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

Amendments

Dept. of HHS: explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to voting accessibility protection and advocacy systems for Northern Mariana Islands and Native Americans (S. 3969), consideration (H. Res. 1396), H8177 [28SE]

——— reauthorize program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young children (S. 4052), S6946 [1DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reduce claims backlog and provide veterans with timelier access to benefits (S. 3388), S7326 [19DE]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (H.R. 2499), H4822, H4823, H4826 [11MY]

——— establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (H.R. 2499), consideration (H. Res. 1097), H4773 [10MY]

Medicare: preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers (S. 2834), S7076, S7083 [8DE]

Appointments

Gallaudet University Board of Trustees, H4455 [25AP]

National Council on Disability, H7534 [29JY], H8415 [28OC]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prohibit discrimination by abortion against unborn children on basis of Turner syndrome (see H.R. 7179), H3858 [21MR]

Alaska: exclude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives for determining eligibility for certain programs (see H.R. 9269), H8428 [3NO] (see H.R. 9496), H9688 [12DE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: recognize anniversary and importance of independent living for disabled individuals and call for further action to strengthen home and community living for such individuals (see S. Res. 714), S3542 [20JY] (see H. Res. 1270), H7170 [26JY]

Armed Forces: allow individuals with non-service-connected amputation to serve as medical personnel (see H.R. 9073), H8315 [29SE]

——— eliminate recoupment of separation pay from members who subsequently receive veterans disability compensation and limit recoupment of such pay from members who subsequently receive retired or retainer pay (see H.R. 6543), H329 [1FE]

Assistive Technology Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 9028), H8313 [29SE]

Aviation: prevent discrimination against airline passengers with disabilities who use lithium-ion-powered wheelchairs and mobility aids that are safe for air travel (see H.R. 9342), H8587 [17NO]

Benefits: allow individuals with disabilities to campaign for elected office without losing access to federally supported benefits (see S. 4597), S3612 [21JY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: develop mobility metric to guide providers in preventing mobility loss among hospitalized older adults (see H. Res. 1177), H5610 [15JN]

Civil rights: clarify civil rights remedies relative to programs administered by Federal agencies and departments (see S. 5218), S7070 [8DE]

Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act: clarify application to members of Coast Guard when not in service of Dept. of the Navy (see S. 3445), S80 [6JA]

Commission on Long Term Social Security Solvency: establish (see H.R. 6581), H946 [3FE]

Committee on the Modernization of Congress (House, Select): implement recommendations (see H. Res. 1331), H7738 [6SE]

Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on Federal jury due to disability (see S. 3942), S1832 [29MR] (see H.R. 7278), H3970 [29MR]

Dept. of Defense: award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 8686), H7556 [9AU]

Dept. of Education: award grants to States to invest in evidence-based strategies to help college students from diverse backgrounds stay engaged in education and complete degrees (see H.R. 7141), H3827 [17MR]

——— ensure needs of college students with disabilities are taken into account in campus efforts to prevent and respond to sexual assault (see S. 3471), S159 [11JA] (see H.R. 6371), H43 [11JA]

——— establish competitive grant program for local educational agencies to address implicit bias in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 6687), H1113 [9FE]

——— forgive Federal student loans of borrowers who are enrolled for benefits under Medicare (see H.R. 9558), H9852 [14DE]

——— improve accessibility to, and completion of, postsecondary education for students, including students with disabilities (see H.R. 9468), H8873 [8DE]

——— improve treatment of dyslexia under Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (see H.R. 7610), H4575 [27AP]

——— promote matriculation and increase in graduation rates for individuals with disabilities within higher education (see S. 5281), S7252 [15DE] (see H.R. 9604), H9902 [15DE]

——— strengthen civil rights protections against harassment in schools based on sex, race, color, national origin, disability, or age (see S. 5158), S6940 [1DE] (see H.R. 9387), H8708 [1DE]

——— 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. 7370), H4126 [1AP]

Dept. of HHS: award grants for providing evidence-based caregiver skills training to caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities or delays (see S. 4198), S2492 [12MY] (see H.R. 6783), H1130 [18FE]

——— award grants to States to dispatch mental health professionals in lieu of police for emergencies involving persons with mental illness or intellectual developmental disability (H.R. 8542), consideration (see H. Res. 1377), H8064 [21SE]

