DISABLED related term(s) Americans With Disabilities Act; Social Security

Amendments

Dept. of Justice: modify payments to certain public safety officers who have become permanently and totally disabled as a result of personal injuries sustained in the line of duty (S. 1208), S2893 [16MY]

Appointments

National Council on Disability, H3281 [25AP], H7155 [19JY]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prohibit discrimination by abortion against an unborn child on the basis of Down syndrome (see S. 2745), S6300 [30OC] (see H.R. 4903), H8594 [29OC]

Advisory Council To Support Victims of Gun Violence: establish (see S. 1352), S2688 [7MY] (see H.R. 2585), H3500 [8MY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: 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. 4099), H7479 [30JY]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 3137), H4342 [5JN]

Armed Forces: allow families of fallen and critically-injured servicemembers to terminate their telephone, cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts without penalty (see S. 2963), S6824 [3DE] (see H.R. 4356), H7753 [17SE]

——— include a single comprehensive disability examination as part of the required physical examination for separating members (see H.R. 2886), H4064 [21MY]

Assistive Technology Act: reauthorize (see S. 1835), S3476 [13JN]

Aviation: protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see S. 669), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 1549), H2502 [6MR]

Bankruptcy: exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (see S. 679), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 2938), H4160 [23MY]

Brain Health Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 405), S6334 [31OC]

Bristo, Marca: tribute (see S. Res. 328), S5664 [24SE]

Business and industry: protect unpaid interns from workplace harassment and discrimination (see H.R. 134), H206 [3JA]

Civil liberties: ensure due process protections of individuals against unlawful detention based solely on a protected characteristic (see S. 505), S1382 [14FE] (see H.R. 1288), H2032 [14FE]

Colleges and universities: establish commission to develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies (see S. 3095), S7156 [18DE] (see H.R. 5312), H9293 [5DE]

Commission on Long Term Social Security Solvency: establish (see H.R. 289), H281 [8JA] (see H.R. 1401), H2270 [27FE]

Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics: establish (see S. 132), S220 [15JA] (see H.R. 3303), H4770 [18JN]

Committee on the Modernization of Congress (House, Select): implement recommendations (see H. Res. 756), H10016 [10DE]

Crime: elevate communities that face systemic barriers in the effort to end sexual violence and support all survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (see S. Res. 281), S5013 [23JY] (see H. Res. 514), H7241 [23JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and the disabled (see H.R. 1368), H2233 [26FE]

Dept. of Defense: award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics (see S. 1316), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 2907), H4118 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: automatically discharge Federal student loan debt of eligible permanently disabled veterans (see S. 2049), S4676 [28JN] (see H.R. 3598), H5265 [28JN]

——— clarify that American sign language (ASL) students are English learners (see H.R. 5483), H12210 [18DE]

——— ensure needs of college students with disabilities are taken into account in campus efforts to prevent and respond to sexual assault (see S. 984), S2189 [2AP] (see H.R. 2026), H2985 [2AP]

——— establish a pilot program to provide grants to secondary schools for assistive technology devices and services and to create programs to benefit students with autism or apraxia (see H.R. 1662), H2646 [11MR]

——— establish Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students With Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education (see S. 1204), S2435 [11AP] (see H.R. 3489), H5166 [25JN]

——— establish competitive grant program to award grants to local educational agencies to address implicit bias in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4776), H8297 [21OC]

——— improve accessibility to, and completion of, postsecondary education for students, including students with disabilities (see H.R. 4643), H8110 [11OC]

——— promote matriculation and increase in graduation rates for individuals with disabilities within higher education (see S. 1176), S2434 [11AP] (see H.R. 4577), H8081 [27SE]

——— 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. 4673), H8143 [15OC]

——— provide Direct PLUS Loan forgiveness for parents of disabled students (see S. 1219), S2435 [11AP] (see H.R. 2180), H3217 [9AP]

——— provide Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding parity for certain territories known as ‘‘outlying areas’’ (see H.R. 2437), H3403 [1MY]

——— provide students with disabilities and their families with access to critical information needed to select the right college and succeed once enrolled (see S. 1585), S3058 [22MY] (see H.R. 3086), H4312 [4JN]

——— study student mental health at institutions of higher education and issue guidance on compliance with Americans With Disabilities Act for mental health and substance use disorder policies (see H.R. 5204), H9121 [20NO]

Dept. of HHS: award grants to nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other long-term care facilities to improve their preparedness for power outages (see H.R. 1659), H2614 [8MR]

——— ensure that individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have access to treatment within clinical trials (see H.R. 5480), H12210 [18DE]

——— establish Administration on Aging initiative to coordinate efforts and programs for home modification enabling older individuals and the disabled to live independently and safely in a home environment (see S. 702), S1733 [7MR] (see H.R. 1583), H2581 [7MR]

——— establish Eye Bond Pilot Program to fund translational research and advance treatments and cures for blindness and other severe vision impairments (see H.R. 2620), H3678 [9MY]

——— 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. 320), H283 [8JA]

——— expand and improve health care services by health centers and the National Health Service Corps for individuals with a developmental disability (see H.R. 2417), H3339 [30AP]

——— explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to voting accessibility protection and advocacy systems for Northern Mariana Islands and Native Americans (see H.R. 5510), H12289 [19DE]

——— improve guardianship oversight and data collection by designating an online resource center, authorizing State grants for guardianship databases, and sharing guardian background check information (see S. 591), S1540 [27FE] (see H.R. 4174), H7492 [6AU]

——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see S. 995), S2189 [2AP] (see H.R. 2035), H2985 [2AP]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see S. 427), S1133 [7FE] (see H.R. 1058), H1460 [7FE]

Dept. of HUD: exclude certain veteran disability payments from income when determining housing assistance programs eligibility (see H.R. 4191), H7505 [16AU]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to provide training to improve police responses for people with mental illness and intellectual and developmental disabilities and increase mental health awareness training grants (see H.R. 4882), H8538 [28OC]

