

Guillain-Barre/Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy Foundation International: anniversary, E1606 [5NO]

Hayes, Steve: Texas Office of the Governor Star of Texas Resolution award recipient, E1325 [18SE]

Houston, TX: tribute to TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital wheelchair basketball team, E613 [29AP]

Huntingdon, PA: tribute to Ricky’s Wheels (organization), H6292 [28SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations, H4933 [8JY]

Information Center, Inc.: anniversary, E1454 [8OC]

International Day To End Obstetric Fistula: observance, E793 [26MY]

International Dyslexia Association: tribute to Arizona branch, E1486 [20OC]

Jill’s House (organization): anniversary, E1649 [18NO]

Law enforcement: require academy enrollees to attend training on sensitivity, including training on ethnic and racial bias, cultural diversity, and police interaction with the disabled, mentally ill, and new immigrants, H3730 [2JN]

Medicaid: extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (H.R. 670), H5601 [29JY]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (H.R. 1342), H7199 [27OC]

——— impact of proposed changes to rules relative to coverage of advanced prosthetics medical technology, H5862 [9SE]

——— include recreational therapy among the therapy modalities that constitute an intensive rehabilitation therapy program in an inpatient rehabilitation hospital or unit (H.R. 1906), H2364 [22AP]

——— increase limit on length of an agreement under the Medicare independence at home medical practice demonstration program (S. 971), H5217–H5219 [15JY]

——— provide beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices (H.R. 628), H961 [11FE]

——— provide beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices (S. 984), H5214–H5217 [15JY], H8436 [30NO]

——— provide for demonstration project to evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low vision devices as durable medical equipment (H.R. 729), E164 [4FE]

——— remove exclusion of coverage for hearing aids and examinations, H5302 [21JY]

——— require State licensure and bid surety bonds for entities submitting bids under the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (H.R. 284), H1646, H1647 [16MR]

Miami, FL: tribute to Miami Walk Now for Autism Speaks, H2164 [14AP]

Minnesota: tribute to the Anoka-Hennepin Mustangs softball team, H5300 [21JY]

Morris Plains, NJ: anniversary of ARC/Morris County Chapter, E268 [27FE]

MVLE (nonprofit organization): tribute to Annual Awards recipients, E1768 [10DE]

National Autism Awareness Month: observance, E566 [23AP]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: observance, H1694 [17MR]

National Disability Employment Awareness Month: observance, E1436 [6OC], E1482 [20OC]

National Down Syndrome Society: tribute to Centre County, PA, Buddy Walk, H7100 [22OC]

National Family Caregivers Month: observance, E1667 [19NO]

National Federation of the Blind: anniversary, E117 [27JA], E1627 [16NO]

National FFA Organization: tribute to North Miami, FL, chapter, H5534 [28JY]

National Syringomyelia Awareness Month: observance, E673 [12MY]

Northwest Center (organization): anniversary, E1368 [28SE]

NSF: include a line item in budget request for Research in Disabilities Education program to support dyslexia research (H.R. 3033), H7143 [23OC], H7184–H7187 [26OC], E1541 [27OC]

Ozark Action, Inc.: anniversary, E1573 [2NO]

Panama City, FL: tribute to Warrior Beach Retreat (organization), H2273 [16AP]

Pearland, TX: tribute to Pearland Saints softball team, E1342 [24SE]

Port O’Connor, TX: tribute to Warriors Weekend, H3403 [20MY]

Prince William County, VA: tribute to DAV Eastern Prince William County Chapter 48, E1050 [13JY]

Rolla, MO: anniversary of Rolla Area Sheltered Workshop, E458 [13AP], E481 [14AP]

San Francisco, CA: anniversary of Casa Allegra Commuity Services, E1161 [29JY]

SBA: increase small business Federal contracting goals, including those for service-disabled veteran-owned, women-owned, economically disadvantaged minority-owned, and qualified HUBZone small businesses (H.R. 3175), E1112 [23JY]

ScentsAbility Micro-Enterprise, Inc.: South Florida Business Leadership Network Platinum Business Award recipient, E1016 [8JY]

Serving Our Savior (organization): tribute, H6087 [17SE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1087 [24FE]

——— disability insurance funding, H6967 [9OC]

——— eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for terminally ill individuals (H.R. 2585), H3881 [4JN]

