SENIOR CITIZENS

Amendments

Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2483), H2453, H2454, H2455 [4JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2483), consideration (H. Res. 458), H2439 [4JN]

Taxation: extend enhanced health insurance premium tax credit (S. 3385), S8627 [10DE], S8678 [11DE]

Bills and resolutions

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. 42), H29 [3JA]

Bureau of Prisons: expand eligibility and provide for judicial review under Elderly Home Detention Pilot Program and make compassionate release technical corrections (see S. 3485), S8730 [15DE]

CBO: provide information on payments from Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and Disability Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 4793), H3662 [29JY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: clarify that fully implanted active middle ear hearing devices are prosthetics and are not subject to Medicare hearing aid coverage exclusion (see S. 983), S1704 [12MR] (see H.R. 1921), H1037 [6MR]

——— disapprove rule on Medicare home health prospective payment system, quality reporting program, value-based purchasing model, and intravenous immune globulin items and services (see H.J. Res. 58), H676 [12FE]

——— protect seniors’ access to critical health care by halting pilot program utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) to determine Medicare coverage (see H. Res. 694), H4238 [10SE]

——— report to Congress on option to elect to pay cost-sharing under prescription drug plan in monthly capped amounts (see H.R. 6401), H5025 [3DE]

——— require Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test comprehensive alternative response for emergencies model to support treatment-in-place services for seniors (see S. 3145), S7962 [6NO] (see H.R. 2538), H1402 [1AP]

Commission on Long-Term Care: establish (see S. 2762), S6537 [10SE]

Congress: expedite consideration of bill to address insolvency of Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund or Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund in case that either trust fund becomes insolvent (see H.R. 963), H458 [4FE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: recognize contributions of AmeriCorps members and alumni and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers to lives of people of U.S. (see S. Res. 122), S1630 [10MR]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace age discrimination cases (see S. 2703), S6008 [3SE] (see H.R. 5115), H3829 [3SE]

Crime: allow use of certain grant funds to investigate elder financial fraud, ‘‘pig butchering’’ scams, and general financial fraud, and clarify that Federal law enforcement may assist in use of certain tracing tools (see S. 2544), S4904 [30JY] (see H.R. 2978), H1617 [21AP]

Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative, Inc.: authorize U.S. participation (see H.R. 3674), H2418 [3JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: carry out demonstration project to allow Tribal entities to purchase agricultural commodities under commodity supplemental food program (see H.R. 2236), H1171 [18MR]

——— establish pilot grant program to award grants under commodity supplemental food program to facilitate home delivery of commodities to certain senior citizens (see H.R. 1538), H767 [24FE]

——— expand seniors farmers’ market nutrition program to include maple syrup (see S. 57), S79 [9JA] (see H.R. 293), H89 [9JA]

——— include provision of tree nuts under seniors farmers’ market nutrition program (see S. 1145), S1872 [26MR] (see H.R. 2379), H1301 [26MR]

——— simplify Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program access for elderly and disabled individuals (see H.R. 5055), H3711 [26AU]

——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and disabled (see S. 2792), S6575 [11SE] (see H.R. 5129), H3860 [4SE]

Dept. of HHS: allow expedited approval of generic prescription drugs and temporary importation of prescription drugs during noncompetitive drug markets and drug shortages (see S. 2345), S4457 [17JY]

——— authorize funding for Research, Demonstration, and Evaluation Center for the Aging Network and revise definition of ‘‘family caregiver’’ (see S. 3232, 3233), S8274 [20NO]

——— authorize grants for support of family caregivers (see S. 3271), S8275 [20NO]

——— authorize grants to establish national network of statewide legal hotlines for senior citizens (see H.R. 6678), H5809 [11DE]

——— award grants to create or implement Multisector Plans for Aging and Aging with a Disability (see S. 3337), S8483 [3DE]

——— carry out certain activities relating to regulation of independent agents and brokers and third-party marketing organizations under parts C and D of Medicare (see S. 2625), S4996 [31JY]

——— complete fraud risk assessments of advance premium tax credit (see S. 3384), S8529 [8DE]

——— develop and expand integrated caregiver support services for family caregivers (see S. 3231), S8274 [20NO]

——— establish Administration on Aging grant program for multigenerational activities for long-term care facilities (see H.R. 1812), H944 [3MR]

——— establish pilot program for family caregivers for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or related disorder with neurological and organic brain dysfunction (see S. 3234), S8274 [20NO]

——— expand workforce development programs for geriatric workforce and establish Senior Care Cost Reduction Program for low-income seniors (see H.R. 3000), H1623 [24AP]

——— improve falls prevention research and activities (see S. 2833), S6695 [17SE]

——— improve Federal programs and services for Alaska Native, American Indian, and Native Hawaiian elders (see S. 870), S1580 [5MR]

——— improve Long-Term Care Ombudsman program (see S. 2490), S4817 [29JY]

——— issue guidance on payment under Medicare for certain items involving artificial intelligence (AI) (see H.R. 193), H34 [3JA]

——— make grants to develop or expand in-person and virtual peer support programs for family caregivers (see S. 3230), S8274 [20NO]

——— prohibit appropriated funds from being used for any activity that makes Medicare Advantage default under Medicare program (see H.R. 6114), H4770 [18NO]

——— prohibit from implementing, enforcing, or otherwise giving effect to final rule regarding minimum staffing for nursing facilities and establish advisory panel on nursing home workforce (see S. 750), S1396 [26FE] (see H.R. 1683), H914 [27FE]

——— prohibit from testing Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Model and implementation of payment models testing prior authorization under traditional Medicare (see H.R. 6361), H4993 [2DE]

——— provide explanation of benefits not later than 30 days after item or service is furnished under Medicare program (see H.R. 5873), H4564 [31OC]

——— provide for food-based interventions for senior citizens (see S. 3235), S8274 [20NO]

——— provide for testing of community-based palliative care model (see S. 1935), S3205 [3JN]

——— provide grants to States to support linkages to legal services and medical legal partnerships (see H.R. 6728), H5899 [15DE]

——— publish information on expenditures under Medicare program (see H.R. 4093), H2921 [24JN]

——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see H.R. 2560), H1403 [1AP]

——— reauthorize Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program and Geriatric Academic Career Awards program (see S. 2699), S6008 [3SE]

——— reauthorize program relating to lifespan respite care (see S. 830), S1496 [4MR]

——— reauthorize Project ECHO Grant Program and establish grants under such program to disseminate knowledge and build capacity to address Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias (see H.R. 3747), H2504 [5JN]

——— request President and direct Sec. of HHS to transmit documents to House relative to elimination of Administration for Community Living (see H. Res. 344), H1624 [24AP]

——— require Inspector General to submit report on Medicare and Medicaid fraud (see H.R. 5871), H4564 [31OC]

——— screen for loneliness and coordinate supportive services and health care to address negative health effects of loneliness (see S. 473), S792 [5FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency program to promote cybersecurity field to disadvantaged communities (see H.R. 6429), H5049 [4DE]

Dept. of HUD: establish grant program to provide affordable housing to low-income grandparents who are raising their grandchildren (see H.R. 5916), H4572 [4NO]

——— provide funding to affordable housing owners for resident supportive services (see H.R. 4874), H3678 [5AU]

Dept. of Justice: authorize use of grants under Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to establish elder justice task forces (see H.R. 6426), H5048 [4DE]

——— direct Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to establish training course relating to Alzheimer’s disease and similar forms of dementia (see H.R. 3389), H2050 [14MY]