——— award grants to States to hire, train, and dispatch mental health professionals in lieu of law enforcement to respond to emergencies involving persons with mental illness or intellectual developmental disability (see H.R. 7254), H3895 [28MR] (see H.R. 8542), H7255 [27JY]

——— carry out program of research relative to cerebral palsy (see H.R. 7265), H3970 [29MR]

——— explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to voting accessibility protection and advocacy systems for Northern Mariana Islands and Native Americans (see S. 3969), S1867 [30MR] (see H.R. 7326), H4072 [31MR]

——— explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to voting accessibility protection and advocacy systems for Northern Mariana Islands and Native Americans (S. 3969), consideration (see H. Res. 1396), H8219 [28SE]

——— improve reproductive health care of individuals with disabilities (see S. 4764), S3919 [3AU] (see H.R. 9040), H8314 [29SE]

——— issue regulations on over-the-counter hearing aids (see S. 4043), S2091 [7AP]

——— provide health equity for people with disabilities (see S. 4544), S3340 [18JY]

——— reauthorize program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young children (see S. 4052), S2092 [7AP]

Dept. of Justice: clarify eligibility for public safety officer death and disability benefits for officers exposed to radiation at clandestine drug laboratories (see H.R. 8458), H7065 [21JY]

——— reauthorize Missing Americans Alert Program also known as Kevin and Avonte’s Law (see S. 4885), S4822 [19SE] (see H.R. 8907), H7965 [19SE]

Dept. of Labor: establish uniform accessibility standards for websites and applications of employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, public entities and accommodations, testing entities, and commercial providers (see S. 4998), S5226 [28SE] (see H.R. 9021), H8221 [28SE]

Dept. of State: establish International Children with Disabilities Protection Program (see S. 4982), S5225 [28SE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish program to award grants to State and Tribal governments to facilitate placement of disability identifier symbols on certain identification cards (see H.R. 7217), H3863 [24MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 8687), H7556 [9AU]

——— conduct certain outreach to legacy participants in program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers (see H.R. 9661), H9983 [21DE]

——— create fact sheets that compare departmental benefits and compensation to certain Social Security benefits (see H.R. 7227), H3863 [24MR]

——— enter into contracts and agreements for payment of care in non-Dept. medical foster homes for certain veterans unable to live independently (see H.R. 7158), H3852 [18MR]

——— establish presumption of service connection for certain veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss (see S. 3548), S442 [1FE] (see H.R. 6464), H288 [20JA]

——— expand certain rehabilitation programs for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 8811), H7783 [13SE]

——— expand eligibility of disabled veterans to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 7272), H3970 [29MR]

——— extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see S. 3483), S189 [12JA]

——— formally recognize caregivers, establish certain standards relative to eligibility for caregiver programs, and temporarily extend benefits for veterans determined ineligible for such programs (see H.R. 7315), H4071 [31MR]

——— furnish health care to veterans, Reserve components, and dependents exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and presume service connection for those affected (see S. 3851), S1225 [16MR] (see H.R. 7089), H3743 [15MR]

——— improve services provided for families of disabled veterans and provide access to Federal, State, and local resources (see S. 4276), S2620 [19MY]

——— modify information technology systems to provide for automatic processing of claims for certain temporary disability ratings (see H.R. 7256), H3895 [28MR]

——— promote programs relative to training and rehabilitation for veterans with service-connected disabilities (see S. 4319), S2751 [26MY]

——— provide coverage for boxing-based exercise classes for veterans diagnosed with certain movement disorders (see H.R. 6774), H1130 [18FE]

——— reduce claims backlog and provide veterans with timelier access to benefits (see H.R. 7556), H4453 [21AP]

Disability Pride Month: designate (see S. Res. 719), S3694 [26JY] (see H. Res. 1282), H7170 [26JY]

Discrimination: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H1175 [28FE]

Education: authorize grants to establish national education protection and advocacy program to enforce certain rights and protections (see S. 5013), S5541 [29SE] (see H.R. 9100), H8370 [30SE]

——— express support for whole child approach to education and recognize role of parents, educators, and community members in providing whole child approach to education for each student (see H. Res. 1162), H5446 [9JN]