——— importance of SSI, H54 [7JA], H114 [8JA], H436 [21JA]

——— merge the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (H.R. 3150), E1100 [22JY]

——— prohibit assignment of account numbers and payment of disability benefits to, and deny credit toward benefits for earnings from unauthorized work by, certain illegal aliens, H2365 [22AP]

——— reform budget treatment of disability trust fund, H5860 [9SE]

——— reform budget treatment of Social Security disability trust fund, H1666 [17MR], H3316 [19MY]

——— solvency, H9364–H9367 [16DE]

——— support policies to protect, expand, and secure long-term future, H7262 [28OC]

Special Olympics: tribute, E1053 [13JY]

——— tribute to World Games, H5538 [28JY], E1229 [8SE]

SSA: improve ability to fight fraud, prevent errors, and protect the Social Security Trust Fund (H.R. 1419), E356 [18MR]

——— update medical-vocational guidelines used in disability determinations (H.R. 1800), H2219 [15AP]

SSI: authorize extension to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (H.R. 1822), H2217 [15AP]

Tampa Lighthouse for the Blind (organization): anniversary, E1775 [11DE]

Taxation: exclude from gross income the discharge of certain student loans of deceased or disabled veterans (H.R. 1581), H1856 [24MR]

——— prevent veterans from being disqualified from contributing to health savings accounts by reason of receiving VA medical care for service-connected disabilities, H3400 [20MY], H5647 [29JY]

The House, Inc.: tribute to ‘‘National Capital A Cinderella Ball’’, E1049 [13JY]

Transportation Security Administration: provide expedited air passenger screening to severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans, H8427 [30NO], E783 [21MY]

Veterans: acknowledge contributions to general welfare and security of the U.S., recognize debt to veterans should include a decent home and suitable living environment, and end veteran homelessness (H. Res. 211), E528 [17AP]

——— 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. 333), H8427 [30NO]

——— extend work opportunity tax credit to certain veterans, improve coordination of job training services, and improve Federal contracting with small businesses owned by disabled veterans, H2955 [13MY]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 675), H5513–H5517 [27JY], E1140 [28JY]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 677), H5516 [27JY]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (H.R. 12), H5536, H5538 [28JY], H8444 [30NO], E1108 [22JY], E1229 [8SE]

World Down Syndrome Day: observance, E328 [16MR]

Remarks in Senate

Alexander, Rebecca: Foundation Fighting Blindness Hope and Spirit Award recipient, S2036 [26MR]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, S5513 [23JY], S5893 [27JY], S6183 [30JY]

——— anniversary (S. Con. Res. 20), S6087 [28JY]

Autism Speaks Inc.: anniversary, S1334 [9MR]

Blakeney, Danielle: tribute to participation in Special Olympics World Games, S6365 [5AU]

Bosma Enterprises (organization): anniversary, S4248 [17JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (H. Con. Res. 70), S6765 [16SE]

Children and youth: impact of budget cuts on Federal aid programs for children, S1775–S1777 [24MR]

Dept. of Defense: tribute to Warrior Games, S4620 [25JN]

Dept. of Education: establish a simplified income-driven student loan repayment plan, new and notification about repayment options, and loan forgiveness for the total and permanently disabled, S63 [7JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Family Caregiving Project (S. 1719), S4843 [8JY], S8499, S8500 [8DE]

——— reauthorize certain provisions relating to autism and establish a National Autism Spectrum Disorder Initiative, S1334 [9MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the deficit-neutral reserve fund for veterans and servicemembers, S1881 [25MR], S2003 [26MR]

——— extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver services program (S. 657), S1305 [4MR], S4943 [9JY], S7856 [9NO]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, S383 [22JA], S730–S732 [3FE], S7448, S7449 [22OC]

——— improve disability treatment and compensation for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions, S7856 [9NO]

——— improve processing of claims for benefits (S. 1203), S7939 [10NO]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve reproductive assistance to severely wounded, ill, or injured Armed Forces members, veterans, and their spouses or partners and make child care program permanent (S. 469), S944 [11FE], S5437, S5438, S5441 [22JY]

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, S5011 [13JY]

Diseases: commemorate discovery of polio vaccine and support Federal and international efforts to eradicate disease (S. Res. 108), S2188 [15AP], S7425 [21OC]

