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Lobbying issues and bill citations
HCR · Health Issues
Special Olympics Healthy Athletes and Healthy Communities programming (Healthy Athletes provides free health screenings and education for Special Olympics athletes and Healthy Communities is a recognition program within Special Olympics, working to increase access to quality health care and effective prevention programming to improve the health of people with intellectual disabilities), H.R.3409 - HEADs UP Act of 2025: The HEADs UP Act would designate people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) as a Medically Underserved Population, opening up many government programs aimed at improving access to care and reducing health disparities.
Literal federal measure citations: H.R.3409
BUD · Budget/Appropriations
Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools (programming aimed at promoting social inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities through intentionally planned and implemented activities affecting systems-wide change. With sports as the foundation, this three component model offers a unique combination of effective activities that equip young people with tools and training to create sports, classroom, and school climates of acceptance of people with intellectual disabilities.), Special Olympics Healthy Athletes and Healthy Communities programming (Healthy Athletes provides free health screenings and education for Special Olympics athletes and Healthy Communities is a recognition program within Special Olympics, working to increase access to quality health care and effective prevention programming to improve the health of people with intellectual disabilities)
EDU · Education
Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools (programming aimed at promoting social inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities through intentionally planned and implemented activities affecting systems-wide change. With sports as the foundation, this three component model offers a unique combination of effective activities that equip young people with tools and training to create sports, classroom, and school climates of acceptance of people with intellectual disabilities.)
CIV · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
H.R.3420 - Words Matter Act of 2025 - The Words Matter Act replaces more than two dozen instances of the term mentally retarded in U.S. Code with contemporary, respectful language.
Literal federal measure citations: H.R.3420
