ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS

HCR · Health Issues

1. CMS rule on policy and technical changes to the Medicare Advantage program 2. Proposals reagarding staffing standards at nursing homes 3. Proposals regarding vaccine recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control 4. S. 1227, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act, entire bill

Literal federal measure citations: S. 1227

MMM · Medicare/Medicaid

1. CMS rule on policy and technical changes to the Medicare Advantage program 2. Expand Medicare and Medicaid coverage of anti-obesity medicines 3. Proposals to reduced Medicaid funding 4. Implementation of provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 regarding drug prices and negotiation under the Medicare program 5. Proposals regarding work requirements in the Medicaid program

RET · Retirement

1. Proposals to change the Social Security annual Cost of Living Adjustment formula 2. Proposals to raise the Social Security early and normal retirement ages 3. Proposals to "means test" Social Security benefits 4. Proposals to change the Social Security earnings cap 5. Proposals to change the Social Security withholding tax and increase benefits 6. H.R. 1700, Social Security Expansion Act, entire bill 7. S. 700, Social Security Expansion Act, entire bill 8. S. 1234, SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act, entire bill 9. H.R. 1876, Keeping Our Field Offices Open Act, entire bill 10. H.R. 1877, Protecting Americans SocialSecurity Data Act, entire bill 11. Treatment of caregivers under the Social Security Act

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 1700, S. 700, S. 1234, H.R. 1876, H.R. 1877

TAX · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

1. Proposal to extend the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 2. S. 445, Carried Interest Fairness Act, entire bill

Literal federal measure citations: S. 445

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

1. Appropriations for the Social Security Administration 2. Proposals to increase the debt limit of the United States 3. Appropriations for Older Americans Act programs 4. Proposals for HHS and CMS budgets and staff reductions 5. Proposals to create a commission to address issues regarding the debt and fiscal policies of the United States 6. Nomination of Russell Vought to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget 7. Proposals for budget and staff reductions at the Internal Revenue Service 8. Operations of the "Department of Government Efficiency" in the executive branch

LBR · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

1. Status of Gwynee Wilcox as member of the National Labor Relations Board 2. H.R. 20, Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025, entire bill 3. S. 852, Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025, entire bill

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 20, S. 852

WEL · Welfare

1. Proposal to reauthorize the Older Americans Act