——— modify payments to certain public safety officers who have become permanently and totally disabled as a result of personal injuries sustained in the line of duty (see S. 1208), S2435 [11AP] (see H.R. 2812), H3924 [16MY]

——— reauthorize grant program for education, training, and enhanced services to end violence against and abuse of women with disabilities (see H.R. 505), H517 [11JA]

Dept. of Labor: assist entities using special subminimum wage certificates to transform business and program models, support transition to competitive integrated employment for the disabled, and phase out use of such certificates (see S. 260), S742 [29JA] (see H.R. 873), H1333 [30JA]

——— assist survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work (see H.R. 2627), H3678 [9MY]

Dept. of State: establish Office of International Disability Rights (see H.R. 3373), H5005 [20JN]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program to reimburse public transportation agencies that offer free unlimited transportation passes to eligible individuals (see H.R. 5152), H8958 [18NO]

——— improve contracting opportunities for service-connected disabled veteran-owned small business concerns on transportation projects (see S. 492), S1382 [14FE]

——— require air carriers to permit eligible service animals to accompany eligible veterans during travel (see H.R. 4952), H8717 [31OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: amend disability rating schedule to add a diagnostic code and evaluation criteria for obliterative bronchiolitis (see H.R. 1005), H1390 [6FE]

——— assist blind veterans who have not lost use of a leg in acquiring specially adapted housing (see H.R. 3640), H5302 [9JY]

——— award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see S. 1315), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 2487), H3439 [2MY]

——— bar recovery of certain payments or overpayments made by reason of delays in processing of certain information (see H.R. 5245), H9169 [21NO]

——— carry out a pilot program for work therapy using service dog training (see S. 2948), S6755 [21NO]

——— carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H7704 [12SE]

——— clarify eligibility of children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida for benefits (see H.R. 5471), H12209 [18DE]

——— classify veterans who participated in cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities (see S. 555), S1492 [26FE] (see H.R. 1377), H2233 [26FE]

——— codify authority to assign a disability rating of total to a veteran by reason of unemployability (see H.R. 5028), H8739 [8NO]

——— conduct a study on accessibility of departmental websites to disabled individuals (see S. 746), S1792 [12MR] (see H.R. 1199), H1582 [13FE]

——— coverage of nonarticulating trailers to transport mobility equipment for disabled veterans (see H.R. 5447), H10608 [17DE]

——— eliminate period of eligibility for Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program (see H.R. 444), H461 [10JA]

——— ensure each wheelchair, furnished to a veteran because of a service-connected disability, restores maximum achievable mobility in the activities of daily life, employment, and recreation (see H.R. 2994), H4163 [23MY]

——— ensure that only licensed health care providers are conducting medical disability examinations under a pilot program for use of contract physicians for disability examinations (see S. 1101), S2385 [10AP]

——— enter into an agreement with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study on radiation exposure relative to cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands (see H.R. 1628), H2583 [7MR]

——— establish a task force on Agent Orange exposure (see H.R. 637), H715 [17JA]

——— establish presumption of service connection for certain veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss (see S. 2810), S6475 [7NO] (see H.R. 3866), H7157 [19JY]

——— expand list of presumptive medical conditions associated with Agent Orange exposure to include Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension and hypothyroidism (see S. Res. 420), S6567 [13NO] (see H. Res. 729), H9169 [21NO]

——— extend authority to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations (see H.R. 2556), H3474 [7MY]

——— extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see S. 3091), S7156 [18DE] (see H.R. 4748), H8258 [18OC]

——— formally recognize caregivers, establish certain standards relative to eligibility for caregiver programs, and temporarily extend benefits for veterans determined ineligible for such programs (see S. 2216), S5012 [23JY]

——— furnish health care to veterans, Reserve components, and dependents exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and presume service connection for those affected (see S. 1023), S2240 [3AP] (see H.R. 2102), H3100 [4AP]

——— furnish health care to veterans, Reserve components, and dependents stationed at Wurtsmith AFB, MI, and exposed to volatile organic compounds and presume service connection for those affected (see S. 1024), S2240 [3AP]

——— improve benefits and services for women veterans (see S. 514), S1383 [14FE]

——— improve communications relative to benefits and services for women veterans (see H.R. 2972), H4161 [23MY]

——— improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans (see H.R. 464), H462 [10JA]

——— improve Specially Adapted Housing program (see S. 2022), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 3504), H5200 [26JN]

——— increase certain veteran funeral benefits (see S. 598), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 497), H517 [11JA]

——— increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program to extend coverage for children of disabled veterans (see S. 1034), S2269 [4AP] (see H.R. 2094), H3099 [4AP]

——— make permanent authority to transport individuals to and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (see S. 2966), S6824 [3DE] (see H.R. 4524), H8053 [26SE]

——— permit appellants in disability compensation cases before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals to appear remotely by picture and voice transmission (see H.R. 4771), H8297 [21OC]

——— provide benefits for persons disabled by treatment under Veterans Community Care Program (see S. 1934), S4169 [20JN]

——— provide criminal penalties for individuals acting as agents or attorneys for preparation of a claim under a law administered by the Dept., without being officially recognized for such purposes (see S. 2407), S5249 [31JY]

——— 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. 713), H1170 [23JA]

——— provide for an exception to certain departmental small business contracting requirements relative to procurement of certain goods and services covered under the Ability One program (see H.R. 4920), H8677 [30OC]

——— provide for presumption of service-connected disability for certain veterans who served in Palomares, Spain (see S. 1896), S3843 [19JN]

——— provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses who do not have mobility impairments (see H.R. 3147), H4343 [5JN]

——— reinstate and compensate family caregivers improperly removed or benefits reduced from family caregiver program and ensure eligible caregivers receive fair and consistent support (see S. 1648), S3105 [23MY]

——— remove manifestation period needed for presumption of service connection for chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, and acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy associated with exposure to herbicides (see S. 332), S867 [5FE] (see H.R. 566), H600 [15JA]

——— report on availability of prosthetic items for women veterans (see H.R. 2681), H3727 [10MY]