——— establish task force to combat rising elder abuse of LGBTQI+ individuals (see H.R. 3811), H2533 [6JN]

Dept. of Labor: exclude child and dependent care services and payments from rate used to compute overtime compensation (see H.R. 2270), H1188 [21MR]

——— preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay and live-in domestic services exemption for overtime pay for seniors and individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 2304), H1218 [24MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out pilot program to coordinate, navigate, and manage care and benefits for veterans enrolled in both Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs system of annual patient enrollment (see S. 506), S859 [11FE] (see H.R. 668), H385 [23JA]

——— conduct pilot program on providing access to senior exercise program for enrolled veterans (see H.R. 6649), H5808 [11DE]

——— establish Office of Falls Prevention (see S. 668), S1127 [20FE] (see H.R. 3183), H1853 [5MY]

——— include representative of National Association of State Veterans Homes on Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee (see H.R. 785), H403 [28JA]

——— permit recovery of costs from Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription drug plans and modify authority for recovery of reasonable charges for care for non-service-connected disabilities (see S. 2145), S3493 [23JN] (see H.R. 4077), H2888 [23JN]

District of Columbia: permit individuals 70 years of age or older to opt out of jury service in Superior Court of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1537), H767 [24FE]

Drugs: ensure accessibility of drugs furnished under 340B drug discount program (see S. 2372), S4528 [22JY] (see H.R. 4581), H3551 [22JY]

Elder Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 300), S3516 [24JN]

Employment: clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (see S. 1820), S3010 [20MY] (see H.R. 3522), H2198 [20MY]

——— prohibit employers from asking age or date of birth of individual before completion and submission of application for employment (see H.R. 5514), H4487 [19SE]

FAA: raise mandatory retirement age for pilots engaged in commercial aviation operations (see H.R. 5523), H4487 [19SE]

FBI: establish national strategy for combating scams (see S. 3355), S8507 [4DE] (see H.R. 6425), H5048 [4DE]

FEC: extend allowable campaign expenditures to include health care premiums and paid supervision of dependents (see H.R. 4912), H3680 [5AU]

Federal agencies and departments: verify eligibility for Federal benefits for individuals 105 years of age or older (see H.R. 3659), H2376 [29MY]

Federal Agency Sunset Commission: establish (see H.R. 489), H218 [16JA]

Federal aid programs: provide economic recovery payments to recipients of Social Security, SSI, railroad retirement benefits, and veterans disability compensation or pension benefits (see S. 3078), S7849 [30OC] (see H.R. 6193), H4873 [20NO]

——— provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in Consumer Price Index for elderly (see S. 3059), S7753 [27OC] (see H.R. 5841), H4558 [28OC]

FEMA: authorize grants to fire departments to conduct activities to reduce falls among older adults and reduce response time when responding to in-home emergencies (see H.R. 5575), H4500 [26SE]

FTC: establish Office of Fair Lending Testing to test compliance with laws prohibiting credit discrimination, strengthen such laws, ensure persons can seek relief, and provide criminal penalties for violations of such laws (see H.R. 166), H33 [3JA]

GAO: carry out study on resiliency of Social Security and Medicare relative to inflation and cost of living increases (see H.R. 1339), H708 [13FE]

Health: adopt Federal 21st-century global health solidarity strategy and take actions to address past and ongoing harms that undermine health and well-being of people around world (see S. Res. 358), S4997 [31JY] (see H. Res. 629), H3673 [1AU]

——— require insurance coverage of annual lung cancer screenings for adults aged 50 to 80 at increased risk for lung cancer (see H.R. 6314), H4902 [25NO]

——— require reports to Congress on State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs (see H.R. 1256), H675 [12FE]

Health care facilities: require hospitals to ask citizenship status of patients as condition of participation in Medicare (see H.R. 6801), H6022 [17DE]

Insurance: increase oversight of pharmacy benefits manager services (see H.R. 2450), H1336 [27MR]

——— require coverage of certain immunizations recommended by Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices under Medicare, Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program, group health plans, and health insurance coverage (see S. 2857), S6728 [18SE] (see H.R. 5448), H4452 [18SE]

——— require coverage of hearing devices and systems in certain private health insurance plans (see S. 3400), S8576 [9DE] (see H.R. 4606), H3552 [22JY]

LGBTQ+: provide equal treatment of LGBTQI+ older individuals (see H.R. 4151), H3008 [26JN]

Malnutrition Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 378), S6470 [9SE] (see H. Res. 683), H4164 [9SE]

Medicaid: apply asset verification program to all applicants for, and recipients of, medical assistance in all States and territories (see S. 1082), S1777 [14MR]

——— increase payment limit for Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 6690), H5840 [12DE]

Medicare: add physical therapists to list of health care providers allowed to utilize locum tenens (substitute) arrangements (see S. 2225), S4286 [9JY] (see H.R. 1517), H767 [24FE]

——— adjust eligibility for rural emergency hospital designation (see H.R. 6596), H5560 [10DE]

——— adjust payment for skin substitute products (see H.R. 5768), H4540 [17OC] (see H.R. 6852), H6113 [18DE]

——— align fee-for-service payment rates across ambulatory settings (see S. 1629), S2775 [6MY]

——— allow beneficiaries to choose their physical and occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and chiropractors (see H.R. 4204), H3010 [26JN]

——— allow Dept. of HHS to release accreditation surveys on hospitals and psychiatric hospitals and certain information related to such surveys for psychiatric hospitals (see S. 2649), S5207 [1AU]

——— allow for furnishing of audio-only telehealth services (see H.R. 1899), H1035 [6MR]

——— allow individuals to opt out of part A benefit (see S. 2810), S6647 [16SE] (see H.R. 2793), H1562 [9AP]

——— apply improved prompt payment requirements to Medicare Advantage organizations (see S. 2879), S6729 [18SE] (see H.R. 5454), H4453 [18SE]

——— assure pharmacy access and choice for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4317), H3197 [10JY]

——— assure pharmacy access and choice for beneficiaries under prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans and establish requirements of pharmacy benefit managers under part D (see S. 882), S1603 [6MR]

——— clarify and preserve breadth of protections under Medicare Secondary Payer Act (see S. 1173), S1905 [27MR] (see H.R. 2199), H1169 [18MR]

——— clarify congressional intent and preserve patient access to home infusion therapy (see S. 1058), S1743 [13MR] (see H.R. 2172), H1168 [18MR]

——— clarify payment rules for manual wheelchairs under part B (see S. 247), S371 [24JA] (see H.R. 1703), H915 [27FE]

——— codify patients’ rights to hospital visitation (see H.R. 1358), H709 [13FE]

——— coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see S. 1973), S3254 [5JN] (see H.R. 4231), H3032 [27JN]

——— count period of hospital outpatient observation services toward satisfying 3–day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 3954), H2818 [12JN]

——— eliminate 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services (see H.R. 4619), H3553 [22JY]

——— encourage beneficiaries to voluntarily adopt advance directives guiding medical care they receive (see S. 3473), S8730 [15DE] (see H.R. 6721), H5899 [15DE]

——— ensure adequate coverage of annual wellness visits at rural health clinics (see H.R. 3878), H2614 [10JN]

——— ensure appropriate access to non-opioid pain management drugs for chronic pain conditions under part D (see S. 3064), S7785 [28OC]

——— ensure appropriate access to non-opioid pain management drugs under part D (see S. 475), S792 [5FE] (see H.R. 1227), H674 [12FE]

