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November 21, 2025 | Vol. MMXXV | Issue 139 |
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Congressional Calendar for 2026 |
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The Senate and House have both released their expected calendars for 2026. These show the dates that both chambers are expected to be in session and in recess. When Members of Congress are in session, they are working in Washington, D.C., typically introducing legislation, voting, holding hearings, and conducting other legislative business. When Members are in recess, they are working in the districts and states they represent, holding constituent meetings and town halls, conducting site visits and attending important events.
Congressional Calendar for 2026 |
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The Senate and House have both announced what their schedules will be in 2026. These schedules show when Members of Congress will be in session or in recess. In session means that they will be working in Washington, D.C. When lawmakers are in session, they are introducing bills, having hearings in different committees, and doing other things in the Capitol. When lawmakers are in recess, it means that they are back in their home state or home district. During recess, they meet with the people they represent and go to events and meetings.
Senate and House Calendars for 2026 |
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Healthcare |
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Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair Bill Cassidy (R-LA) released a proposal as an alternative to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credit extension. The plan would direct the federal government to deposit money directly into Americans' health savings accounts (HSA), ostensibly making higher out-of-pocket health care costs more affordable. This idea is also favored by President Trump, who wants to send federal dollars directly to people to bypass insurance companies. The plan would require ACA enrollees to switch to bronze-level plans, which have low monthly premiums, high deductibles, and high out-of-pocket costs. H.R.1 (The One Big, Beautiful Bill Act) passed earlier this year through reconciliation allows bronze-tier plans to offer an HSA for the first time starting in 2026. Senator Cassidy's plan in particular would tie the HSA payments to enrollment in an ACA plan so that ACA enrollment would not drop. However, this plan still wouldn't address ACA premium costs that will spike at the end of the year because money in an HSA cannot be used to pay premiums. |
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Many Democrats say that this plan is not a replacement for the comprehensive coverage afforded under ACA plans where people can benefit from the tax credits. Many Republicans say that HSAs offer people more flexibility and cut out insurance company middlemen, while Democrats argue that they don't address the needs of people with more costly healthcare needs. This debate was reflected in the healthcare hearings described in the Congressional Hearings section below.
The conversation around extending ACA tax credits is not necessarily only happening among Democratic lawmakers—there is a group of Republicans and Democrats who are working on striking a deal to extend them. Apparently, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) told reporters that Senate Finance Chair Mike Crapo (R-ID), Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Roger Marshall (R-KS), and Senator Cassidy will be part of the group working with Democrats on a potential ACA compromise. On November 17, a group of 30 House Republicans and Democrats wrote a letter to Senate leadership urging them to include House members in negotiations. |
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Senator Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) has a new policy idea for healthcare. He is the Chair (the leader) of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, which works on healthcare in the Senate. Senator Cassidy's idea is for the federal government to send money to a special fund that some people have called a health savings account. This is a special account where people can put money that they want to use on healthcare. Not everyone has one, and it depends on what kind of healthcare you have. You can use it to pay for some healthcare needs. President Trump also likes this idea.
For this idea to work, people would have to get a certain type of healthcare plan called a bronze plan. There are some plans called gold plans and some plans called silver plans. Bronze plans usually are the cheapest per month. People usually don’t have to pay very much money to use this kind of plan every month. Their monthly bill—which is called a premium—would be lower than other plans. However, they might have to pay a lot for some doctor's appointments or procedures. Senator Cassidy's plan would put money in that special health savings account so that people can use it to pay for healthcare services. They can't use that money to pay their monthly bill (their premium).
Many people are able to pay less for healthcare every month because of something called "tax credits." A tax credit is an amount of money that people can save when they file their taxes. Usually, they are a reward from the federal government. For example, if the federal government wants more people to get health insurance, they might offer a tax credit to people who get health insurance. The Affordable Care Act has special tax credits that will end on December 31, 2025. Democrats want to make sure that people can still use these tax credits in the future so they can save money and afford healthcare.