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 (see S. 319), S831 [4FE] (see H.R. 955), H1349 [4FE]

Disasters: ensure that older adults and individuals with disabilities are prepared for disasters (see S. 1755), S3283 [10JN] (see H.R. 3208), H4432 [11JN]

Discrimination: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see S. 117), S219 [15JA] (see H.R. 555), H600 [15JA]

Easterseals (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 85), S1594 [28FE] (see H. Res. 100), H1362 [5FE]

Education: improve District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program, expand educational choices for the disabled, and establish a scholarship program for military children (see S. 145), S273 [16JA]

——— promote and ensure delivery of special education and related services to students with visual and hearing disabilities through appropriate instructional methodologies (see S. 2681), S6092 [23OC] (see H.R. 4822), H8456 [23OC]

——— provide for discharge of a private education loan in the case of death or total and permanent disability of a student obligor (see H.R. 4545), H8079 [27SE]

Employment: clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (see S. 485), S1382 [14FE] (see H.R. 1230), H2029 [14FE]

——— establish a demonstration program to assist transition-aged youth with covered disabilities in obtaining customized, competitive integrated employment (see H.R. 3070), H4216 [3JN]

——— prevent workplace harassment, end mandatory arbitration and pre-employment non-disclosure agreements, expand civil rights protections, empower workers who report harassment, and eliminate tipped minimum wage (see S. 1082), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 2148), H3215 [9AP]

——— strengthen protections for employees experiencing harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see S. 575), S1539 [27FE] (see H.R. 1521), H2366 [5MR]

Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 333), H3340 [30AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights relative to upbringing, education, and care of their children (see H.J. Res. 36), H1336 [30JA]

Federal agencies and departments: protect unpaid interns in the Federal Government from workplace harassment and discrimination (see H.R. 136), H206 [3JA]

——— provide that children of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be preference eligible for appointment in the civil service (see H.R. 3938), H7376 [24JY]

Federal aid programs: ensure seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities who receive Social Security and certain other benefits receive a payment if no cost-of-living adjustment is payable in a calendar year (see H.R. 46), H202 [3JA]

——— establish special congressional rescue committees to craft legislation that restores and strengthens certain Federal trust funds (see S. 2733), S6243 [29OC] (see H.R. 4907), H8594 [29OC]

Federal employees: permit disabled law enforcement, intelligence, and other safety and security officers and employees to receive the same retirement benefits as if they had not been disabled (see S. 531), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 1256), H2031 [14FE]

——— provide a short-term disability insurance program for disabilities that are not work-related (see H.R. 4493), H7989 [25SE]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see S. 1942), S4455 [24JN] (see H.R. 1174), H1581 [13FE]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see S. 593), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 1450), H2313 [28FE]

GAO: study disability and pension benefits provided to National Guard and Reserve components of the Armed Forces members by Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see S. 3110), S7207 [19DE] (see H.R. 4183), H7500 [13AU]

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. 2077), H3068 [3AP]

——— prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see S. 511), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 1224), H2029 [14FE]

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults: reauthorize (see S. 2601), S5793 [15OC] (see H.R. 2134), H3128 [8AP]

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see S. 2291), S5107 [25JY] (see H.R. 4064), H7466 [25JY]

Immigration: appoint counsel to children and vulnerable individuals, provide legal orientation programs to detainees, and identify number of persons represented by counsel and receiving legal orientation presentations (see S. 2389), S5248 [31JY] (see H.R. 4155), H7488 [2AU]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize funding for infants, toddlers, and preschool children with disabilities (see H.R. 4107), H7480 [30JY]

——— authorizing appropriations (see S. 866), S1986 [26MR] (see S. 1172), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 1878), H2826 [26MR] (see H.R. 2315), H3264 [12AP]

Insurance: require coverage of hearing devices and systems in certain private health insurance plans (see H.R. 5485), H12210 [18DE]

International Day of Persons With Disabilities: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 445), S6825 [3DE] (see H. Res. 738), H9222 [3DE]

Legislative branch of the Government: establish Office of Disability Policy (see S. 2294), S5107 [25JY]

Medicaid: enable greater participation by seniors and Medicare beneficiaries in State Medicaid programs for working people with disabilities (see S. 3010), S6949 [10DE] (see H.R. 5429), H10262 [13DE]

——— encourage States to disregard parental income and assets when determining eligibility for disabled children (see S. 2067), S4773 [10JY]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program (see S. 548), S1437 [25FE] (see H.R. 1342), H2100 [25FE]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program and extend spousal impoverishment protections for beneficiaries receiving long-term care (see H.R. 259, 260), H228 [4JA]

——— support provision of treatment family care services (see S. 1880), S3651 [18JN] (see H.R. 3649), H5302 [9JY]

Medicare: delay reduction of durable medical equipment payment reimbursement rates and update budget neutrality requirement for oxygen (see H.R. 2771), H3841 [15MY]

——— enhance prescription drug affordability by expanding access to assistance with out-of-pocket costs under part D for low-income seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. 691), S1733 [7MR] (see H.R. 4583), H8088 [1OC]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 296), S800 [31JA] (see H.R. 2150), H3215 [9AP]

——— exclude complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs from competitive acquisition program (see S. 1223), S2485 [29AP] (see H.R. 2293), H3263 [12AP]

——— expand coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (see H.R. 576), H601 [15JA]

——— expand use of telehealth services for remote imaging for chronic eye disease (see S. 2020), S4628 [27JN]

——— extend Independence at Home Demonstration program (see H.R. 3644), H5302 [9JY]

——— permit occupational therapists to conduct initial assessment visits under a home health plan of care for certain rehabilitation cases (see H.R. 3127), H4342 [5JN]

——— preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers (see S. 594), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 1901), H2884 [27MR]

——— prevent catastrophic out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs for seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. 475), S1326 [13FE]

——— protect beneficiaries with limb loss and other orthopedic conditions by providing access to safe and effective orthotic and prosthetic care and reduce fraud, waste, and abuse relative to orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 5262), H9175 [22NO]