EEOC: require commissioners to approve commencing, intervening in, or participating in certain litigation and increase transparency relative to such decisions (see S. 4270), S2620 [19MY] (see H.R. 7856), H5207 [19MY]

——— require employers to report number of settlements for employees with claims of discrimination on basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or combination of factors (see H.R. 8618), H7538 [29JY]

Employment: support jurisdictions that elect or appoint disabled person in providing accomodations needed for such persons to carry out their duties and enable jurisdictions to build adequate funding for such accomodations (see S. 4595), S3611 [21JY]

FAA: establish evacuation standards for transport category airplanes (see S. 5235), S7101 [12DE] (see H.R. 9467), H8873 [8DE]

Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1078), H4707 [29AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights relative to upbringing, education, and care of their children (see H.J. Res. 99), H8403 [18OC]

——— protect parents or guardians with disabilities seeking to become foster or adoptive parents from discrimination in child welfare system (see H.R. 8335), H5974 [12JY]

——— secure rights and dignity of marriage for disabled adult children (see H.R. 6405), H194 [13JA]

FCC: direct Technological Advisory Council to prepare report on 9-1-1 disability alerting system (see S. 4180), S2449 [11MY]

FDA: enhance data reporting on clinical trial demographics and provide resources to improve access to clinical trials in underrepresented communities (see H.R. 6584), H946 [3FE]

Federal agencies and departments: require training for employees of agencies that award less than 3 percent of prime contracts to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (see S. 5076), S6667 [14NO]

Federal aid programs: affirm commitment to protect and expand Social Security and SSI programs (see S. Res. 819), S5543 [29SE]

——— allow disabled individuals with terminal illnesses to receive disability insurance benefits without waiting period and prohibit concurrent receipt of disability benefits and unemployment insurance (see S. 3707), S836 [28FE] (see H.R. 6870), H1175 [28FE]

Federal employees: provide short-term disability insurance program for disabilities that are not work-related (see H.R. 6932), H1302 [3MR]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (H.R. 2499), consideration (see H. Res. 1097), H4795 [10MY]

Foreign policy: address greatest national security challenges and outline new framework for foreign policy (see H. Res. 877), H252 [19JA]

Foreign Service: revise terminology used to prohibit discrimination against people with disabilities (see H.R. 8011), H5445 [9JN]

Health: establish national advisory commission on long-term care (see S. 4862), S4638 [15SE]

——— provide individual with eligible medical condition access to employee restroom facilities of retail establishment under certain conditions (see H.R. 8809), H7783 [13SE]

Healthy Vision Month: designate (see H. Res. 1147), H5220 [27MY]

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults: reauthorize (see S. 5201), S7034 [7DE]

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for disabled (see S. 4447), S3075 [22JN]

Hunger: establish pilot program to address hunger among older individuals and adults with disabilities (see S. 5095), S6695 [15NO]

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 H.R. 9304), H8507 [15NO]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize funding for infants, toddlers, and preschool children with disabilities (see S. 3544), S442 [1FE] (see H.R. 6532), H329 [1FE]

Interagency Task Force To Address Hunger and Promote Access to Healthy Food Among Older Adults and Adults With Disabilities: establish (see S. 5096), S6695 [15NO]

Law enforcement officers: strengthen collection of data regarding interactions between law enforcement officers and individuals with disabilities (see S. 5107), S6740 [16NO]

Medicaid: make certain information available on public website relative to preventing abuse and neglect of individuals with intellectual disabilities at intermediate care facilities (see S. 4593), S3611 [21JY] (see H.R. 8468), H7066 [21JY]

——— support provision of treatment family care services (see S. 3761), S991 [3MR]

Medicare: preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers (see H.R. 9271), H8428 [3NO]

——— provide for demonstration project to evaluate fiscal impact of covering low vision devices as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 6848), H1146 [25FE]

——— restore physician judgment to prescribe appropriate mix of skilled modalities that constitute intensive rehabilitation therapy program in inpatient rehabilitation hospital or unit (see H.R. 8746), H7726 [26AU]

National Assistive Technology Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 592), S2093 [7AP]

National Deaf History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1061), H4453 [21AP]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 767), S4639 [15SE]

National Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 812), S5542 [29SE] (see H. Res. 1424), H8378 [4OC]