——— raise awareness of Usher syndrome, S6128 [29JY]

Education: improve the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program, expand educational choices for the disabled, and establish a scholarship program for military children (S. 265), S5027 [14JY]

Federal aid programs: exclude payments from State eugenics compensation programs to individuals sterilized under a government-sponsored program from determining eligibility for, or amount of, benefits (S. 1698), S4652, S4657 [25JN], S4659 [7JY], S8195 [30NO]

——— prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance, S1086 [25FE]

——— prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (S. 499), S7629 [29OC]

——— provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (S. 2251), S7782–S7785 [5NO], S8218–S8223 [1DE]

Federal employees: provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (H.R. 313), S7495 [26OC]

——— provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (S. 242), S6085 [28JY]

——— 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. 136), S103 [8JA], S2763 [11MY]

Federal Employees’ Compensation Act: modify, S2292 [21AP]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize, S3667 [3JN]

Meattey, Hayden: tribute to participation in Special Olympics World Games, S7003 [29SE]

Medicaid: create demonstration program to provide incentives to States to achieve more integrated employment for people with disabilities, S4236 [17JN]

——— extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (S. 349), S6539 [9SE]

——— States voluntary expansion of coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S733 [3FE]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (S. 578), S1163 [26FE]

——— increase limit on length of an agreement under the Medicare independence at home medical practice demonstration program (S. 971), S2318 [22AP]

——— provide beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices (S. 984), S2255 [16AP], S2261 [20AP], S2284 [21AP], S2319 [22AP], S2471 [28AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries, S6171 [30JY]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (S. Res. 245), S6403 [5AU], S6659 [15SE]

National Disability Employment Awareness Month: observance, S7909 [10NO]

National Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 275), S7224 [7OC]

National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day: designate (S. Res. 106), S1672 [19MR]

National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 235), S6144 [29JY]

Nevada PEP (organization): tribute, S6181 [30JY]

Nugent, Timothy: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 1863), S5932 [27JY]

Public buildings: recognize need to improve physical access to many U.S. postal facilities and other Federal agencies for all people and in particular disabled citizens (S. Res. 197), S3974, S3975 [9JN]

Public debt: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (S. 2181), S7306 [19OC], S7310 [20OC], S7627, S7647 [29OC]

Reno, NV: Galena High School winner of Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Solve for Tomorrow STEM Competition grand prize, S2268 [20AP]

Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (S. Res. 136), S2589 [30AP]

Social Security: anniversary, S6365 [5AU]

——— anniversary (S. Res. 246), S6404 [5AU]

——— budget treatment of trust funds and disability insurance program, S7617–S7620 [29OC]

——— ensure contributions made by workers are available to pay all benefits which they have earned (S. 2090), S6976 [28SE], S7604 [29OC]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund against any legislation that would cut benefits, raise the retirement age, or privatize, S2199 [15AP]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect beneficiaries from benefit cuts, S2209, S2210 [15AP]

——— 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 (S. 960), S7443 [22OC]

——— prevent disability fraud, S4126 [15JN], S8208 [1DE]

——— protect the Social Security Disability Insurance program, S968–S970 [12FE]

——— provide for reduction in payroll tax for enrollment in a private disability insurance plan, S7629 [29OC]

——— reallocate funds from the Old-Age and Survivors Disability Insurance fund to the Social Security Disability Insurance program, S813 [5FE], S885 [10FE], S1482 [12MR], S7610 [29OC]

——— reform, S1482 [12MR], S4821 [8JY]

——— solvency, S815 [5FE], S5485 [23JY]

SSA: prevent disability fraud (S. 1929), S6298 [4AU]

——— provide certain individuals with information on employment support services (S. 1923), S6297–S6299 [4AU]

——— provide for quality reviews of benefit decisions (S. 1922), S6297–S6299 [4AU]

Taxation: provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce (S. 1486), S3641 [3JN]

——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (S. 1548), S4031 [10JN], S4232–S4235, S4237 [17JN], S4571 [24JN], S6998 [29SE], S7151 [6OC]

University of North Carolina at Greensboro: tribute to Integrative Community Studies program, S2647 [5MY]

Veterans: 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. 271), S545 [27JA]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits, S3277 [22MY]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 1493), S7476 [22OC]