——— provide an option for first responders age 50 to 64 who are separated from service due to retirement or disability to buy into Medicare (see S. 2552), S5747 [26SE] (see H.R. 4527), H8053 [26SE]

——— provide certain coverage of audiologist services (see S. 2446), S5360 [9SE] (see H.R. 4056), H7466 [25JY]

——— provide coverage for certain vision items and services under part B (see H.R. 4665), H8111 [11OC]

——— provide coverage for digital retinal imaging with remote interpretation (see H.R. 5254), H9174 [22NO]

——— provide coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care (see H.R. 1393), H2270 [27FE]

——— provide for a permanent independence at home medical practice program (see S. 1202), S2434 [11AP]

——— provide for certain reforms relative to supplemental health insurance policies (see S. 2428), S5311 [1AU] (see H.R. 1394), H2270 [27FE]

——— provide for demonstration project to evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low vision devices as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4129), H7480 [30JY]

——— remove exclusion of coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 1518), H2366 [5MR] (see H.R. 4618), H8101 [8OC]

——— waive eligibility waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see S. 1476), S2883 [15MY] (see H.R. 2770), H3841 [15MY]

Meningitis B Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 159), S2435 [11AP] (see H. Res. 313), H3256 [10AP]

National Assistive Technology Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 103), S1762 [11MR]

National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 113), S1900 [14MR]

National Council on Disability: review certain travel, tourism, and hospitality industry standards implemented under the Americans With Disabilities Act (see H.R. 5412), H10257 [12DE]

National Deaf History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 224), H2717 [13MR]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 312), S5474 [12SE]

National Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 389), S6300 [30OC] (see H. Res. 653), H8457 [23OC]

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. 327), S831 [4FE] (see H.R. 4930), H8678 [30OC]

National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 117), S1900 [14MR]

National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 329), S5664 [24SE]

NIH: establish a National Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium (see H.R. 321), H283 [8JA]

——— expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 1131), H1492 [8FE]

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. 30), S7027 [12DE] (see H. Con. Res. 80), H10258 [12DE]

Public debt: prioritize public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances if the public debt ceiling is reached and provide limited authority to exceed the debt ceiling for such obligations (see S. 623), S1594 [28FE]

Public welfare programs: extend funding outreach and assistance for low-income programs (see H.R. 3039), H4180 [30MY] (see H.R. 3421), H5036 [21JN]

Purple Star Families Week: designate (see H. Res. 734), H9179 [26NO]

SBA: assume responsibility of verifying small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans (see H.R. 1615), H2583 [7MR]

——— clarify treatment of certain surviving spouses under the definition of small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (see S. 3008), S6949 [10DE] (see H.R. 499), H517 [11JA]

Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (see S. Res. 166), S2435 [11AP]

Social Security: credit individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see S. 2317), S5195 [30JY] (see H.R. 4126), H7480 [30JY]

——— disregard certain ABLE account contributions when determining a disabled individual’s ability to engage in substantial gainful activity (see H.R. 2656), H3679 [9MY]

——— eliminate two-year waiting period for divorced spouse’s benefits following the divorce under old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 4124), H7480 [30JY]

——— eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see S. 578), S1540 [27FE] (see H.R. 1407), H2270 [27FE]

——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see S. 1374), S2743 [8MY] (see H.R. 2178), H3216 [9AP]

——— enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency (see S. 478), S1326 [13FE] (see H.R. 1170), H1580 [13FE] (see H.R. 4121), H7480 [30JY]

——— enter into agreements with States to share data relative to individuals subject to guardianship (see H.R. 5380), H10015 [10DE]

——— establish disability benefit offset for Purple Heart recipients (see H.R. 2655), H3679 [9MY]

——— exclude from income certain cost of living adjustments for determining eligibility and benefits for disabled individuals for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5484), H12210 [18DE]

——— expand exception to the windfall elimination provision based on years of coverage (see H.R. 5529), H12290 [19DE]

——— 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. 1132), S2387 [10AP] (see H.R. 2302), H3263 [12AP]

——— increase survivors benefits for disabled widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses (see S. 345), S919 [6FE]

——— provide for a phased-in payment of disability insurance benefits during the waiting period for individuals with a terminal illness (see S. 2262), S5106 [25JY] (see H.R. 142), H206 [3JA]

——— provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age under old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 4122), H7480 [30JY]

——— provide for increases in widow’s and widower’s insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement under old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 4123), H7480 [30JY]

——— reform (see H.R. 5392), H10123 [11DE]

——— remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 1345), H2100 [25FE]

——— repeal seven-year restriction on eligibility for widow’s and widower’s insurance benefits based on disability under old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 4125), H7480 [30JY]

——— update and improve eligibility criteria for Social Security Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 4854), H8457 [23OC]

SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see S. 2496), S5577 [18SE] (see H.R. 4386), H7773 [18SE]

——— improve procedures to close or reduce access to field offices (see S. 1616), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 2901), H4117 [22MY]

——— modernize classification of disability beneficiaries, provide assistance in obtaining rehabilitative services, and incentivize returning to work for beneficiaries who have recovered (see S. 2016), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 3566), H5257 [27JN]

SSI: authorize extension to Guam (see H.R. 208), H208 [3JA]

——— extend to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 947), H1349 [4FE]

——— provide that income benefits of adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities shall not be reduced by reason of marriage (see H.R. 1529), H2367 [5MR]

——— update eligibility (see S. 2753), S6300 [30OC] (see H.R. 4280), H7664 [11SE]

Taxation: allow a refundable income tax credit for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see S. 815), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 2086), H3099 [4AP]

——— allow child tax credit relative to permanently and totally disabled individuals (see H.R. 4095), H7479 [30JY]

——— allow first responders to continue to exclude service-connected disability pension payments after reaching the age of retirement (see S. 1278), S2612 [2MY]

——— establish an exception to penalties on early distributions from qualified retirement plans for individuals diagnosed with certain terminal illnesses (see S. 2495), S5577 [18SE]