Democrats are worried that people will have pay a lot more for their healthcare starting at the beginning of 2026. They want to make the special Affordable Care Act tax credits last for a while longer while Congress works on an agreement to update healthcare policy and make it better. Some Republicans also want to work on a tax credits agreement. |
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Department of Health and Human Services |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated a page on its website about autism and vaccines. Previously, the page had stated that there is no link between vaccines and autism. Now, the page says that the previous claim "is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism" and says that "studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities." Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said he told CDC to make this change. The page also maintains the header "Vaccines do not cause autism" due to a stated agreement with Senate HELP Committee Chair Cassidy (R-LA). Senator Cassidy posted on social media in response to this change, and he and other Republican Members of Congress have pushed back.
Administration for Community Living – On November 18, the Administration for Community Living (ACL) held an event called "The Power of Caregivers for a Healthy America: Building a Better Future Together." As November is National Family Caregivers Month, the event highlighted the work of caregivers and the federal programs that support them, as well as the importance of home and community-based services (HCBS). ACL Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging Mary Lazare, HHS Secretary Kennedy, and caregivers and HCBS recipients gave remarks. |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Secretary Kennedy has long held the belief that autism is caused by pharmaceutical and environmental factors, including vaccines, and more recently, has asserted that acetaminophen taken prenatally can cause autism. These claims are not true, so it is concerning to see them uplifted on the website of such a preeminent and influential agency as CDC. The Washington Post reports that "career scientists at the agency responsible for information about vaccine safety and autism had no prior knowledge about the changes to the website and were not consulted, according to five agency officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation."
Administration for Community Living – Secretary Kennedy announced ACL’s new $2 million Caregiver Artificial Intelligence Prize Competition to support family caregivers. This will fund "innovators" developing AI tools and technology to support caregivers and employers in improving efficiency and training in the caregiving workforce. The goal is to reduce administrative burden for caregivers.
While H.R.1 (The One Big, Beautiful Bill Act) does not make specific cuts to home and community-based services among its Medicaid cuts and new restrictions, many states will feel pressure to cut HCBS services because HCBS is an optional benefit, as opposed to institutional care, which is a mandatory benefit. The bill is expected to lengthen waiting lists for HCBS and many states are already starting to cut Medicaid spending.
Here are some notable policy recommendations that speakers highlighted:
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Caregivers need good healthcare and a livable wage. Speakers said that the average direct support professional (DSP) is paid $15.45 an hour (and some receive as low as $10 an hour).
Relevant Legislation:
Representative Debbie Dingell's (D-MI) HCBS Worker Protection Act (H.R.5228) was introduced this year. It would strike language in H.R.1 that limits deductions that HCBS workers can make from their own pay for healthcare, union dues, and other employment benefits.
Rep. Dingell also introduced the HCBS Relief Act (H.R.4029), which would provide dedicated Medicaid funds to states for two years to stabilize the service delivery networks, increase direct worker pay, provide employment benefits for workers, and recruit and train more direct care workers. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) introduced a companion bill in the Senate (S.2076).
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While institutional care is an entitlement under Medicaid, staying in your own home to receive HCBS requires a waiver. Many HCBS recipients and caregivers would benefit from flipping this paradigm to make HCBS the default option.
Relevant Legislation:
The HCBS Access Act would address the institutional bias in Medicaid, making HCBS a mandatory benefit within Medicaid and increase Medicaid funding for HCBS. It was last introduced in the 118th Congress by Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), and has not yet been reintroduced in the 119th Congress.
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Strengthening the nation's DSP workforce is vital to ensure people with IDD and their families have options, but for the past three decades, the nation has had a DSP shortage. The federal government also doesn’t have enough data on DSPs to know how to make meaningful progress in expanding the workforce. This is why the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) needs to create a unique standard occupational classification (SOC) for DSPs. A unique SOC code will enable OMB to collect streamlined, comprehensive, and accurate data on this workforce.
