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Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act [S.2681]
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[Disabilities ]
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[Human Services ]
Expands special education and related services for students who are deaf or hard of hearing, for students with visual disabilities, and for children and youth who are deaf-blind. The individualized education program for each child who is visually and/or hearing impaired must include specified components and must provide the child with instruction that meets the child's unique learning needs. In addition, a state's closure of a special school serving deaf or blind children shall count as a reduction of its financial support for special education
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 10/23/2019
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Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act [HB-4822]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
To promote and ensure delivery of high-quality special education and related services to students with visual disabilities or who are deaf or hard of hearing or deaf-blind through instructional methodologies meeting their unique learning needs, to enhance accountability for the provision of such services, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 10/23/2019
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Making DI Work For All Americans Act of 2019 [HB-4854]
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[Disabilities ]
[Healthcare ]
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to update and improve eligibility criteria for the Social Security Disability Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted S. Yoho
Introduced In House on 10/23/2019
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Helen Keller National Center Reauthorization Act of 2019 [S.2601]
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[Human Services ]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Children and Youth ]
Reauthorizes through FY2023 the Helen Keller National Center for Youths and Adults Who Are Deaf-Blind.
Sponsored by: Sen. Doug G. Jones
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 10/15/2019
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Helping Seniors Afford Health Care Act [HB-4671]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
Alters eligibility standards and related processes for several programs that provide premium and cost-sharing assistance to low-income Medicare beneficiaries. Among other things, the bill expands income eligibility for the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Program and the Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary Program to up to 135% and 200% of the federal poverty level (FPL), respectively, and provides an enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) to state Medicaid programs for expenditures related to the expansion.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Donald Norcross
Reported By The Committee On Energy And Commerce. H. Rept. 116-381, Part I. on 01/24/2020
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Expanding Disability Access to Higher Education Act [HB-4577]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Student Loans ]
[Human Services ]
Establishes and revises programs to increase access to higher education for students with disabilities and increase their graduation rates. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award additional funds under existing TRIO programs (i.e., programs designed to identify and support disadvantaged students) to increase the number of individuals with disabilities served by such programs; award grants to institutions of higher education to establish offices of accessibility on their campuses to support students and staff with
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 09/27/2019
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Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act of 2019 [HB-4493]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Healthcare ]
Requires the Office of Personnel Management to establish and administer a short-term disability insurance program for federal employees who suffer a non-work related injury or disability, take leave to care for a family member, or take leave to adopt a child or become a foster parent.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Introduced In House on 09/25/2019
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Stop the Wait Act [S.2496]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
Eliminates the 5-month waiting period that applies to the payment of certain Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits for workers and surviving spouses and the 24-month waiting period that applies to Medicare coverage for workers who are eligible for SSDI benefits. In addition, the National Academy of Medicine must study disabling conditions that can be delayed or prevented if individuals access health care services and coverage before the condition reaches disability levels.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/18/2019
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Stop the Wait Act [HB-4386]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
Eliminates the 5-month waiting period that applies to the payment of certain Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits for workers and surviving spouses and the 24-month waiting period that applies to Medicare coverage for workers who are eligible for SSDI benefits. In addition, the National Academy of Medicine must study disabling conditions that can be delayed or prevented if individuals access health care services and coverage before the condition reaches disability levels.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Railroads, Pipelines, And Hazardous Materials. on 09/19/2019
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Black Lung Benefits Disability Trust Fund Solvency Act [HB-3876]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Mining ]
Extends until December 31, 2029, the excise tax on coal from U.S. mines. The tax is a source of funding for the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Introduced In House on 07/23/2019
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PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for Veterans Therapy Act [HB-4305]
[Veterans ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Animals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
[Human Services ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to implement a pilot program to assess the effectiveness of addressing post-deployment mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder through a method where veterans train service dogs for veterans with disabilities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 02/10/2020
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Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2019 [HB-4278]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Grants ]
[Unemployment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Requires the Department of Labor to establish a pilot program to provide grants to eligible entities (i.e., political subdivisions of states and Tribal entities with a high unemployment rate) for programs to guarantee employment to individuals residing in the areas served by such entities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 09/10/2019
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Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2019 [S.2457]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Grants ]
[Unemployment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Requires the Department of Labor to establish a pilot program to provide grants to eligible entities (i.e., political subdivisions of states and Tribal entities with a high unemployment rate) for programs to guarantee employment to individuals residing in the areas served by such entities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/10/2019
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Expedited Disability Insurance Payments for Terminally Ill Individuals Act of 2019 [S.2262]
[Healthcare ]
[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Allows an individual diagnosed with a terminal illness to receive disability payments under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program during the waiting period for such payments (which typically lasts five months). It also establishes a phased-in payment schedule for such payments. These provisions shall expire January 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/25/2019
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TRANSLATE Act TSA Reaching Across Nationalities, Societies, and Languages to Advance Traveler Education Act [HB-3691]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Safety ]
Directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to develop a plan to ensure that TSA material disseminated in major airports is better understood by people accessing such airports, including by foreign language speakers and people with vision or hearing impairments. In developing a plan, the TSA must take into consideration data regarding international enplanement and local populations surrounding major airports.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 10/15/2019
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Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act [HB-3760]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Provides rights and protections for domestic workers, including pay and leave rights, and health and safety protections. The bill, among other things repeals the exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 for domestic live-in employees from certain minimum wage and maximum hour requirements; requires written notices of termination and allow other communications for live-in domestic employees; requires written agreements for domestic workers covering wages, sick leave, benefits, and other matters; allows domestic workers to request and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/16/2019
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Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act [S.2112]
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[Healthcare ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Provides rights and protections for domestic workers, including pay and leave rights, and health and safety protections. The bill, among other things repeals the exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 for domestic live-in employees from certain minimum wage and maximum hour requirements; requires written notices of termination and allow other communications for live-in domestic employees; requires written agreements for domestic workers covering wages, sick leave, benefits, and other matters; allows domestic workers to request and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/15/2019
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Disability Employment Incentive Act [HB-3992]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Disabilities ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Economic Development ]
Expands tax credits and deductions that are available for employers who hire and retain employees with disabilities. The bill expands the work opportunity tax credit to include the hiring of employees who receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. For employers who hire vocational rehabilitation referrals, Supplemental Security Income recipients, or SSDI recipients, the bill also (1) increases the amount of wages that may be taken into account for the credit, and (2) allows an additional credit for second-year wages. With respect
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Sponsored by: Rep. Brian K. Fitzpatrick
Introduced In House on 07/25/2019
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Home for the Brave Act of 2019 [HB-4191]
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[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
Excludes veterans' service-connected disability or death benefits from income for purposes of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's assisted-housing programs determinations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan A. Davis
Introduced In House on 08/16/2019
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Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2019 [S.2072]
[Veterans ]
[Social Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2019, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. The percentage increase in benefits shall be the same as the cost-of-living increase for Social Security recipients.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 07/10/2019