——— exclude all disability-related first responder retirement payments from gross income regardless of retirement age (see H.R. 2560), H3474 [7MY]

——— expand credit for expenditures to provide access to disabled individuals (see S. 2290), S5107 [25JY] (see H.R. 4045), H7466 [25JY]

——— extend earned income tax credit to caregivers and qualifying students and establish a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grant Program (see H.R. 1436), H2312 [28FE]

——— extend work opportunity tax credit for veterans (see H.R. 3550), H5256 [27JN]

——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see S. 651), S1659 [5MR] (see H.R. 1814), H2754 [18MR]

——— increase estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes on certain wealthy estates and deposit such revenues in Social Security Trust Fund (see S. 1950), S4504 [25JN]

——— increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance and dependent care flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1985), H2917 [28MR]

——— increase standard charitable mileage rate for delivery of meals to elderly, disabled, frail, and at risk individuals (see S. 1603), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 2928), H4118 [22MY]

——— increase work opportunity credit for certain Social Security Disability Insurance and SSI beneficiaries and vocational rehabilitation referrals, and expand benefits relative to access for the disabled (see S. 255), S742 [29JA] (see H.R. 3992), H7463 [25JY]

——— modify tax treatment of amounts related to employment discrimination and harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see S. 574), S1539 [27FE] (see H.R. 1521), H2366 [5MR]

——— 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. 223), S586 [24JA] (see H.R. 802), H1217 [25JA]

——— provide for employer contributions to ABLE accounts (see H.R. 4795), H8387 [22OC]

——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (see S. 1128), S2386 [10AP]

——— provide that eligibility to contribute to health savings accounts is not affected by receipt of VA medical services under laws for disabilities to include hospital services and extended care services (see H.R. 3565), H5257 [27JN]

——— recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit whether a child has special needs (see S. 305), S800 [31JA] (see H.R. 2497), H3439 [2MY]

——— treat any difficulty of care payments excluded from gross income as compensation for purposes of retirement contribution limitations (see H.R. 1932), H2885 [27MR]

Technology: support training, technical assistance, and resource centers and ensure that those with communication disabilities have access to devices, services, and support in order to take advantage of all aspects of society (see S. 1836), S3476 [13JN]

Transportation Security Administration: provide TSA PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled veterans (see S. 1881), S3651 [18JN] (see H.R. 3356), H4917 [19JN]

U.S. Access Board: develop a minimum nonvisual access standard for home use medical devices, exercise equipment, and home appliances (see H.R. 3929), H7376 [24JY]

——— promote provision of exercise or fitness equipment, classes, and instruction that are accessible to individuals with disabilities (see S. 1244), S2515 [30AP] (see H.R. 4561), H8080 [27SE]

Veterans: authorize spouses of servicemembers who incur a catastrophic injury or illness, or die while in military service, to terminate leases of premises and motor vehicles (see S. 1118), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2227), H3253 [10AP]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay and disability compensation to certain disabled retirees who are not eligible for combat-related special compensation (see H.R. 5060), H8825 [13NO]

——— 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. 208), S586 [24JA] (see H.R. 303), H282 (see H.R. 333), H283 [8JA]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 2072), S4773 [10JY] (see H.R. 1200), H1582 [13FE]

——— provide automatic cost-of-living adjustments in rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 408), S1132 [7FE]

——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging disabled veterans unethical fees to prepare and apply for VA disability claims (see S. 1718), S3250 [5JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange (see H.R. 326), H283 [8JA]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see S. 549), S1437 [25FE] (see H.R. 1275), H2031 [14FE]

——— promote access to voting for disabled individuals (see H.R. 1573), H2504 [6MR]

——— require voting systems to produce voter-verified, auditable paper records of votes, minimum cybersecurity standards, accessibility for disabled individuals, and post-election risk-limiting audits (see S. 1472), S2883 [15MY] (see H.R. 2754), H3841 [15MY]

World Hearing Day: designate (see H. Res. 147), H2101 [25FE]

Essays

State of the Union: Joseph Brody, S739 [29JA]

Letters

Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act: several veterans organizations, H3746 [14MY]

CDC Public Health Approach to Blood Disorders Program for Sickle Cell Disease funding: Roy L. Silverstein, American Society of Hematology Inc., and Beverly Francis-Gibson, Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc., H4549 [12JN]

Dept. of HHS Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program reauthorization: several disability organizations, S2192 [2AP]

Ensure more timely access to home health services for Medicare beneficiaries: Catherine Carrico, National Association of Geriatric Education Centers, S804 [31JA]

——— Nancy E. Lundebjerg and Laurie Jacobs, American Geriatrics Society, S804 [31JA]

——— Nancy E. Lundebjerg and Michele J. Saunders, Eldercare Workforce Alliance, S803 [31JA]

——— Robert Egge, Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (organization), S804 [31JA]

Securing America’s Federal Elections (SAFE) Act: Curt Decker, National Disability Rights Network, H5098 [25JN]

Verification Alignment and Service-Disabled Business Adjustment (VA-SBA) Act: Representative Takano, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House), H8807 [13NO]

——— Representative Velázquez, Committee on Small Business (House), H8807 [13NO]

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1615, Verification Alignment and Service-Disabled Business Adjustment (VA-SBA) Act, H8824 [13NO]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 2938, Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need (HAVEN) Act, H7237 [23JY]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 3504, Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act, H7238 [23JY]

Office of Congressional Workplace Rights: recommendations for improvements to the Congressional Accountability Act, S1439–S1443 [25FE], H2096–H2099 [25FE]

Obituaries

Lucas, Carrie A.: Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, H2221 [26FE]

Regulations

Senate disabled veteran leave regulations, S5741–S5743 [26SE]

Remarks in House

Advisory Council To Support Victims of Gun Violence: establish (H.R. 2585), H5251 [27JN]

Alphapointe (organization): tribute, E1034 [6AU]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, H7445 [25JY], E973 [24JY]

Anthony, Matthew: tribute to participation in Special Olympic Games, E322 [21MR]