——— ensure appropriate cost-sharing for chronic care drugs under part D (see S. 2770), S6574 [11SE]

——— ensure availability of appropriate collection types for quality reporting under Medicare Shared Savings Program (see H.R. 5347), H4309 [15SE]

——— ensure coverage of mental and behavioral health services furnished through telehealth (see S. 2011), S3315 [10JN] (see H.R. 3884), H2614 [10JN]

——— ensure prompt coverage of breakthrough devices (see S. 1717), S2862 [12MY] (see H.R. 5343), H4309 [15SE]

——— ensure stability in payments to home health agencies (see H.R. 5142), H3861 [4SE]

——— ensure that prior authorization medical decisions are determined by physicians (see H.R. 2433), H1335 [27MR]

——— equalize negotiation period between small-molecule and biologic candidates under drug price negotiation program (see S. 832), S1496 [4MR] (see H.R. 1492), H728 [21FE]

——— establish certain requirements relative to average monthly cost to provide coverage to enrollee under Medicare Advantage plans (see H.R. 6112), H4770 [18NO]

——— establish certain requirements relative to rates of reversed prior authorization coverage determinations under Medicare Advantage plans (see H.R. 6109), H4770 [18NO]

——— establish certain standards and requirements relative to obtaining informed consent and providing chaperones for providers of services (see H.R. 5895), H4565 [31OC]

——— establish demonstration program to promote collaborative treatment of mental and physical health comorbidities (see S. 1264), S2140 [2AP] (see H.R. 2590), H1411 [2AP]

——— establish floor in Medicare Advantage benchmark rates for regions with low Medicare fee-for-service penetration (see H.R. 6031), H4666 [12NO]

——— establish floor on work geographic index for physicians’ services furnished in Hawaii (see S. 1624), S2775 [6MY] (see H.R. 3263), H1910 [7MY]

——— establish Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Demonstration Program (see S. 2834), S6695 [17SE] (see H.R. 5439), H4410 [17SE]

——— establish new payment rules for certain catastrophic specialty hospitals (see S. 2628), S4996 [31JY] (see H.R. 5644), H4507 [30SE]

——— establish payment parity between Medicare Advantage and fee-for-service Medicare and establish prompt payment requirements under Medicare Advantage (see H.R. 4559), H3526 [21JY]

——— establish pilot program for testing use of predictive risk-scoring algorithm to provide oversight of payments for durable medical equipment and clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see S. 2066), S3389 [12JN] (see H.R. 3996), H2820 [12JN]

——— establish provider directory requirements, and provide accountability for provider director accuracy, under Medicare Advantage (see H.R. 5281), H4237 [10SE]

——— establish skilled nursing facility (SNF)-at-home program (see H.R. 4773), H3655 [25JY]

——— establish system to notify individuals approaching eligibility (see H.R. 4960), H3692 [12AU]

——— exclude certain sales of principal residences from income related monthly adjustment amount calculations (see H.R. 3007), H1623 [24AP]

——— exclude providers of certain abortion services from participation (see H.R. 1349), H709 [13FE]

——— exempt certain drugs from part D manufacturer discount program (see H.R. 1922), H1037 [6MR]

——— exempt from statutory pay-as-you-go caused by One Big Beautiful Bill Act (see S. 2749), S6469 [9SE]

——— expand access to telehealth services (see S. 1261), S2140 [2AP] (see H.R. 4206), H3010 [26JN]

——— expand and expedite access to cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 717), S1345 [25FE] (see H.R. 6894), H6115 [18DE]

——— expand availability of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 6199), H4873 [20NO]

——— expand coverage of in-home administration of intravenous immune globulin (see H.R. 1143), H584 [7FE]

——— expand coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B (see H.R. 6280), H4896 [21NO]

——— expand practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services (see H.R. 1614), H877 [26FE]

——— extend acute hospital care at home waiver flexibilities and require additional study and report on such flexibilities (see S. 2237), S4314 [10JY] (see H.R. 4313), H3197 [10JY]

——— extend certain telehealth flexibilities (see S. 2709), S6319 [4SE] (see H.R. 5081), H3756 [2SE]

——— extend certain telehealth flexibilities relative to hospice care and establish modifier for recertifications of hospice care eligibility conducted through telehealth (see H.R. 1720), H916 [27FE]

——— extend funding for outreach and assistance for low-income programs (see H.R. 6210), H4874 [20NO]

——— extend incentive payments for participation in eligible alternative payment models (see S. 1460), S2562 [10AP] (see H.R. 786), H403 [28JA]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital and low-volume hospital payments and report on rural hospital classifications (see H.R. 1805), H944 [3MR]

——— impose limitations on contracts with Medicare Advantage organizations offering multiple plans (see H.R. 6113), H4770 [18NO]

——— improve access to diabetes outpatient self-management training services and require Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test virtual diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see S. 1925), S3169 [2JN] (see H.R. 3826), H2533 [6JN]

——— improve access to innovative treatment options for end-stage renal disease (see S. 2730), S6401 [8SE] (see H.R. 6214), H4874 [20NO]

——— improve access to mental health services (see S. 1797), S2952 [15MY] (see H.R. 3808), H2533 [6JN]

——— improve access to new medical technologies by ensuring breakthrough devices are eligible for conditional approval under New Technology Add-On Payment (NTAP) Program (see H.R. 4441), H3366 [16JY]

——— improve annual wellness visit (see S. 2830), S6695 [17SE]

——— improve coverage of audiology services (see S. 1996), S3284 [9JN] (see H.R. 2757), H1560 [9AP]

——— improve how beneficiaries are assigned under shared savings program by also basing such assignment on primary care services from nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and clinical nurse specialists (see S. 3350), S8506 [4DE]

——— improve Medicare Advantage prior authorization process through common-sense transparency, electronic adoption, and analysis of items and services subject to prior authorization (see S. 1816), S3010 [20MY] (see H.R. 3514), H2197 [20MY]

——— improve payment method and increase beneficiary access to oxygen and oxygen related equipment, supplies, and services (see S. 1406), S2560 [10AP] (see H.R. 2902), H1599 [10AP]

——— improve risk adjustment under Medicare Advantage (see S. 1105), S1835 [25MR] (see H.R. 3222), H1880 [6MY]

——— improve transparency relative to suspension of Medicare payments pending investigation into credible allegations of fraud (see H.R. 6863), H6114 [18DE]

——— include blood contamination as hospital acquired condition (see H.R. 5275), H4237 [10SE]

——— include penicillin allergy verification and evaluation as part of initial preventive physical examination (see H.R. 5736), H4532 [10OC]

——— include physical therapists and occupational therapists as health professionals for purposes of annual wellness visit (see S. 2612), S4996 [31JY] (see H.R. 1171), H613 [10FE]

——— increase data transparency for supplemental benefits under Medicare Advantage (see H.R. 5243), H4236 [10SE]

——— increase oversight and transparency relative to billing codes (see H.R. 3580), H2366 [23MY]

——— increase support for physicians and other practitioners in adjusting payment changes (see S. 1640), S2799 [7MY] (see H.R. 879), H431 [31JA]

——— limit cost sharing for drugs (see H.R. 5197), H3891 [8SE]

——— limit penalty for late enrollment under part B and exclude periods of Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), retiree, and VA coverage from such late enrollment penalty (see H.R. 3665), H2376 [29MY]

——— maintain standards for qualification as rural health clinic (see H.R. 5198), H3891 [8SE]

