NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNCILS ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Services appropriations bill full funding Disability Programs including DD Act, Department of Education, ACL programs, Early Childhood programs, IDEA, Lifespan Respite, Older Americans Act Programs. Protect Medicaid (no cuts) in FY26 budget/reconciliation.

CIV · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties

Support SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act; Accessibility Standards for Universal Changing Stations; Home and Community Based Services Access, Older Americans Act (OAA),

EDU · Education

ED and Congress urging Department of Ed to be maintained; Full funding for IDEA;

DOC · District of Columbia

Oppose FMAP cuts for DC Medicaid.

DIS · Disaster Planning/Emergencies

Support funding for DD Council work in North Carolina and California in support of disaster relief;

HCR · Health Issues

Support HR 1389, Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults; S 73/HR 1757 - Eliminating the Marriage Penalty in SSI Act (EMPSA); Support HR 7828 - SSI Income Restoration Act (marriage penalty, asset limits; Comment on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Request for Information Related to Comprehensive Regulations to Uncover Suspicious Healthcare (CRUSH); CMS settings rule and urging that it be maintained; Oppose reorganization of HHS; Opposing breaking up the Administration for Community Living (ACL) along with the transfer of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency (SAMHSA); Support Autism Family Caregivers Act; Support SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act; Protect Medicaid (no cuts) in FY26 reconciliation/budget;

Literal federal measure citations: HR 1389, S 73, HR 1757, HR 7828

IMM · Immigration

None

LBR · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Opposing Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities Act H.R. 8736, ; Support "Raise the Wage Act; Oppose 14C certificates (subminimum wage for people with disabilities)

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 8736

MMM · Medicare/Medicaid

Protect Medicaid from cuts in the FY26 budget/reconciliation; Support Protecting Healthcare and Lowering Costs Act of 2025 to repeal all of the health care provisions in H.R. 1 and make permanent the enhanced Advanced Premium Tax Credits for purchasing marketplace health insurance plans and similar legislation to repeal the harmful cuts to Medicaid included in H.R.1.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 1, H.R.1

TRA · Transportation

Protect Medicaid that supports transportation funding in budget/reconciliation.