Bankruptcy: exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (H.R. 2938), H4124 [23MY], H7215, H7216 [23JY], E979 [24JY]

Beacon College: anniversary, E1138 [12SE]

Bucks County, PA, Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired: tribute to collaboration with Bucks County Community College to collect clothing for students, H2688 [13MR]

Cape Abilities (organization): anniversary, E633 [20MY]

CDC: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities funding for Public Health Approach to Blood Disorders Program for Sickle Cell Disease, H4548, H4549 [12JN]

Cedars of Marin (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E376 [1AP]

Center for Independent Living of Northwest Florida, Inc.: tribute, E1017 [30JY]

Civil rights: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), H3954, H3955 [17MY]

Columbus, IN: Columbus East High School Special Olympics (organization) Unified Champion School designee, H8791 [13NO]

Congress: accomplishments of the 115th Congress, H1274 [29JA]

Cornerstone Services, Inc.: tribute, E611 [16MY]

Crowder Industries, Inc.: anniversary, E1107 [9SE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H9157 [21NO]

Dept. of Defense: allow veterans enrolled in Wounded Warrior program to continue enrollment in Military Adaptive Sports Program for a certain period of time after separation, H5658 [11JY]

——— amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research funding, H4729 [18JN]

——— establish partnerships with academic health centers to reduce opioid dependency, develop new pain management methods, and advance technologies to improve lives of wounded veterans, H5658 [11JY]

——— expand space-available flight program funding to include spouses and caregivers of disabled veterans, H4726, H4727 [18JN]

——— women’s reproductive health research funding, H5659 [11JY]

——— Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program funding, H5677 [11JY]

Dept. of Education: establish competitive grant program to award grants to local educational agencies to address implicit bias in elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 4776), E1314 [21OC]

——— Individuals With Disabilities Education Act grant funding, H4617, H4618 [12JN]

——— National Center for College Students With Disabilities funding, H4606 [12JN]

Dept. of HHS: Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program funding, H4559, H4560 [12JN]

——— Developmental Disabilities Projects of National Significance program funding, H4567 [12JN]

——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (H.R. 2035), H7308–H7310 [24JY]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (H.R. 1058), H7303–H7308 [24JY]

Dept. of HUD: disability voucher program funding, H428, H429 [10JA]

Dept. of Justice: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program law enforcement crisis training funding, H4934 [20JN]

——— grant funding for nonprofit, nongovernmental entities to support oversight and anti-abuse education at the U.S. Olympic Committee, its national governing body, and each Paralympic sports organization, H4877 [19JN]

Dept. of Labor: assist entities using special subminimum wage certificates to transform business models, support transition to competitive integrated employment for the disabled, and phase out use of such certificates, H5928 [17JY]

——— clarify use of subminimum wage relative to certain contracts, H7123 [18JY]

Dept. of State: expand opportunities for veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses to compete for grants and contracts, H4686 [13JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: Community Development Financial Institutions financial and technical assistance for individuals with disabilities funding, H5187 [26JN]

Dept. of Transportation: report on necessary resources to strengthen partnerships between health care and transportation providers and address transportation barriers to health care, E828 [24JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist blind veterans who have not lost use of a leg in acquiring specially adapted housing, H7210 [23JY]

——— conduct a study on accessibility of departmental websites to disabled individuals (H.R. 1199), H8130–H8132 [15OC]

——— ensure access to child care for veterans while receiving intensive physical therapy for a service-related disability at a departmental facility, H1428 [7FE]

——— expand list of presumptive medical conditions associated with Agent Orange exposure to include Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension and hypothyroidism (H. Res. 729), H9126 [21NO]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, H8393 [23OC]

——— improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans (H.R. 464), H7889 [24SE]

——— improve Specially Adapted Housing program (H.R. 3504), H7207–H7211 [23JY]

——— permit appellants in disability compensation cases before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals to appear remotely by picture and voice transmission (H.R. 4771), H8753–H8755 [12NO]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce proposed rules limiting veterans’ ability to access care from a prosthetist of choice, H5016 [21JN]

——— provide health, rehabilitation, and monetary benefits to children with spina bifida whose parents were exposed to herbicides while serving in Thailand during the Vietnam era, H3746, H3748, H3750 [14MY]

——— report on availability of prosthetic items for women veterans, H8793 [13NO]

Easterseals (organization): anniversary, H2942 [2AP]

——— anniversary (H. Res. 100), E134 [5FE]

Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 333), H3399–H3401 [1MY]

Federal agencies and departments: protect unpaid interns in the Federal Government from workplace harassment and discrimination (H.R. 136), H562, H563 [15JA]

Federal aid programs: establish special congressional rescue committees to craft legislation that restores and strengthens certain Federal trust funds (H.R. 4907), H9156 [21NO]

Federal employees: provide a short-term disability insurance program for disabilities that are not work-related (H.R. 4493), E1205 [25SE]

Firearms: amend outdated and offensive terminology used to describe categories of individuals deemed ineligible to purchase or possess firearms under current law, H2281, H2282 [28FE]

Fort Wayne, IN: tribute to Turnstone Center, E822 [24JN]

GAO: report to Congress on importance of open Internet rules to vulnerable communities, H3182 [9AP]

——— study disability and pension benefits provided to National Guard and Reserve components of the Armed Forces members by Dept. of Veterans Affairs (H.R. 4183), H10271, H10272 [16DE]

Garrison, Colin: tribute to participation in Special Olympic Games, E553 [7MY]

GBS/CIDP Awareness Month: observance, E657 [22MY]

Gee, Adam: Encompass Health Corp., Personal Achievement Award recipient, E1162 [17SE]

Geneva, NY: anniversary of Happiness House, E817 [21JN]

Goodwill-Easterseals of Minnesota: anniversary, E522 [1MY]

Health: impact of prenatal screening for Down syndrome, H2823, H2824 [26MR]

——— improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1055), H1530 [13FE]

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults: reauthorize (H.R. 2134), H7732–H7734 [17SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1878), H2889 [28MR], H2943 [2AP], H3091 [4AP], H9062 [20NO]