Relevant Legislation:
The Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act is a bipartisan bill introduced by Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME). It passed the Senate last Congress (118th) but did not advance past the House, and has not yet been introduced in this Congress (119th).
During the program, ANCOR, an organization that represents community-based providers supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, referenced the partnership between the University of Minnesota's UCEDD, the Institute on Community Integration, an AUCD Network member. Together with the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP), they present the Moving Mountains Award annually to organizations and agencies that demonstrate best practice in DSP workforce development. They work together to advance meaningful improvements in the workforce crisis, showcase initiatives that advance career programs and assistive technology, improve wages, and enable people to live more independently. |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated a page on its website about autism and vaccines. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said he told CDC to make this change. Before, the page had said that there is no link between vaccines and autism. Now, the page says two things that are not true:
Many studies have shown proof that there is no link between vaccines and autism. Secretary Kennedy has said that autism could be caused by vaccines. He also recently said that one of the causes of autism is when pregnant women take acetaminophen, which is a medicine that helps with pain and fevers. This also isn't true. It is concerning to see false information on CDC's website, because the CDC is such an important agency that many people rely on to get information.
The CDC page is confusing because it also says "Vaccines do not cause autism" at the top. This sentence is there because Senate HELP Committee Chair Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) wants it to be there. Senator Cassidy posted on social media in response to this change, and he and other Republican Members of Congress have pushed back. The Washington Post reports that scientists who work on vaccine safety and autism had no idea that these changes were going to happen on the website. They said they were not asked about it before it happened.
Administration for Community Living – On November 18, the Administration for Community Living (ACL) held an event called "The Power of Caregivers for a Healthy America: Building a Better Future Together." November is National Family Caregivers Month. The event was about the work of caregivers and the federal programs that support them. It was also about the importance of home and community-based services (HCBS). Mary Lazare, who is the ACL Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging, gave some remarks and introduced people. HHS Secretary Kennedy, caregivers, and people who use HCBS services also gave remarks.
Secretary Kennedy announced ACL's new $2 million Caregiver Artificial Intelligence (AI) Prize Competition. This is a grant where programs and organizations can get money to work on projects that support family caregivers. This will fund projects that develop AI tools and technology. AI is a computer tool that can act like a human but has all the information on the Internet. The new grant will give money to projects that are trying to make it easier for caregivers to do things like paperwork and training so they can focus more on caregiving for people with disabilities and older adults.
H.R.1 (The One Big, Beautiful Bill Act) does not make specific cuts to home and community-based services. However, it does lower the amount of Medicaid money the federal government gives to states. Because they will be getting less money for Medicaid, many states will feel pressured to cut HCBS services. The bill will probably make waiting lists for HCBS longer. Many states are already starting to cut Medicaid services.
Here are some policy ideas that speakers talked about:
Policy Issue:
Caregivers need good healthcare and to be paid well. Some people who spoke at the event said that many direct support professionals (DSPs) are paid $15.45 an hour, which is very low. Some are even paid as low as $10 an hour.
Bills on this policy:
Representative Debbie Dingell's (D-Michigan) HCBS Worker Protection Act (H.R.5228) was introduced this year. It would get rid of a part of H.R.1 (The One Big, Beautiful Bill Act). This part says that HCBS workers can't take some of their money from their paycheck to pay for things like healthcare
Rep. Dingell also introduced the HCBS Relief Act (H.R.4029). This bill would provide Medicaid funds to states for two years. This money would go towards increasing pay for direct service providers and giving them some benefits, and training more DSPs. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico) introduced the Senate version of this bill (S.2076).