——— make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities (see H.R. 2263), H1188 [21MR] (see H.R. 6296), H4901 [25NO]

——— make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities for telehealth services furnished by Indian health programs (see H.R. 2639), H1417 [3AP]

——— modify criteria for designation as rural emergency hospital (see S. 1800), S2971 [19MY] (see H.R. 1775), H943 [3MR]

——— permanently extend certain in-home cardiopulmonary rehabilitation flexibilities established in response to coronavirus (see S. 248), S371 [24JA] (see H.R. 783), H403 [28JA]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see S. 1805), S2971 [19MY] (see H.R. 1616), H877 [26FE]

——— permit private cause of action for damages when primary plan fails to provide for primary payment or appropriate reimbursement (see H.R. 4056), H2837 [20JN]

——— prohibit health insurance issuers and certain health care providers from being under common ownership (see S. 2836), S6695 [17SE] (see H.R. 5433), H4410 [17SE]

——— prohibit implementation of Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model (see S. 3480), S8730 [15DE] (see H.R. 5940), H4582 [7NO]

——— 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 S. 2329), S4456 [17JY] (see H.R. 4475), H3472 [17JY]

——— protect from budget cuts caused by One Big Beautiful Bill Act (see S. Res. 380), S6470 [9SE] (see S. Res. 404), S6731 [18SE]

——— protect patient access to ground ambulance services furnished under part B (see S. 1643), S2799 [7MY] (see H.R. 2232), H1171 [18MR]

——— provide coverage and payment for certain treatments for dialysis-related amyloidosis (see H.R. 4055), H2837 [20JN]

——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within scope of their license (see S. 106), S225 [16JA] (see H.R. 539), H220 [16JA]

——— provide coverage for certain fall prevention items (see S. 2831), S6695 [17SE] (see H.R. 5554), H4493 [23SE]

——— provide coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1667), H913 [27FE]

——— provide coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care (see S. 939), S1663 [11MR] (see H.R. 2045), H1148 [11MR]

——— provide coverage of hearing aids and related hearing services (see H.R. 6218), H4874 [20NO]

——— provide coverage of medical nutrition therapy for individuals with eating disorders (see S. 1971), S3254 [5JN] (see H.R. 2495), H1372 [31MR]

——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see S. 339), S523 [30JA] (see H.R. 842), H429 [31JA]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist-administered tests for common respiratory illnesses, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), strep throat, and coronavirus (see S. 2426), S4698 [24JY] (see H.R. 3164), H1809 [1MY]

——— provide coverage of portable ultrasound transportation and set up services (see S. 1168), S1905 [27MR] (see H.R. 2477), H1337 [27MR]

——— provide coverage of preventive home visits (see S. 2829), S6695 [17SE]

——— provide for additional requirements relative to electrodiagnostic services (see H.R. 3092), H1773 [30AP]

——— provide for adjustments to part D cost-sharing reductions for low-income individuals (see H.R. 4139), H2969 [25JN]

——— provide for application of cost-of-living adjustment to non-labor related portion for hospital outpatient department services furnished in Alaska and Hawaii (see S. 551), S930 [12FE] (see H.R. 4269), H3036 [30JN]

——— provide for automatic qualification of certain Medicaid beneficiaries for premium and cost-sharing subsidies under part D (see H.R. 2340), H1273 [25MR]

——— provide for certain cognitive impairment detection in annual wellness visit and initial preventive physical examination (see S. 1799), S2971 [19MY] (see H.R. 3501), H2146 [19MY]

——— provide for certain reforms relative to supplemental health insurance policies (see H.R. 610), H298 [22JA]

——— provide for coverage and payment of Alpha–1 antitrypsin deficiency disorder treatment (see H.R. 2343), H1273 [25MR]

——— provide for coverage of blood-based screening tests for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see S. 3267), S8275 [20NO] (see H.R. 6130), H4815 [19NO]

——— provide for coverage of certain pharmacist services in underserved areas (see S. 2800), S6599 [15SE]

——— provide for coverage of peer support services (see S. 3521), S8831 [17DE] (see H.R. 6841), H6113 [18DE]

——— provide for eligibility for coverage of home health services on basis of need for occupational therapy (see H.R. 2013), H1066 [10MR]

——— provide for inclusion of virtual diabetes prevention program suppliers in Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Expanded Model (see H.R. 1523), H767 [24FE]

——— provide for permanent payments for telehealth services furnished by federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 5496), H4454 [18SE]

——— provide for rebate by manufacturers for selected drugs and biological products subject to maximum fair price negotiation (see H.R. 4299), H3194 [7JY]

——— provide for special enrollment period for individuals enrolled in COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 2744), H1507 [8AP]

——— provide for treatment of critical access hospital services furnished by critical access hospital located in noncontiguous State (see S. 552), S930 [12FE]

——— provide for treatment of orphan drugs under Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program (see S. 3019), S7185 [21OC]

——— provide long-term stability for beneficiary access to clinical diagnostic lab tests by improving accuracy of, and feasibility of data collection for, private payor-based fee schedule payment rates for such tests (see S. 2761), S6537 [10SE] (see H.R. 5269), H4237 [10SE]

——— provide no-cost coverage for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) testing (see H.R. 5571), H4500 [26SE]

——— provide outreach and education to beneficiaries to simplify access to information for family caregivers through 1–800–MEDICARE (see S. 3439), S8670 [11DE] (see H.R. 6735), H5940 [16DE]

——— provide phase-in for plasma-derived products under manufacturer discount program (see S. 694), S1312 [24FE] (see H.R. 1476), H727 [21FE]

——— recognize Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction Model undermines beneficiary access to health care and should not be implemented (see H. Res. 704), H4265 [11SE]

——— reform graduate medical education program to support rural residency training funding that is equitable for all States (see H.R. 1153), H612 [10FE]

——— reform Medicare Advantage program (see H.R. 3467), H2103 [15MY]

——— reform payment rules for skin substitute products (see S. 2561), S4994 [31JY]

——— remove certain limitations on delivery of behavioral health services at rural health clinics (see H.R. 5217), H3892 [8SE]

——— remove exclusion of coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 500), H219 [16JA]

——— remove geographic requirements and expand originating sites for telehealth services (see H.R. 1407), H721 [18FE]

——— remove in-person requirements for mental health services furnished through telehealth and telecommunications technology (see H.R. 1867), H1008 [5MR]

——— remove physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 538), H220 [16JA]

——— repeal changes to exception to prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals (see H.R. 4002), H2821 [12JN]

——— require any advertisement of Medicare Advantage plan to include information on rates of prior authorization denials under such plan (see H.R. 6111), H4770 [18NO]

——— require coinsurance for drugs under part D be based on actual acquisition cost and not wholesale acquisition cost of drug (see H.R. 1244), H674 [12FE]

——— require coverage for certain number of primary care visits each year without application of any cost-sharing requirement (see H.R. 1096), H554 [6FE]

——— require coverage of drugs for autoimmune diseases and certain blood disorders under part D (see H.R. 5467), H4453 [18SE]

——— require Dept. of HHS to maintain website for beneficiaries to search for providers participating in Medicare Advantage plans and traditional Medicare (see H.R. 6115), H4770 [18NO]

——— require hospitals to provide information on available hospice programs to certain individuals upon discharge (see H.R. 2437), H1335 [27MR]

——— require Medicare Advantage plans to automatically reconsider determinations denying coverage (see H.R. 6110), H4770 [18NO]