Kane, Kevin and Mickey: Wyoming Valley Children’s Association ‘‘Making a Difference’’ Award recipients, E336, E343 [25MR]

Kinetic Kids, Inc.: tribute, H2832 [27MR]

Longport, NJ: tribute to American Legion Post 469 Wounded Warrior Week, H8777 [12NO]

Martin, Victoria: tribute to participation in Special Olympic Games, E499 [29AP]

Medicaid: reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program, H2777–H2780 [25MR]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program and extend spousal impoverishment protections for beneficiaries receiving long-term care (H.R. 259), H234–H237 [8JA]

Medicare: expand coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (H.R. 576), H551 [15JA]

——— provide coverage for certain vision items and services under part B, H10136 [12DE]

Michigan Rehabilitation Association: anniversary, E1393 [1NO]

Minimum wage: impact of increase on work centers and community rehabilitation programs, H5993–H5996 [17JY]

Morris, Patricia: Daughters of Sunset (organization) anniversary honoree, E457 [12AP]

Muncie, IN: Muncie Central High School Special Olympics (organization) Unified Champion School designee, H8791 [13NO]

MVLE, Inc.: tribute to award recipients, E1511 [26NO]

National Center for Learning Disabilities: tribute to delegates’ visit to Washington, DC, H2241 [27FE]

National Deaf History Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 224), H2907 [28MR]

National Disability Employment Awareness Month: observance, H8283 [21OC], H8304 [22OC]

National Dyslexia Awareness Month: observance, H8285 [21OC]

National Technical Institute for the Deaf: anniversary, E365 [28MR]

New Hampshire Snowmobile Association: tribute to fundraising event to fund summer camps for underpriviledged and disabled children, E71 [22JA]

Newtown, PA: tribute to Bowen’s Barber Shop, H3307 [30AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: acknowledge impact of revoking guidance relative to waivers for State innovation on those with disabilities, H3531, H3532 [9MY]

——— prohibit any guidance or rule that would reduce availability, affordability, and comprehensiveness of health insurance for vulnerable communities, H3541 [9MY]

Rodrigues, Delina: tribute to participation in Special Olympic Games, E324 [21MR]

SBA: assume responsibility of verifying small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans (H.R. 1615), H8805–H8809 [13NO]

——— clarify treatment of certain surviving spouses under the definition of small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (H.R. 499), H8802, H8803 [13NO], E1450 [15NO]

Schindler, Karrie: Pennsylvania Advocacy and Resources for Autism and Intellectual Disability (organization) Western Region Direct Support Professional of the Year award recipient, E1315 [21OC]

Social Security: enter into agreements with States to share data relative to individuals subject to guardianship (H.R. 5380), E1572 [10DE]

——— reform (H.R. 5392), H10021 [11DE]

——— remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (H.R. 1345), E203 [25FE]

——— solvency, H3834 [15MY]

South Orange Village, NJ: tribute to JESPY House, E668 [23MY]

SSA: funding, H2839 [27MR]

Taxation: allow disabled students to use 529 college savings programs funds for therapies outside the classroom, H4150 [23MY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities, H2822 [26MR]

——— provide retirement benefit opportunities to home care workers, H4141 [23MY]

Tri Industries (organization): tribute to AbilityOne Program, E1007 [30JY]

Versailles, IN: South Ripley High School Special Olympics (organization) Unified Champion School designee, H8791 [13NO]

Veterans: importance of pro-bono legal services provided by public university law schools, H5015 [21JN]

Vision Forward Association: anniversary, E1106 [9SE]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote, H2407 [6MR]

Wingate, PA: tribute to Bald Eagle Area High School unified bocce team, H3481 [8MY]

Remarks in Senate

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, S5034, S5035 [24JY]

Bankruptcy: exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans, S4939 [18JY]

——— exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (H.R. 2938), S5321 [1AU], S6422 [6NO]

Bristo, Marca: tribute (S. Res. 328), S5669, S5670 [24SE], S5702 [25SE]

Broward County, FL: tribute to Rising Tide Car Wash, S2684 [7MY]

Budget: incorporate disaster spending in annual budget process, S2260 [4AP], S4557 [26JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct study on ways to improve access to Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations for the elderly and disabled, S6183 [28OC]

Dept. of Education: automatically discharge Federal student loan debt of eligible permanently disabled veterans (S. 2049), S4678 [28JN]

——— establish Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students With Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education (S. 1204), S6646 [19NO]

——— promote matriculation and increase in graduation rates for individuals with disabilities within higher education (S. 1176), S6646 [19NO]

——— provide students with disabilities and their families with access to critical information needed to select the right college and succeed once enrolled (S. 1585), S6646 [19NO]

Dept. of HHS: improve guardianship oversight and data collection by designating an online resource center, authorizing State grants for guardianship databases, and sharing guardian background check information (S. 591), S1541 [27FE]

——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (S. 995), S2191 [2AP], S2266 [4AP]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (H.R. 1058), S5609 [19SE]

Dept. of Labor: extend Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, S4893 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand list of presumptive medical conditions associated with Agent Orange exposure to include Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension and hypothyroidism, S7137 [18DE]

——— expand list of presumptive medical conditions associated with Agent Orange exposure to include Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension and hypothyroidism (S. Res. 420), S6536, S6540 [13NO], S6587, S6588 [14NO]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, S3824 [19JN], S6422 [6NO]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, S3826 [19JN]

——— improve benefits and services for women veterans (S. 514), S2026 [27MR]

——— provide health, rehabilitation, and monetary benefits to children with spina bifida whose parents were exposed to herbicides while serving in Thailand during the Vietnam era, S3460 [13JN]

——— reform rights and appeals process for decisions on benefits claims, S6424 [6NO]

Easterseals (organization): anniversary (S. Res. 85), S2455 [11AP]

Employment: clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (S. 485), S3631 [18JN]

Federal aid programs: establish special congressional rescue committees to craft legislation that restores and strengthens certain Federal trust funds (S. 2733), S6285, S6286 [30OC]

Firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities, S1465 [26FE]

Medicaid: reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program and extend spousal impoverishment protections for beneficiaries receiving long-term care (H.R. 259), S297 [17JA]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (S. 296), S803–S804 [31JA], S1156 [11FE]

Mulbah-Poquee, Marian: American Network of Community Options and Resources (organization) Maryland Direct Support Professional of the Year award recipient, S5482 [12SE]

National Assistive Technology Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 103), S1765 [11MR]

National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 113), S1911 [14MR]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (S. Res. 312), S5482 [12SE]

National Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 389), S6307 [30OC]

National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day: designate (S. Res. 117), S2000 [26MR]

National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 329), S5669, S5670 [24SE]

National Women Veterans United (organization): tribute, S6662 [19NO]

New Jersey Community Development Corp.: anniversary, S6667 [19NO]

Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate, S4533 [26JN]

——— designate (S. Res. 166), S2455 [11AP]

Social Security: 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. 1132), S2389 [10AP]

——— reform, S3151 [3JN]

——— solvency, S2598 [2MY], S3150 [3JN], S4614–S4616 [27JN], S5644, S5645 [24SE]

Special Olympics Alaska: anniversary, S3248 [5JN]

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, S3355 [12JN], S6964 [11DE]

——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (S. 1128), S3187 [4JN], S3337 [12JN], S4689–S4692 [8JY], S4917 [17JY]

——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled, S907 [6FE], S1686 [6MR], S1801 [12MR]

Transportation Security Administration: provide TSA PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled veterans (S. 1881), S5411 [10SE], S6424 [6NO]

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. 1200), S5482 [12SE]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange, S6491 [12NO], S6525, S6536 [13NO]

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims: observance, S6620 [18NO]

World Polio Day: observance, S6152 [24OC]

Reports filed

Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support (Autism CARES) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1058) (H. Rept. 116–177), H7239 [23JY]

Dept. of HHS Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2035) (H. Rept. 116–175), H7239 [23JY]

——— Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Senate) (S. 995), S6391 [5NO]

Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need (HAVEN) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2938) (H. Rept. 116–169), H7239 [23JY]

Medicare Hearing Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4618) (H. Rept. 116–326), H9345 [6DE]

Medicare Vision Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4665) (H. Rept. 116–327), H9345 [6DE]

Protecting America’s First Responders Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1208), S2786 [13MY]

Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 499) (H. Rept. 116–235), H8142 [15OC]

Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 3504) (H. Rept. 116–164), H7160 [22JY]

VA Website Accessibility Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1199) (H. Rept. 116–127), H5164 [25JN]

Verification Alignment and Service-Disabled Business Adjustment (VA-SBA) Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 1615) (H. Rept. 116–280), H8782 [12NO]

Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1200) (H. Rept. 116–68), H3922 [16MY]

Veterans Expedited TSA Screening (VETS) Safe Travel Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1881) (S. Rept. 116–187), S7207 [19DE]

——— Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3356) (H. Rept. 116–203), H7704 [12SE]

Wounded Veterans Recreation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 327), S7112 [17DE]

Summaries

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Contracting Preference Consistency Act (H.R. 4920), E1597–E1599 [17DE]

Tables

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 3504, Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act, H7238 [23JY]

Texts of

H.R. 136, Federal Intern Protection Act, H562 [15JA]

H.R. 259, Medicaid Extenders Act, H235 [8JA]

H.R. 499, Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act, H8802 [13NO]

H.R. 1058, Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support (Autism CARES) Act, H7303 [24JY]

H.R. 1199, VA Website Accessibility Act, H8131 [15OC]

H.R. 1200, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, H4042 [21MY]

H.R. 1615, Verification Alignment and Service-Disabled Business Adjustment (VA-SBA) Act, H8805–H8807 [13NO]

H.R. 2035, Dept. of HHS Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program reauthorization, H7308 [24JY]

H.R. 2134, Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults reauthorization, H7732 [17SE]

H.R. 2938, Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need (HAVEN) Act, H7215 [23JY]

H.R. 3504, Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act, H7207–H7209 [23JY]

H.R. 4183, Identifying Barriers and Best Practices Study Act, H10271 [16DE]

H.R. 4356, Protecting Families of Fallen Servicemembers Act, H8757 [12NO]

H.R. 4771, VA Tele-Hearing Modernization Act, H8753 [12NO]

S. 117, Disability Integration Act, S221–S226 [15JA]

S. 223, Patriot Employer Tax Credit Act, S589 [24JA]

S. 1208, Protecting America’s First Responders Act, S2894 [16MY], S2981 [20MY]

S. 1315, Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act, S2618 [2MY]

S. 1316, Wounded Warrior Research Enhancement Act, S2618 [2MY]

S. 1881, Veterans Expedited TSA Screening (VETS) Safe Travel Act, S5411 [10SE]

S. Con. Res. 30, recognize need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people and in particular disabled citizens, S7032 [12DE]

S. Res. 85, Easterseals (organization) anniversary, S1602 [28FE]

S. Res. 103, National Assistive Technology Awareness Day, S1764 [11MR]

S. Res. 113, National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day, S1907 [14MR]

S. Res. 117, National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day, S1908 [14MR]

S. Res. 159, Meningitis B Awareness Day, S2439 [11AP]

S. Res. 166, Silver Star Service Banner Day, S2443 [11AP]

S. Res. 281, elevate communities that face systemic barriers in the effort to end sexual violence and support all survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, S5016 [23JY]

S. Res. 312, National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week, S5478 [12SE]

S. Res. 328, tribute to Marca Bristo, S5667 [24SE]

S. Res. 329, National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month, S5667 [24SE]

S. Res. 389, National Dyslexia Awareness Month, S6305 [30OC]

S. Res. 405, Brain Health Awareness Month, S6346 [31OC]

S. Res. 420, expand Dept. of Veterans Affairs list of presumptive medical conditions associated with Agent Orange exposure to include Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension and hypothyroidism, S6570 [13NO]

S. Res. 445, support goals and ideals of International Day of Persons With Disabilities, S6827 [3DE]