Policy Issue:
Medicaid law says that states have to have money for people to get care in institutions. But, if you want to stay in your own home and receive HCBS, you need a special piece of paper called a waiver. This is why there are long waiting lists for HCBS. There are a lot of people waiting to get a waiver from their state’s Medicaid program. People think that this piece of the law is unfair, and they want the law to change. They want the law to say that states have to have money for people to choose if they want to live in an institution or in their homes, so they don't need to ask for a waiver.
A bill on this policy:
The HCBS Access Act would make HCBS a "mandatory benefit" in Medicaid. Mandatory means that you have to do something. This means that state Medicaid programs would have to make sure people could use Medicaid money for HCBS instead of needing a waiver for it. This bill would also increase Medicaid money for HCBS. It was introduced in the past by Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-Michigan) and Jamaal Bowman (D-New York). It has not been reintroduced this year.
Policy Issue:
Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) are really important because they provide HCBS. They help people with disabilities stay in their communities. For many years, the country has not had enough DSPs. The federal government also doesn't have enough information on DSPs so they don't really know how to fix this problem. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is a government agency that is in charge of a lot of government information. They can make an official code that would help everyone in the country put all their information on DSPs in the same place.
A bill on this policy:
The Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act is a bill introduced by Senators Maggie Hassan (D-New Hampshire) and Susan Collins (R-Maine). It is bipartisan, which means there are both Republicans and Democrats who support it. It would made an official code for DSPs. It passed the Senate in 2023, but didn’t pass the House. It has not yet been reintroduced this year.
ANCOR is an organization that represents DSPs and other people who provide services to people with disabilities. Someone from ANCOR spoke at this event and talked about a project they do with the University of Minnesota's UCEDD, the Institute on Community Integration (ICI). ICI is part of AUCD's Network. ICI and ANCOR present an award called the Moving Mountains Award. This award is given to organizations that work on supporting and training DSPs. |
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Congressional Hearings |
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Senate Finance Committee – On November 19, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing entitled "The Rising Cost of Health Care: Considering Meaningful Solutions for all Americans." Republican Members discussed proposals to pivot from the Affordable Care Act's structure and move toward the HSA proposal (mentioned in the Healthcare section above), saying the ACA's tax credit structure gives too much money to insurance companies. Democrats argue that the plan doesn't help people with long-term health care needs or with patient protection. They urge an extension of the ACA premium tax credits.
On November 19, the Senate Finance Committee voted along party lines to advance the nomination of Thomas Bell to be HHS Inspector General. The next step is for the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs to consider the nomination.
House Ways & Means Committee – On November 19, the House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing entitled "Health Subcommittee Hearing on Modernizing Care Coordination to Prevent and Treat Chronic Disease." Members discussed telehealth flexibilities, the role of community pharmacists in providing frontline healthcare, and strengthening rural healthcare options. Otherwise, Democrats and Republicans on the committee largely emphasized the same points as the Members in the Senate Finance hearing regarding the ACA tax credits and the HSA proposals.
House Veterans Affairs Committee – On November 20, the House Committee on Veterans Affairs held an oversight hearing in the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. The hearing was titled "Improving Outcomes for Disabled Veterans: Oversight of VA’s Medical Disability Examination Office." The hearing focused on the administrative process of reviewing disability benefits claims, from the contractors who manage medical examinations to the experiences of veterans with disabilities.
Senate Aging Committee – The Senate Aging Committee is going to hold a hearing about helping people with disabilities live in the community. Senate Aging Committee staff are asking for stories from people with disabilities about why home care services are important. Your story could help Senators make important policy choices. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) has a form you can use to send in your story. The form will close at 11:59PM ET on December 7th, 2025. |
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Senate Finance Committee – Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) released a new report in reaction to Republicans' HSA plan. His report reviews the influence that insurance companies have in implementing and operating health tax accounts or HSAs. Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) noted that people living in states that did not expand Medicaid are facing a higher spike in prices when the ACA tax credits expire due to the coverage gap.