Reports filed

DAV Congressional Charter Improvement: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1755) (H. Rept. 114–350), H8644 [30NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Disability Compensation Evaluation Procedures for Veterans With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Related to Military Sexual Trauma: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1607) (H. Rept. 114–207), H5289 [16JY]

Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1344) (H. Rept. 114–241), H5846 [8SE]

Federal Intern Protection Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3231) (H. Rept. 114–383), H10709 [18DE]

Gold Star Fathers Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 136) (S. Rept. 114–35), S2650 [5MY]

——— Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (S. 136) (H. Rept. 114–263), H6177 [18SE]

Medicare Beneficiary Access to Eye Tracking Accessories for Speech Generating Devices and Removal of Rental Cap for Medical Equipment Speech Generating Devices: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (S. 984) (H. Rept. 114–178), H4650 [24JN]

Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 284) (H. Rept. 114–38), H1635 [13MR]

Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (S. 971) (H. Rept. 114–172), H4591 [23JN]

Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1719), S8241 [1DE]

Special Needs Trust Fairness Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 349) (S. Rept. 114–99), S6186 [30JY]

21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 1203) (S. Rept. 114–153), S7303 [19OC]

Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 675) (H. Rept. 114–206), H5289 [16JY]

——— Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 1493) (S. Rept. 114–122), S6466 [8SE]

Veterans Small Business Ownership Improvements Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1866), S6651 [15SE]

Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 242) (S. Rept. 114–89), S5525 [23JY]

——— Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 313) (H. Rept. 114–180), H4768 [25JN]

Statements

DAV Congressional Charter Improvement: DAV, H8426 [30NO]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 70, use of Capitol Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run, H5806 [8SE]

H.R. 284, Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act, H1646 [16MR]

H.R. 313, Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act, H6268 [28SE]

H.R. 675, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, H5513–H5515 [27JY]

H.R. 1313, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Relief Act, H3260 [18MY]

H.R. 1344, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act, H5794 [8SE]

H.R. 1607, improve Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma, H5517 [27JY]

H.R. 1755, DAV congressional charter improvement, H8426 [30NO]

H.R. 1816, Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act, H3264 [18MY]

H.R. 3033, Research Excellence and Advancements for Dyslexia (READ) Act, H7184 [26OC]

S. 136, Gold Star Fathers Act, S103 [8JA], S2763 [11MY], H6267 [28SE]

S. 242, Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act, S6085 [28JY]

S. 271, Retired Pay Restoration Act, S545 [27JA]

S. 349, Special Needs Trust Fairness Act, S6539 [9SE]

S. 657, Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act, S1306 [4MR]

S. 971, increase limit on length of an agreement under the Medicare independence at home medical practice demonstration program, S2319 [22AP]

S. 971, Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act, H5217 [15JY]

S. 984, provide Medicare beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices, H5214 [15JY]

S. 1021, Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act, S2302 [21AP]

S. 1022, Wounded Warrior Research Enhancement Act, S2303 [21AP]

S. 1203, 21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery Act, S7939–S7954 [10NO]

S. 1486, Patriot Employer Tax Credit Act, S3459–S3461 [2JN]

S. 1493, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S7476 [22OC]

S. 1698, Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act, S8195 [30NO]

S. 1719, Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act, S8499 [8DE]

S. Con. Res. 12, recognize need to improve physical access to many U.S. postal facilities and other Federal agencies for all people and in particular disabled citizens, S2254 [16AP]

S. Con. Res. 18, recognize the daisy as the flower for military caregivers, S4348 [22JN]

S. Con. Res. 20, Americans With Disabilities Act anniversary, S6078 [28JY]

S. Res. 106, National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day, S1669 [19MR]

S. Res. 108, commemorate discovery of polio vaccine and support Federal and international efforts to eradicate disease, S1784 [24MR]

S. Res. 136, Silver Star Service Banner Day, S2253 [16AP]

S. Res. 197, recognize need to improve physical access to many U.S. postal facilities and other Federal agencies for all people and in particular disabled citizens, S3932 [9JN]

S. Res. 235, National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month, S6143 [29JY]

S. Res. 245, National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week, S6403 [5AU]

S. Res. 246, Social Security anniversary, S6404 [5AU]

S. Res. 275, National Dyslexia Awareness Month, S7106 [1OC]