——— require Medicare Advantage plans to cover items and services furnished by certain essential community providers within service area (see S. 2793), S6575 [11SE]

——— require provision of certain information relative to breast reconstruction surgery (see H.R. 4545), H3475 [17JY]

——— require separate identification number and attestation for each off-campus outpatient department of provider (see S. 2497), S4817 [29JY]

——— require that coinsurance for drugs under part D be based on drug’s net price and not list price (see S. 2617), S4996 [31JY]

——— revise certain physician self-referral exemptions relative to physician-owned hospitals (see S. 1390), S2521 [9AP] (see H.R. 2191), H1169 [18MR]

——— revise definition of term clinical social worker services (see H.R. 4185), H3009 [26JN]

——— revise payments for air ambulance services (see S. 2518), S4818 [29JY] (see H.R. 4792), H3661 [29JY]

——— strengthen certain drug pricing reforms (see S. 1836), S3057 [21MY]

——— strengthen health care waste, fraud, and abuse provisions (see H.R. 1784), H943 [3MR]

——— temporarily provide for long-term care pharmacy supply fees in connection with dispensing of certain drugs (see S. 3159), S8003 [7NO] (see H.R. 5031), H3707 [22AU]

——— test payment of blood transfusions separately from hospice all-inclusive per diem payment (see S. 1936), S3205 [3JN]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during screening (see S. 2949), S6874 [30SE] (see H.R. 5671), H4509 [30SE]

——— waive cost-sharing for advance care planning services (see S. 2865), S6729 [18SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish certain requirements relative to prescription drug benefits and pharmacy benefit managers (see H.R. 6609), H5806 [11DE]

——— improve treatment of U.S. territories (see H.R. 6494), H5057 [5DE]

——— increase access to services provided by advanced practice registered nurses (see S. 575), S971 [13FE] (see H.R. 1317), H707 [13FE]

——— prohibit changes in budget reconciliation (see S. 1903), S3117 [22MY]

——— provide coverage of prescription digital therapeutics for treatment of mental health and substance use disorders (see S. 1702), S2838 [8MY] (see H.R. 3288), H1943 [8MY]

——— provide coverage of services furnished by freestanding emergency centers (see H.R. 3134), H1808 [1MY]

——— require certain long-term care facilities to permit essential caregivers access during any period in which regular visitation is restricted (see S. 3492), S8779 [16DE] (see H.R. 6766), H5942 [16DE]

——— require skilled nursing facility to permit without restriction visitation by individual designated by resident of such facility (see H.R. 5314), H4263 [11SE]

——— streamline certification process for State Veterans Homes by allowing certain facilities certified by Dept. of Veterans Affairs to be deemed in compliance with specified Medicare and Medicaid requirements (see S. 3532), S8832 [17DE]

National Annuity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 464), H2419 [3JN]

National Assistive Technology Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 192), S2715 [30AP]

National Falls Prevention Awareness Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 52), H4501 [26SE]

National Honor Our LGBT Elders Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 424), H2108 [17MY]

National Save Social Security Day: designate (see S. Res. 348), S4905 [30JY]

Older Americans Act: authorize appropriations (see S. 2120), S3470 [18JN]

Older Americans Bill of Rights: establish to guarantee affordable health care, financial, and retirement security for seniors (see H. Res. 465), H2419 [3JN]

Older Americans Month: designate (see S. Res. 252), S3117 [22MY]

One Big Beautiful Bill Act: repeal certain health care provisions and permanently extend Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits (see S. 2556), S4905 [30JY] (see H.R. 4849), H3672 [1AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 114), H31 [3JA]

People-Centered Assistance Reform Effort Commission: improve social safety net and increase social mobility by increasing access to resources which address underlying causes of poverty (see H.R. 150), H33 [3JA]

Public welfare programs: extend funding outreach and assistance for low-income programs (see S. 2466), S4699 [24JY]

SEC: establish Senior Investor Taskforce (see H.R. 1469), H727 [21FE]

Securities: postpone date of payment or satisfaction upon redemption of certain securities in cases of financial exploitation of specified adults (see S. 2840), S6696 [17SE]

——— postpone date of payment or satisfaction upon redemption of certain securities in the case of financial exploitation of specified adults (see H.R. 2478), H1337 [27MR]

Social Security: adjust amount of monthly old-age, survivors, and disability insurance payments based on locality-based comparability payment rates (see H.R. 3075), H1727 [29AP]

——— anniversary (see H. Res. 651), H3698 [15AU]

——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see S. 3442), S8670 [11DE] (see H.R. 2048), H1149 [11MR]

——— enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency (see S. 770), S1428 [27FE] (see H.R. 1700), H915 [27FE]

——— ensure stability in payments to SSI beneficiaries (see H.R. 6724), H5899 [15DE]

——— establish long-term care insurance benefits (see H.R. 2082), H1150 [11MR]

——— establish Social Security and Medicare surplus protection accounts and suspend investment of such funds until certain legislation is enacted (see H.R. 1221), H644 [11FE]

——— exempt earnings from retirement earnings test for retired healthcare workers and first responders who assist in response efforts during public health emergency (see H.R. 6543), H5111 [9DE]

——— guarantee right of individuals to receive benefits in full with accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 6079), H4768 [18NO]

——— improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see S. 2614), S4996 [31JY] (see H.R. 4968), H3693 [12AU]

——— improve retirement security by increasing benefits for current and future beneficiaries while making Social Security stronger for future generations (see S. 3462), S8670 [11DE]

——— increase threshold amounts for inclusion of Social Security benefits in income (see S. 358), S544 [3FE] (see H.R. 2266), H1188 [21MR]

——— limit recovery of certain overpayments to ten-year period (see S. 1023), S1742 [13MR] (see H.R. 2142), H1161 [14MR]

——— permit and facilitate reimbursement of psychological services provided by certain supervised psychology trainees to Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program beneficiaries (see S. 2356), S4457 [17JY] (see H.R. 4484), H3472 [17JY]

——— preserve and protect for current beneficiaries and for future generations (see H. Res. 506), H2655 [11JN]

——— protect benefits and ensure continued effective operation of SSA (see H.R. 4734), H3645 [23JY]

——— protect senior citizens and increase solvency of trust funds (see S. 36), S67 [8JA]

——— reform (see H.R. 3517), H2198 [20MY]

——— review and simplify processes, forms, and communications for family caregivers to assist individuals in establishing eligibility, enrolling in, and maintaining benefits under certain Federal aid programs (see S. 1227), S2092 [31MR] (see H.R. 2491), H1372 [31MR]

Social Security and Medicare Part A Investment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1221), H644 [11FE]

SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see H.R. 930), H456 [4FE]

——— ensure that each office and each State agency that makes disability determinations are fully staffed with employees to answer calls during business hours (see H.R. 5771), H4540 [17OC]

——— establish that political appointees and special government employees may not access beneficiary data systems and establish civil penalties for violations relating to disclosure or access of beneficiary information (see H.R. 1877), H1008 [5MR]

——— make changes to Social Security terminology used in rules, regulation, guidance, or other materials relative to retirement age and benefits (see S. 1504), S2663 [29AP] (see H.R. 5284), H4237 [10SE]

——— prevent closure of Social Security field and hearing offices and resident stations (see H.R. 1876), H1008 [5MR]

SSI: update resource limit for eligibility (see S. 1234), S2092 [31MR] (see H.R. 2540), H1402 [1AP]

Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act: reauthorize certain programs (see S. 2121), S3470 [18JN] (see H.R. 2483), H1372 [31MR]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2483), consideration (see H. Res. 458), H2418 [3JN]

Taxation: allow expenses for caregiving of aging parents to be taken into account as medical expenses (see S. 1565), S2737 [1MY] (see H.R. 138), H32 [3JA]

——— allow individuals only enrolled in Medicare Part A to contribute to health savings accounts (see H.R. 6577), H5559 [10DE]

——— allow qualified distributions from health savings accounts for certain home care expenses (see H.R. 4243), H3032 [27JN]

——— establish above-the-line tax deduction for seniors (see H.R. 559), H231 [20JA]

——— extend and modify enhanced health insurance premium tax credit (see S. 3391), S8576 [9DE] (see H.R. 6010, 6016), H4590 [10NO]

——— extend earned income tax credit to caregivers and qualifying students and establish Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grant Program (see H.R. 905), H432 [31JA]

——— extend enhanced health insurance premium tax credit (see S. 2824), S6648 [16SE] (see S. 3102), S7902 [4NO] (see S. 3385), S8529 [8DE] (see H.R. 5145), H3861 [4SE] (see H.R. 6074), H4768 [18NO]

——— improve low-income housing credit (see S. 1515), S2664 [29AP]

——— increase additional standard deduction for seniors (see H.R. 1130), H584 [7FE]

——— increase exclusion from gain of sale of principal residence (see S. 3332), S8483 [3DE] (see H.R. 1340), H708 [13FE]

——— increase exclusion from gross income of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 1129), H584 [7FE]

——— increase funding for Social Security and Medicare through modifications to income cap, increase to contributions by high-income earners, and closing of loopholes (see S. 1690), S2837 [8MY] (see H.R. 3271), H1942 [8MY]

——— increase standard charitable mileage rate for delivery of meals to elderly, disabled, frail, and at risk individuals (see S. 895), S1604 [6MR] (see H.R. 1942), H1037 [6MR]

——— provide for temporary reduction of inclusion in gross income of Social Security old-age and survivors insurance benefit payments and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits (see S. 1109), S1835 [25MR]

——— provide nonrefundable credit for working family caregivers (see S. 925), S1662 [11MR] (see H.R. 2036), H1148 [11MR] (see H.R. 5881), H4565 [31OC]

——— repeal elimination of tax on certain firearms under National Firearms Act and deposit savings into Medicare part A trust fund (see S. 3512), S8779 [16DE] (see H.R. 6743), H5941 [16DE]

——— repeal inclusion of Social Security benefits in gross income (see S. 458), S792 [5FE] (see S. 2716), S6320 [4SE] (see H.R. 904), H432 [31JA] (see H.R. 1040), H552 [6FE] (see H.R. 2909), H1606 [14AP]

——— repeal upper age limit on eligibility for earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2972), H1617 [21AP]

——— take certain Medicare premiums of household members into account in determining health care insurance premiums tax credit (see H.R. 6455), H5049 [4DE]

——— waive early withdrawal penalties from retirement accounts for victims of fraud (see H.R. 2163), H1162 [14MR]

Trump, President: affirm promise not to raise Social Security and Medicare retirement age (see H. Res. 657), H3699 [15AU]

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 300), S3516 [24JN]

Cloture motions

Taxation: extend enhanced health insurance premium tax credit (S. 3385), motion to proceed, S8567 [9DE], S8654 [11DE]

Cost Estimates

National Senior Investor Initiative Act (H.R. 1469): CBO, H3505 [21JY]

Lists

Honor Flight Chicago (organization) honorees, E291 [7AP], E418 [13MY], E719 [23JY], E871 [17SE], E955 [14OC]

Honor Flight of Oregon (organization) honorees, E435 [15MY]

Motions

Taxation: extend enhanced health insurance premium tax credit (S. 3385), S8567 [9DE]

Notices

Intention to object to H.R. 5284, Claiming Age Clarity Act, S8628 [10DE]

Remarks in House

Alaska: exclude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives for determining eligibility for certain programs (H.R. 42), H444, H445 [4FE]

Area Agency on Aging of Broward County, Inc.: tribute to Broward Senior Hall of Fame honorees, E485 [29MY]

Areawide Council on Aging of Broward County, Inc.: tribute to annual installation dinner honorees, E57 [22JA]

At Home on the Sound, Inc.: anniversary, H2065 [15MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2138 [19MY]

——— reform entitlement programs, H576–H580 [7FE], H828–H831 [25FE], H839 [26FE], H1025, H1028 [6MR], H1130–H1133 [11MR], H1268 [25MR], H1367 [31MR], H1795–H1803 [1MY], H2188–H2191 [20MY], H2607–H2610 [10JN], H3000 [26JN], H3634–H3637 [23JY], H3856–H3859 [4SE], H4349–H4352 [16SE], H4857–H4861 [20NO], H5021–H5023 [3DE], H6017–H6019 [17DE]

Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act: reauthorize, H3851 [4SE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: protect seniors’ access to critical health care by halting pilot program utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) to determine Medicare coverage, H4446 [18SE]

Chambersburg, PA: anniversary of Providence Place Senior Living community, E375 [1MY]

Chen, May: Ohio Dept. of Aging Senior Citizens Hall of Fame inductee, H4254 [11SE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: anniversary of AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program, H4176 [10SE]

Dept. of HHS: request President and direct Sec. of HHS to transmit documents to House relative to elimination of Administration for Community Living (H. Res. 344), H1733 [30AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: include representative from National Association of State Veterans Homes on Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee, H348 [23JA]

District of Columbia: permit individuals 70 years of age or older to opt out of jury service in Superior Court of the District of Columbia (H.R. 1537), E154 [24FE]

Drugs: reauthorize certain programs to provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment, H471–H473 [5FE], H523, H524, H526, H529, H532 [6FE]

Families and domestic relations: enact legislation to support family caregivers and improve care economy for all, H5804 [11DE]

Federal aid programs: protect access to Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security programs, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, H1121 [11MR]

Freedman, Mary Ann: Ohio Dept. of Aging Senior Citizens Hall of Fame inductee, H4254 [11SE]

Front Royal, VA: anniversary of Seniors First, the Shenandoah Area Agency on Aging, H4318 [16SE]

Gibson Center for Senior Services, Inc.: tribute, E481 [29MY]

Herkimer, NY: anniversary of Valley Health Services, E995 [24OC]

——— anniversary of Valley Residential Services, E995 [24OC]

Hollidaysburg, PA: anniversary of Presbyterian Village life plan community, H437 [4FE]

Honor Flight Chicago (organization): tribute, E291 [7AP], E418 [13MY], E719 [23JY], E871 [17SE], E955 [14OC]

Marquez, Barbara: Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (organization) Advocate of the Month honoree, H2058 [15MY]

Meals On Wheels, Inc., of Tarrant County: tribute, E132 [14FE]

Meals On Wheels of America (organization): funding, H3866 [8SE]

Medicaid: funding, H1082 [11MR], H1233, H1235 [25MR], H1321 [27MR], H4252 [11SE]

Medicare: ensure stability in payments to home health agencies (H.R. 5142), H4825 [20NO]

——— establish Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Demonstration Program (H.R. 5439), H4374 [17SE]

——— expand coverage of in-home administration of intravenous immune globulin (H.R. 1143), E48 [29MY]

——— extend acute hospital care at home waiver flexibilities and require additional study and report on such flexibilities (H.R. 4313), H4935–H4937 [1DE]