House Veterans Affairs Committee – Subcommittee Ranking Member Morgan McGarvey (D-KY) referenced a statement for the record from the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA), who alleged significant accessibility concerns at contractors' exam facilities, such as exam rooms that are physically inaccessible or inaccessible medical diagnostic equipment. PVA also called for better quality control of disability benefits questionnaires (DBQs), which collect important medical information, and an expanded list of conditions that are mandated to be examined by a specialist. Witness statements and other materials for the record can be found here. |
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Senate Finance Committee – On November 19, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing called "The Rising Cost of Health Care: Considering Meaningful Solutions for all Americans." Republican Members of Congress talked about the health savings account policy idea that we talked about earlier in this newsletter in the Healthcare section. They said that the Affordable Care Act's tax credits give too much money to insurance companies. Democrats say that the health savings account policy idea doesn't help people with healthcare needs that last for a long time. They say it also doesn't help when insurance companies don't want to give healthcare to people who have complicated and expensive healthcare needs. They want the ACA tax credits to last longer.
Many people are able to pay less for healthcare every month because of something called "tax credits." A tax credit is an amount of money that people can save when they file their taxes. Usually, they are a reward from the federal government. For example, if the federal government wants more people to get health insurance, they might offer a tax credit to people who get health insurance. The Affordable Care Act has special tax credits that will end on December 31, 2025. Democrats want to make sure that people can still use these tax credits in the future so they can save money and afford healthcare.
On November 19, the Senate Finance Committee voted to approve Thomas Bell to be HHS Inspector General. The Inspector General looks into different issues at HHS, like when people try to get Medicaid even though they aren't allowed. The next step is for the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs to vote on the nomination.
Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) released a new report about the Republicans' HSA plan. His report says that insurance companies can be really involved in people’s health savings accounts. Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) talked about how some states decided to allow more people to have Medicaid than other states. The states that did not allow more people to have Medicaid might have a lot of people who will be affected by the tax credits going away. They will have higher monthly bills for insurance.
House Ways & Means Committee – On November 19, the House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing entitled "Health Subcommittee Hearing on Modernizing Care Coordination to Prevent and Treat Chronic Disease." Members talked about how people sometimes need to get healthcare over the phone or on a video call if they have a hard time traveling to the doctor. They talked about different solutions for people who live in rural areas and have a hard time getting healthcare. Democrats and Republicans on the committee mostly made the same points as the Members in the Senate Finance hearing about the ACA tax credits and the health savings account policy idea.
House Veterans Affairs Committee – On November 20, the House Committee on Veterans Affairs held an oversight hearing in the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Veterans are people who used to be in the army or military. Many veterans have disabilities, sometimes because they got injured when they were in the army.
The hearing was titled "Improving Outcomes for Disabled Veterans: Oversight of VA’s Medical Disability Examination Office." The hearing focused on the process of getting a disability benefit. This is a process where veterans have to show that they got a disability and need help from the Veterans Affairs department. They have to meet with a doctor or someone who is allowed to do an exam to see if they have a disability and what kind of disability they have.
Subcommittee Ranking Member Morgan McGarvey (D-Kentucky) talked about how there are many buildings and doctors offices that are not accessible. The Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) made an official statement where they said these buildings and offices have to be accessible because that is where veterans with disabilities go to get their exams. They said there need to be a lot of changes at the Veterans Affairs department to make sure that they are getting the right information about veterans' disabilities.