National Leading Entertainment and Arts Through Diversity (National LEAD) Month: designate (see H. Res. 1138), H5214 [24MY]

National Service Animals Monument Corp.: authorize establishment of commemorative work in District of Columbia and its environs (see S. 3438), S23 [4JA] (see S. 3447), S101 [7JA]

National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 764), S4620 [14SE]

NIH: take certain steps to increase clinical trial diversity (see S. 5268), S7252 [15DE] (see H.R. 7845), H5207 [19MY]

Olympic Games: commemorate past success of, and support, U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams in 2022 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (see S. Res. 505), S524 [3FE] (see H. Res. 903), H917 [2FE]

——— mint coins in commemoration of 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, CA (see S. 4382), S2910 [13JN] (see H.R. 8047), H5486 [13JN]

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. 29), S787 [17FE] (see H. Con. Res. 73), H1131 [18FE]

SBA: direct SBA Administrator to transmit documents to House of Representatives relative to Community Navigator pilot program (see H. Res. 1276), H7170 [26JY]

——— extend transfer date for verification of small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans (see H.R. 8942), H8065 [21SE]

Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (see S. Res. 633), S2519 [16MY]

Social Security: enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency (see S. 4365), S2893 [9JN] (see H.R. 8005), H5445 [9JN]

——— enter into agreements with States to share data relative to individuals subject to guardianship (see H.R. 6358), H8 [10JA]

——— guarantee right of individuals to receive benefits in full with accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 7652), H4713 [3MY]

——— 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. 4583), S3611 [21JY] (see H.R. 8467), H7066 [21JY]

——— provide for phased-in payment of disability insurance payments during waiting period for individuals with terminal illness (see S. 4133), S2339 [4MY]

SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see S. 3575), S523 [3FE] (see H.R. 6583), H946 [3FE]

SSI: update resource limit for eligibility (see S. 4102), S2219 [28AP]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Miller v. Board of Education of District of Columbia decision relative to racial desegregation of schools for deaf and hard of hearing students (see H. Con. Res. 96), H5935 [5JY]

Taxation: allow for inclusion of additional expenses in dependent care flexible spending accounts (see H.R. 9514), H9729 [13DE]

——— assist homeowners in making safety, security, and accessibility improvements to their homes (see H.R. 7676), H4721 [6MY]

——— increase standard charitable mileage rate for delivery of meals to elderly, disabled, frail, and at risk individuals (see S. 4291), S2664 [24MY] (see H.R. 7872), H5214 [24MY]

——— provide for credit for expenses for translational research regarding neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric conditions (see H.R. 7279), H3970 [29MR]

——— repeal direct payment requirement on exclusion from gross income of distributions from governmental plans for health and long-term care insurance (see S. 4312), S2708 [25MY] (see H.R. 7203), H3862 [24MR]

Telecommunications: ensure people with disabilities have full access to mainstream communication products and services necessary to participate equally in professional, educational, recreational, and civic contexts (see S. 2), S6778 [17NO] (see H.R. 9516), H9729 [13DE]

21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act: update (see S. 5121), S6779 [17NO] (see H.R. 9333), H8587 [17NO]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 4223), S2519 [16MY] (see H.R. 7846), H5207 [19MY]

World Sight Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1437), H8396 [14OC]

Letters

Federal Firefighters Fairness Act: Bill Webb, Congressional Fire Services Institute, H4819 [11MY]

——— Edward A. Kelly and Kenneth W. Stuebing, International Association of Fire Chiefs, H4821 [11MY]

——— Julie N. Tippens, American Federation of Government Employees, H4820 [11MY]

——— Ken Thomas, National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, H4820 [11MY]

——— Linda Reinstein, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, H4819 [11MY]

Mental Health Justice Act: John J. Flynn, National District Attorneys Association, H8084 [22SE]

Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access (PAVA) Program Inclusion Act: Andrew J. Imparato, Disability Rights California (organization) and Cheryl Jansen, Equip for Equality, Inc., H8232 [29SE]

——— Curt Decker, National Disability Rights Network, H8231 [29SE]

——— State Protection and Advocacy Systems, H8231 [29SE]