——— funding, H1587 [10AP], H1670 [28AP], H2334, H2344 [21MY]

——— implementation of cap on out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs under part D, H95 [13JA], H140 [14JA]

——— proposed increase in part B premiums, H4852 [20NO]

——— provide coverage for telehealth services, H775 [25FE]

——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (H.R. 842), H4315 [16SE], H4825 [20NO]

——— provide for permanent payments for telehealth services furnished by federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (H.R. 5496), H4762, H4766 [18NO]

——— reform graduate medical education program to support rural residency training funding that is equitable for all States (H.R. 1153), H4766 [18NO]

——— reform Medicare Advantage program (H.R. 3467), H2188 [20MY], H2408–H2411 [3JN], H3001 [26JN]

——— remove certain limitations on delivery of behavioral health services at rural health clinics (H.R. 5217), H4766 [18NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: funding, H3251 [15JY]

——— improve treatment of U.S. territories, H6095 [18DE]

Older Americans Act: anniversary, H3328 [16JY]

One Big Beautiful Bill Act: impact, H3538 [22JY], H3624 [23JY], H3869 [8SE]

——— repeal certain health care provisions and permanently extend Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits, H4324–H4328 [16SE], H4372, H4375, H4390–H4392 [17SE]

——— repeal certain health care provisions and permanently extend Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits (H.R. 4849), H3911, H3912 [9SE], H4302 [15SE], H6095 [18DE]

Orange County, CA: tribute to Social Services Agency Senior Santa & Friends program, H1469 [8AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H3162 [2JY]

SEC: establish Senior Investor Taskforce (H.R. 1469), H3504–H3506 [21JY]

Senior Citizen, Inc.: tribute to community volunteers, H2111 [19MY]

Senior Citizens, Inc.: anniversary, H202 [16JA], E39 [16JA]

——— anniversary of partnership with Meals on Wheels program, H2497 [5JN]

Social Security: anniversary, E718 [23JY]

——— disapprove closure of White Plains, NY, hearing office, H752 [24FE]

——— enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency (H.R. 1700), H1899 [7MY]

——— funding, H3160–H3162 [2JY]

——— protect system and improve benefits, H157 [15JA], H235 [21JA], H264 [22JA], H439 [4FE], H590 [10FE], H736 [24FE], H925 [3MR], H953 [4MR], H982 [5MR], H1193 [24MR], H1225, H1228 [25MR], H1278, H1287 [26MR], H1317 [27MR], H1400 [1AP], H1469, H1470 [8AP], H1555 [9AP], H1631, H1670 [28AP], H1739 [30AP], H1887, H1896 [7MY], H3567 [23JY], H3724 [2SE], E331 [21AP]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, H109 [13JA], H772 [25FE], H891 [27FE]

——— review and simplify processes, forms, and communications for family caregivers to assist individuals in establishing eligibility, enrolling in, and maintaining benefits under certain Federal aid programs (H.R. 2491), H1470 [8AP]

Space Coast Honor Flight, Inc.: tribute, H4419 [18SE]

SSA: establish that political appointees and special government employees may not access beneficiary data systems and establish civil penalties for violations relating to disclosure or access of beneficiary information (H.R. 1877), H2663 [12JN]

——— funding, H1321 [27MR]

——— make changes to Social Security terminology used in rules, regulation, guidance, or other materials relative to retirement age and benefits (H.R. 5284), H4937, H4938 [1DE]

——— prevent closure of Social Security field and hearing offices and resident stations (H.R. 1876), E331 [21AP]

Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2483), H2385 [3JN], H2441–H2457 [4JN], E538 [6JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2483), consideration (H. Res. 458), H2431–H2441 [4JN]

Taxation: allow expenses for caregiving of aging parents to be taken into account as medical expenses (H.R. 138), H4912 [1DE]

——— extend and modify enhanced health insurance premium tax credit (H.R. 6010), H5042 [4DE]

——— extend enhanced health insurance premium tax credit, H5556–H5558 [10DE], H5829–H5832 [12DE], H5855 [15DE], H5946, H5967–H5978, H6013, H6014, H6016 [17DE], H6028, H6063, H6064, H6096, H6098, H6105–H6111 [18DE]

——— extend enhanced health insurance premium tax credit (H.R. 6074), H4720 [18NO], H4980–H4985 [2DE], H5129–H5133 [10DE], H5916 [16DE], H5948–H5954 [17DE]

Tome, Tammy: Visiting Angels (organization) National Caregiver of the Year Award recipient, E761 [12AU]

Trump, President: affirm promise not to raise Social Security and Medicare retirement age (H. Res. 657), E774 [15AU]

——— evaluation of administration relative to Social Security, H1780 [1MY], H2033 [14MY], E331 [21AP]

Wood County Committee on Aging, Inc.: anniversary, E906 [26SE]

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 (H.R. 42), S3458–S3461 [18JN]

Budget: create point of order against certain tax cuts paid for by defunding essential services, including senior hunger programs, child care assistance programs, and child abuse and neglect prevention programs, S2357 [4AP]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: require Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test comprehensive alternative response for emergencies model to support treatment-in-place services for seniors (S. 3145), S7964 [6NO]

Dept. of HHS: complete fraud risk assessments of advance premium tax credit (S. 3384), S8559 [9DE]

——— prohibit from implementing, enforcing, or otherwise giving effect to final rule regarding minimum staffing for nursing facilities and establish advisory panel on nursing home workforce (S. 750), S1399 [26FE]

——— reauthorize Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program and Geriatric Academic Career Awards program (S. 2699), S6010 [3SE]

——— reauthorize program relating to lifespan respite care (S. 830), S1498 [4MR]

Economy: address unequal distribution of wealth and income and growing threat of oligarchy in U.S., S838–S840 [11FE]

Elder Abuse Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 300), S3397 [16JN], S3520 [24JN]

Families and domestic relations: recognize difficulties faced by family caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and expand support for caregivers as part of comprehensive health care reform, S8552–S8554 [9DE]

FDA: prohibit use of quality-adjusted life years and other discriminatory metrics that restrict access to medical treatment, S4960 [31JY]

Federal aid programs: implement work requirements for able-bodied adults enrolled in means-tested public assistance programs, S3160 [2JN]

——— protect access to Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security programs, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S3617–S3619 [28JN]

Health: create point of order against legislation to cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S1106, S1107 [20FE]

——— establish deficit-neutral reserve fund to prevent increased barriers to American caregivers, including individuals caring for seniors, children, home care workers, and individuals engaged in care economy, S2353 [4AP]

Medicaid: create point of order against legislation to take away health care from seniors, including those receiving care in nursing homes, through funding cuts, S1107 [20FE]

——— funding, S1917 [31MR]

——— prohibit any changes to State provider taxes and funding cuts that could force nursing homes closures, S4046 [30JN]

Medicare: anniversary, S4858 [30JY]

——— assure pharmacy access and choice for beneficiaries under prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans and establish requirements of pharmacy benefit managers under part D (S. 882), S2792 [7MY]

——— create point of order against legislation that would increase drug costs for seniors and people with disabilities, S2355 [4AP]

——— cut price of prescription drugs and expand to cover dental, vision, and hearing, S4066 [30JN]

——— drug price negotiation program funding, S1053 [19FE]

——— impact of Rural Emergency Hospital program, S7143 [16OC]

——— implementation of drug price negotiation program, S676 [5FE]

——— improve coverage of audiology services, S1445 [3MR]