Senate Aging Committee – The Senate Aging Committee is going to hold a hearing about helping people with disabilities live in the community. Senate Aging Committee staff are asking for stories from people with disabilities about why home care services are important. Your story could help Senators make important policy choices. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) has a form you can use to send in your story. The form will close at 11:59PM ET on December 7th, 2025. |
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As mentioned in previous issues of Disability Policy News, the Administration wants to close the Department of Education and has begun to shift its work to other federal agencies. On November 18, the Administration announced that the Education Department is signing six new interagency agreements (IAAs) to shift some Education offices over to four other federal agencies—the Departments of Labor, Interior, Health and Human Services, and State. Education Department officials have said that the funding levels for these programs will stay the same. These are the six IAAs:
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Most grant programs under the Education Department's K-12 and higher education offices will be moved to Labor, including the work of the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and Office of Postsecondary Education, which contain Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSID) and workforce development programs. Health and Human Services will take on grant programs for childcare support for parents enrolled in college. The new Indian Education Partnership will impact vocational rehabilitation programs serving Native individuals with disabilities. The Department of Education has not yet moved special education offices to the Department of Health and Human Services, which is their plan. There were no IAAs released regarding the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) or the Office of Civil Rights (OCR).
Breaking up the Education Department fragments the services and resources that students and parents rely on. Other federal agencies do not have the expertise or infrastructure to take on these offices—for example, Indian education will be moved from the Education Department to the Department of the Interior, an agency that manages natural resources. Advocates are expecting more IAAs in the coming week. |
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The Administration wants to close the Department of Education and has started to move its work to other departments. On November 18, the Administration announced that the Education Department is signing six new agreements. These agreements will move some parts of the Department of Education to the Department of Labor, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the State Department. Education Department officials said that the money for these programs will stay the same.
Most programs that give funding to schools will be moved to the Department of Labor, which works on workplace issues and helping people get jobs. The programs moving to Labor include the Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSID). The Department of Health and Human Services will take the Education Department's grant programs for childcare support for parents who are going to college. Programs that help Native American people with disabilities get job training will move to the Department of the Interior, which works on land and nature issues. The Department of Education did not do anything with special education offices, but they are probably going to move them to the Department of Health and Human Services. There were no agreements about the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) or the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). These offices support students with disabilities.
Breaking up the Education Department makes it harder for students and parents to get the services and resources they need. Other federal agencies do not have the experts that you need to work on education policy. Advocates are expecting more agreements in the next week. |
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New Legislation
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There are a few new bills in the U.S. Congress.
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Social Security Guarantee Act would make sure people who get Social Security would get more Social Security money as things get more expensive.
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The Patients Over Paperwork Act would change something from H.R.1, or the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act. H.R.1 said that people who get Medicaid have to prove that they need it every 6 months. This bill would change that to once every year.
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Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced a resolution, which is like an official agreement. This resolution would recognize November as "National Family Caregivers Month."
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Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) introduced a resolution celebrating 100 years of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. This organization represents healthcare workers who help people who have trouble speaking or hearing.
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AUCD Story Collection |
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AUCD is collecting stories from the Network on a variety of topics to amplify the effects of this Administration on real people and our programs. If you have a story, we want to hear it.
We are interested in stories about:
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Medicaid and its impact on people's lives
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The impact of dismantling ACL
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The important work of UCEDDs, LENDs, IDDRCs, PNS’s, DD Councils, P&As
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The impact of zeroing out UCEDDs, LENDs, IDDRCs, PNS’s, DD Councils, P&As
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Impact of grants that are being cut
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Stories responding to RFK Jr.’s claims about autism or the autism registry
You can use this link to provide information and let us know if you are comfortable sharing your story with Members of Congress and their staff. |
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AUCD Policy Blog |
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AUCD invites Network members to fill out this form if you’re interested in writing for the AUCD policy blog. We are open to a variety of issues areas, and we will follow up with you as relevant issues come up that we’d like you to write about.
This November, we are celebrating 50 years of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) with a post from Jessica Molloy, LEND Training Director & Special Education Leader of the Maine LEND Program at University of New England and Founder of WHILDE: How Federal Education Funding Gaps Disproportionately Affect Students with Disabilities |
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Words to Know |
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Health Savings Account (HSA)
This is a special account where people can put money that they want to use on healthcare. Not everyone has one, and it depends on what kind of healthcare you have.
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is a computer tool that can act like a human but has all the information on the Internet.
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