Lists

Special Olympics Wyoming (organization) Board of Directors and staff, S4851 [20SE]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1097, consideration of H.R. 2499, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, H4774 [10MY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1377, consideration of H.R. 8542, Mental Health Justice Act, H8081 [22SE]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1396, consideration of S. 3969, Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access (PAVA) Program Inclusion Act, H8179 [28SE]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 521, First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned (First Responder Fair RETIRE) Act, H5969 [12JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 2020, Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act, H5470 [13JN]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 2499, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, H4831 [11MY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 8542, Mental Health Justice Act, H8102 [22SE]

Votes recorded by proxy on Joyce of Ohio amendment to H.R. 2499, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, H4829 [11MY]

Votes recorded by proxy on Keller amendment to H.R. 2499, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, H4830 [11MY]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1097, consideration of H.R. 2499, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, H4773 [10MY]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1396, consideration of S. 3969, Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access (PAVA) Program Inclusion Act, H8178 [28SE]

Votes recorded by proxy on Ryan amendment to H.R. 3967, Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act, H1283 [3MR]

Votes recorded by proxy on S. 2834, Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act, H9978 [21DE]

Votes recorded by proxy on S. 4052, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act, H8775 [6DE]

Votes recorded by proxy on Scott of Virginia amendment to H.R. 2499, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, H4828 [11MY]

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 521, First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned (First Responder Fair RETIRE) Act, H5973 [12JY]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 3304, Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities (AUTO) for Veterans Act, H8217 [28SE]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 3544, Computers for Veterans and Students (COVS) Act, H5973 [12JY]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 4772, VA Clothing Allowance Improvement Act, H8645 [29NO]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 6353, National Service Animals Memorial Act, H7962 [19SE]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 7158, Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act, H8645 [29NO]

Office of Congressional Workplace Rights: proposed amendments to rules of procedure and notice of proposed rulemaking, S3700–S3705 [26JY], S5148–S5162 [28SE], H7158–H7163 [26JY], H8203–H8217 [28SE]

Remarks in House

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, H7156 [26JY], H7237, H7238 [27JY]

Bureau for Exceptional Children and Adults (JERICHO) (organization): anniversary, E947 [19SE]

CDC: Spina Bifida Program funding, E1077, E1078 [25OC]

Chapel Haven Schleifer Center, Inc.: anniversary, E616 [14JN]

DAV: anniversary, E604 [9JN]

Dept. of Education: establish competitive grant program for local educational agencies to address implicit bias in elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 6687), E135 [9FE]

——— improve treatment of dyslexia under Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (H.R. 7610), H7081 [26JY]

——— provide students with disabilities and their families with access to critical information needed to select right college and succeed once enrolled, H8236 [29SE]

Dept. of HHS: award grants to States to dispatch mental health professionals in lieu of police for emergencies involving persons with mental illness or intellectual developmental disability (H.R. 8542), consideration (H. Res. 1377), H8069–H8081 [22SE]

——— award grants to States to hire, train, and dispatch mental health professionals in lieu of law enforcement to respond to emergencies involving persons with mental illness or intellectual developmental disability (H.R. 8542), H8081–H8085 [22SE], H8226 [29SE], H8322 [30SE], E972 [22SE]

——— carry out program of research relative to cerebral palsy (H.R. 7265), E311 [29MR]

——— explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to voting accessibility protection and advocacy systems for Northern Mariana Islands and Native Americans (S. 3969), H8230–H8235 [29SE], E1114 [7NO]

——— reauthorize program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young children (S. 4052), H8754 [5DE]

Dept. of Justice: modify payments to certain public safety officers permanently and totally disabled due to personal injuries sustained in line of duty (S. 1511), H4811 [11MY]

Dept. of Labor: allow disabled individuals to use YouthBuild funding for work-related transportation, H5052 [17MY]

——— 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, H915 [2FE]

——— establish Firefighter Special Claims Unit to process any claim relating to occupational disease filed by Federal firefighter, H4827 [11MY]

——— require annual report relative to firefighters with certain diseases or disabilities and recommendations for minimizing adverse health risks, H4825 [11MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: classify veterans who participated in cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on Marshall Islands as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities, H1235 [2MR], H5835 [23JN]

——— enter into contracts and agreements for payment of care in non-Dept. medical foster homes for certain veterans unable to live independently (H.R. 7158), H8607–H8609 [29NO], H8696 [1DE], E1213 [5DE]