——— improve coverage of audiology services (S. 1996), S7757 [28OC]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (S. 1805), S2973 [19MY]

——— prohibit any proposal to undermine drug price negotiation program, S1023 [19FE]

——— protect from budget cuts caused by One Big Beautiful Bill Act (S. Res. 404), S6717 [18SE]

——— protect from budget cuts caused by One Big Beautiful Bill Act (S. Res. 404), unanimous-consent request, S6718 [18SE]

——— provide coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care (S. 939), S1657, S1658 [11MR]

——— provide coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care (S. 939), unanimous-consent request, S1658 [11MR]

——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (S. 339), S6587 [15SE]

——— provide for coverage of blood-based screening tests for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (S. 3267), S8278 [20NO]

——— provide for coverage of certain pharmacist services in underserved areas, S197 [16JA]

——— solvency, S4577 [23JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: anniversary, S4869–S4878 [30JY]

——— curb waste, fraud, and abuse, S1643 [11MR], S2500 [9AP]

——— funding, S933–S935 [12FE], S3240 [5JN], S4869–S4878 [30JY]

——— prohibit changes in budget reconciliation (S. 1903), S3119 [22MY]

National Assistive Technology Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 192), S2710 [30AP]

Older Americans Act: anniversary, S4453 [17JY]

Older Americans Month: designate (S. Res. 252), S3141 [22MY]

One Big Beautiful Bill Act: repeal certain health care provisions and permanently extend Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits, S6657 [16SE], S6680–S6683, S6700–S6704 [17SE], S6710 [18SE]

——— repeal certain health care provisions and permanently extend Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits (S. 2556), S4858 [30JY], S4958 [31JY], S6049 [4SE], S6851 [30SE]

Social Security: create point of order against legislation that would reduce Medicare and Medicaid benefits, S1108 [20FE]

——— enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency (S. 770), S1419, S1420 [27FE]

——— enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency (S. 770), unanimous-consent request, S1420 [27FE]

——— establish deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect Medicare and Medicaid, S1105 [20FE], S2343 [4AP]

——— funding, S2749 [5MY]

——— increase threshold amounts for inclusion of Social Security benefits in income (S. 358), S2501 [9AP], S2687 [30AP]

——— preserve seniors access to SSA telephone service, S2357 [4AP]

——— prevent Dept. of Government Efficiency from closing Social Security offices and preserve access to benefits for seniors and people with disabilities, S2353 [4AP]

——— protect system and improve benefits, S1095 [20FE], S1792 [24MR], S1811 [25MR], S1843 [26MR], S1880–S1883 [27MR], S1961–S1980, S2006, S2007, S2019, S2027, S2028, S2037, S2038, S2046, S2047 [31MR], S2279, S2324, S2325, S2333, S2336–S2338 [4AP], S4957 [31JY]

SSA: establish deficit-neutral reserve fund to reverse cuts, including cuts ordered by Dept. of Government Efficiency or any other cuts to seniors’ services, S2352 [4AP]

——— make changes to Social Security terminology used in rules, regulation, guidance, or other materials relative to retirement age and benefits (H.R. 5284), S8618 [10DE]

Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2483), S6712 [18SE]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2483), unanimous-consent request, S6712 [18SE]

Taxation: extend and modify enhanced health insurance premium tax credit (S. 3391), S8598, S8599 [10DE]

——— extend and modify enhanced health insurance premium tax credit (S. 3391), unanimous-consent request, S8599 [10DE]

——— extend enhanced health insurance premium tax credit, S8799 [17DE]

——— extend enhanced health insurance premium tax credit (S. 3102), S7942–S7944 [6NO]

——— extend enhanced health insurance premium tax credit (S. 3102), unanimous-consent request, S7943 [6NO]

——— extend enhanced health insurance premium tax credit (S. 3385), S8522–S8527, S8535, S8547 [8DE], S8550–S8552, S8557–S8562 [9DE], S8632–S8635 [10DE], S8702 [15DE], S8751 [16DE]

——— extend enhanced health insurance premium tax credit (S. 3385), motion to proceed, S8567 [9DE], S8584–S8590, S8594–S8597, S8600–S8602, S8611–S8618 [10DE], S8643–S8648, S8650–S8655 [11DE]

——— oppose paying for tax cuts with cuts to Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid, S1023 [19FE]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration, S1880 [27MR]

——— evaluation of administration relative to Dept. of Government Efficiency, S3295 [10JN], S7670 [21OC]

——— evaluation of administration relative to Social Security, S1819 [25MR], S2463 [8AP]

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 300), S3397 [16JN], S3520 [24JN]

Reports filed

Age of Fraud—Scams Facing Our Nation’s Seniors: Committee on Aging (Senate, Special) (S. Rept. 119–35), S4285 [9JY]

Claiming Age Clarity Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5284) (H. Rept. 119–330), H4516 [3OC]

Consideration of H.R. 2483, Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 458) (H. Rept. 119–130), H2418 [3JN]

Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act: Committee on Education and Workforce (House) (H.R. 2270) (H. Rept. 119–413), H6112 [18DE]

Financial Exploitation Prevention Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2478) (H. Rept. 119–361), H4571 [4NO]

Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4313) (H. Rept. 119–359), H4564 [31OC]

Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 842) (H. Rept. 119–333), H4516 [3OC]

Senior Security Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1469) (H. Rept. 119–124), H2417 [3JN]

Resolutions by organizations

One Big Beautiful Bill Act impact on Vermont health care system: Rutland, VT, Board of Aldermen, S8131 [10NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 458, consideration of H.R. 2483, Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act programs reauthorization, H2431 [4JN]

H.R. 42, Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act, H444 [4FE]

H.R. 1469, National Senior Investor Initiative Act, H3504 [21JY]

H.R. 2483, Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act programs reauthorization, H2447–H2453 [4JN]

H.R. 4313, Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act, H4935 [1DE]

H.R. 5284, Claiming Age Clarity Act, H4937 [1DE]

S. 1082, Safeguarding Medicaid Act, S1778 [14MR]

S. 1460, Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act, S2567 [10AP]

S. 1797, Expanding Seniors Access to Mental Health Services Act, S2954 [15MY]

S. 2356, Accelerating the Development of Advanced Psychology Trainees (ADAPT) Act, S4459 [17JY]

S. 2426, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, S4701 [24JY]

S. 2556, Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act, S4908 [30JY]

S. 3350, ACO Assignment Improvement Act, S8512 [4DE]

S. 3385, Lower Health Care Costs Act, S8530 [8DE]

S. 3485, Safer Detention Act, S8738 [15DE]

S. Res. 122, recognize contributions of AmeriCorps members and alumni and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers to lives of people of U.S., S1633 [10MR]

S. Res. 192, National Assistive Technology Awareness Day, S2718 [30AP]

S. Res. 252, Older Americans Month, S3123 [22MY]

S. Res. 300, Elder Abuse Awareness Month and World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, S3518 [24JN]

S. Res. 348, National Save Social Security Day, S4909 [30JY]

S. Res. 358, adopt Federal 21st-century global health solidarity strategy and take actions to address past and ongoing harms that undermine health and well-being of people around world, S5007–S5009 [31JY]

S. Res. 378, Malnutrition Awareness Week, S6471 [9SE]

S. Res. 380, protect Medicare from budget cuts caused by One Big Beautiful Bill Act, S6472 [9SE]

S. Res. 404, protect Medicare from budget cuts caused by One Big Beautiful Bill Act, S6736 [18SE]