——— improve application and review process for clothing allowance claims submitted by veterans (H.R. 4772), H8604, H8605 [29NO], H8696 [1DE]

——— include race, age, period of service, military occupation, gender, and disability status of veterans in epidemiological study on health trends of veterans who served in Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, H1241 [2MR]

——— notify Congress regularly of reported cases of burn pit exposure, H1281, H1282 [3MR]

——— provide coverage for boxing-based exercise classes for veterans diagnosed with certain movement disorders (H.R. 6774), E214 [3MR]

——— provide for presumption of service-connected disability for certain veterans who served in Palomares, Spain, H1235 [2MR]

——— provide or assist in providing additional vehicle adapted for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons, H9966, H9967 [21DE]

——— provide or assist in providing additional vehicle adapted for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons (H.R. 3304), H8180 [28SE], H8280 [29SE]

——— Veterans Benefits Management System funding, H1240 [2MR]

DeWitt, IA: tribute to Central DeWitt Community School District Special Olympics team for participation in Mid-Winter Tournament, H3833 [18MR]

Discrimination: prohibit discrimination on basis of mental or physical disability in cases of anatomical gifts and organ transplants (H.R. 1235), H8227 [29SE]

Diseases and disorders: address peripheral artery disease to prevent unnecessary amputations, H1322 [7MR]

Diversified Freedom for Disabilities, Inc.: tribute, E1279 [14DE]

Education: expand educational choices for disabled and establish scholarship program for military children (H.R. 5959), H4923 [13MY]

Employment: sheltered workshops funding, H249 [19JA]

Evans, Gretchen: ESPN (television network) ESPY Pat Tillman Award for Service recipient, E786 [27JY], E797 [28JY]

Families and domestic relations: protect parents or guardians with disabilities seeking to become foster or adoptive parents from discrimination in child welfare system (H.R. 8335), H6612 [14JY]

FDA: enhance data reporting on clinical trial demographics and provide resources to improve access to clinical trials in underrepresented communities, E594 [8JN]

Federal aid programs: establish special congressional rescue committees to craft legislation that restores and strengthens certain Federal trust funds (H.R. 2575), H5476 [13JN]

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 (H.R. 521), H5955–H5959 [12JY]

——— provide short-term disability insurance program for disabilities that are not work-related (H.R. 6932), E213 [3MR]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (H.R. 2499), H4816–H4831 [11MY], H4875 [12MY], E492 [12MY]

——— establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (H.R. 2499), consideration (H. Res. 1097), H4764–H4774 [10MY]

——— expand definition of firefighter relative to eligibility for presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities, H4823 [11MY]

Financial institutions: prohibit creditors from discriminating against credit applicants due to disability status, H5580 [15JN]

——— require certain issuers of securities to disclose disability status, based on voluntary self-identification, of any of their board of directors or executive officers, H5580 [15JN]

Good Neighbors Thrift Shoppe Inc.: anniversary, E282 [18MR]

GSA: transfer certain surplus computers and technology equipment to nonprofit computer refurbishers for repair and distribution (H.R. 3544), H5960, H5961 [12JY]

Guillain-Barré (GBS)/Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Awareness Month: observance, E558 [27MY]

Health: ensure ability of adults with Spina Bifida to access quality care, E1077, E1078 [25OC]

——— galvanize U.S. programs in support of brain health for global victims of autism, hydrocephalus, Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, E951 [19SE]

——— provide individual with eligible medical condition access to employee restroom facilities of retail establishment under certain conditions (H.R. 8809), E920 [13SE]

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults: reauthorize (H.R. 1433), H7911, H7912 [19SE], H7984 [20SE]

Houston, TX: alleged attempts by new owners of Pleasant Village Apartments to raise rents and evict senior citizens, H3845 [18MR]

Iowa: tribute to 3d Congressional District Special Olympics USA Games participants, E1170 [18NO]

Kolfage, Brian: conviction in We Build the Wall (organization) fraud case, E462 [6MY]

Little Light House Inc.: anniversary, E1021 [4OC]

Littleton, CO: tribute to DIRT Coffee Bar (business), E1083 [25OC]

Meals on Wheels of the Salinas Valley, Inc.: anniversary, E965 [22SE]

Medicare: preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers (S. 2834), H9934–H9936 [21DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve quality of care in skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities, H7974 [20SE]

Miami-Dade County, FL: Whispering Manes Therapeutic Riding Center opening of March Arena, E379 [11AP]

Napa, CA: anniversary of North Bay Regional Center, E958 [20SE]

National Family Caregivers Month: observance, H8547 [17NO]

National Service Animals Monument Corp.: authorize establishment of commemorative work in District of Columbia and its environs (H.R. 6353), H7932, H7933 [19SE]

National Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month: observance, E563 [27MY]

National White Cane Safety Day: observance, E1065 [21OC]

New Jersey Dogs of Honor (organization): tribute to veteran service dog graduates, E551 [24MY]

Pacific Grove, CA: anniversary of Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula program, E797 [28JY]

Savage, Elizabeth: Dept. of Justice Maceo W. Hubbard Award recipient, E202 [2MR]

Schneider, Greg: United Parcel Service Jim Casey Community Service Award recipient, E958 [20SE]

Sheffield, PA: anniversary of Ruth M. Smith Center, H6703 [18JY]

Spina Bifida Awareness Month: observance, E1076, E1077, E1084 [25OC], E1090 [28OC]

SSA: anniversary of SSI program, E1156 [16NO]

——— modernize classification of disability beneficiaries, provide assistance in obtaining rehabilitative services, and incentivize returning to work for beneficiaries who have recovered (H.R. 4823), H5722 [21JN]

Stockton, CA: anniversary of DAV Al Jordan Chapter 15, E1330 [21DE]

Taxation: allow employers to contribute to ABLE accounts in lieu of retirement plan contributions (H.R. 4672), H3949 [29MR]

——— repeal direct payment requirement on exclusion from gross income of distributions from governmental plans for health and long-term care insurance (H.R. 7203), H5179 [19MY]

Tulare, CA: tribute to Happy Trails Riding Academy, E1031 [7OC]

Uranchimeg, Batoyun (Oyuna): tribute to participation in Paralympic Games, E479 [11MY]

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 (H.R. 1282), H9697 [13DE]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 7846), H7767, H7768 [13SE], H7814 [14SE]

World AIDS Day: observance, E1201 [1DE]

Wounded Warrior Project (organization): tribute to Puerto Rico program leadership, E503 [16MY]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: exclude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives for determining eligibility for certain programs (S. 2524), S10104 [22DE]

Children of Deaf Adults (CODA) International, Inc.: tribute, S2783 [6JN]

Dept. of HHS: explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to voting accessibility protection and advocacy systems for Northern Mariana Islands and Native Americans (S. 3969), S1860 [30MR]

——— reauthorize program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young children (S. 4052), S6946 [1DE]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize Missing Americans Alert Program also known as Kevin and Avonte’s Law (S. 4885), S5031 [22SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reduce claims backlog and provide veterans with timelier access to benefits (S. 3388), S7305 [19DE]

Diseases and disorders: importance of continued use of protective measures relative to coronavirus pandemic, S761 [17FE], S3110 [23JN], S3319 [18JY]

Independence Association: anniversary, S2889 [9JN]

Medicare: preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers (S. 2834), S7083 [8DE]

——— provide option for first responders age 50 to 64 separated from service due to retirement or disability to buy into Medicare (S. 2236), S2574 [18MY]

National Assistive Technology Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 592), S2083 [7AP]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (S. Res. 767), S4804, S4805 [15SE]

National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 764), S4625 [14SE]

Office of Congressional Workplace Rights: proposed amendments to rules of procedure and notice of proposed rulemaking,, S5148 [28SE]

Olympic Games: commemorate past success of, and support, U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams in 2022 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (S. Res. 505), S527 [3FE]

——— mint coins in commemoration of 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, CA (S. 4382), S2912 [13JN]

Paralympic Games: tribute to Alaska participants, S772 [17FE]

Paralympic Winter Games: tribute to Idaho participants, S2087 [7AP]

Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (S. Res. 633), S2516 [16MY]

Special Olympics Wyoming (organization): anniversary, S4851 [20SE]

Transportation Security Administration: provide TSA PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled veterans (S. 2280), S3010 [16JN]

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims: observance, S6820 [28NO]

Reports filed

Computers for Veterans and Students (COVS) Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3544) (S. Rept. 117–224), S6962 [5DE]

Consideration of H.R. 2499, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1097) (H. Rept. 117–320), H4795 [10MY]

Consideration of H.R. 8542, Mental Health Justice Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1377) (H. Rept. 117–483), H8064 [21SE]

Consideration of S. 3969, Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access (PAVA) Program Inclusion Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1396) (H. Rept. 117–507), H8219 [28SE]

Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 4052), S3239 [12JY]

Exclude Certain Payments to Aged, Blind, or Disabled Alaska Natives or Descendants of Alaska Natives for Determining Eligibility for Certain Programs: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2524) (S. Rept. 117–72), S646 [10FE]

Federal Firefighters Fairness Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 2499) (H. Rept. 117–306), H4721 [6MY]

——— Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1116) (S. Rept. 117–146), S4574 [13SE]

First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned (First Responder Fair RETIRE) Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 521) (S. Rept. 117–173), S5224 [28SE]

National Service Animals Memorial Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6353) (H. Rept. 117–468), H7963 [19SE]

Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 3388), S6999 [6DE]

Statements

Federal Firefighters Fairness Act: Executive Office of the President, H4821 [11MY]

Tables

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 521, First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned (First Responder Fair RETIRE) Act, H5973 [12JY]

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 3304, Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities (AUTO) for Veterans Act, H8217 [28SE]

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4772, VA Clothing Allowance Improvement Act, H8645 [29NO]

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 7158, Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act, H8645 [29NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 1097, consideration of H.R. 2499, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, H4764 [10MY]

H. Res. 1377, consideration of H.R. 8542, Mental Health Justice Act, H8069 [22SE]

H. Res. 1396, consideration of S. 3969, Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access (PAVA) Program Inclusion Act, H8170 [28SE]

H.R. 521, First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned (First Responder Fair RETIRE) Act, H5955–H5957 [12JY]

H.R. 1433, Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults reauthorization, H7911 [19SE], H7984 [20SE]

H.R. 2499, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, H4816 [11MY]

H.R. 3304, Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities (AUTO) for Veterans Act, H8180 [28SE], H8280 [29SE]

H.R. 3544, Computers for Veterans and Students (COVS) Act, H5960 [12JY]

H.R. 4772, VA Clothing Allowance Improvement Act, H8604 [29NO], H8697 [1DE]

H.R. 6353, National Service Animals Memorial Act, H7933 [19SE]

H.R. 7158, Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act, H8607 [29NO], H8697 [1DE]

H.R. 7846, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, H7767 [13SE], H7819 [14SE]

H.R. 8542, Mental Health Justice Act, H8081 [22SE]

S. 2280, Veterans Expedited TSA Screening (VETS) Safe Travel Act, S3010 [16JN]

S. 2524, exclude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives for determining eligibility for certain programs, S10104 [22DE]

S. 2834, Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act, S7083 [8DE], H9934 [21DE]

S. 3969, Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access (PAVA) Program Inclusion Act, S1860 [30MR], H8230 [29SE]

S. 4052, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act, S6946 [1DE], H8754 [5DE]

S. 4885, Dept. of Justice Missing Americans Alert Program also known as Kevin and Avonte’s Law reauthorization, S5031 [22SE]

S. Con. Res. 29, recognize need to improve physical access to public buildings and many federally funded facilities for all people and in particular disabled citizens, S796 [17FE]

S. Res. 505, commemorate past success of, and support, U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams in 2022 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, S526 [3FE]

S. Res. 592, National Assistive Technology Awareness Day, S2100 [7AP]

S. Res. 633, Silver Star Service Banner Day, S2521 [16MY]

S. Res. 714, recognize Americans With Disabilities Act anniversary and importance of independent living for disabled individuals and call for further action to strengthen home and community living for such individuals, S3547 [20JY]

S. Res. 719, Disability Pride Month, S3697 [26JY]

S. Res. 764, National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month, S4623 [14SE]

S. Res. 767, National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week, S4643 [15SE]

S. Res. 812, National Dyslexia Awareness Month, S5556 [29SE]

S. Res. 819, affirm commitment to protect and expand Social Security and SSI programs, S5559 [29SE]