H.R. 127: To deauthorize appropriation of funds to carry out the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act... (GovTrack.us)

To deauthorize appropriation of funds to carry out the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

Sponsor:	Rep. Tom Graves [R-GA9]hide cosponsors Cosponsors: Michele Bachmann [R-MN6] Paul Broun [R-GA10] Dan Burton [R-IN5] Jason Chaffetz [R-UT3] Mike Coffman [R-CO6] John Culberson [R-TX7] Lynn Jenkins [R-KS2] Walter Jones [R-NC3] Donald Manzullo [R-IL16] Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA3]
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Status:	Introduced Jan 5, 2011 Referred to Committee View Committee Assignments Reported by Committee ... House Vote ... Senate Vote ... Signed by President ... This bill is in the first step in the legislative process. Introduced bills and resolutions first go to committees that deliberate, investigate, and revise them before they go to general debate. The majority of bills and resolutions never make it out of committee. [Last Updated: Jan 7, 2011 6:16AM]
Last Action:	Jan 5, 2011: Referred to House House Administration

Current Status

AoA FY 2010 Budget Signed into Law

Assistant Secretary Kathy Greenlee has announced that President Obama signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 on December 16, 2009. This legislation provides appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Defense, Education, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, the Treasury, Veterans Affairs and other agencies. It also contains AoA’s budget for FY 2010.

The AoA budget, which totals $1,516,297,000, is $22 million over last year’s level. It contains a nearly $10 million increase for nutrition services for older Americans and an increase of $7 million for home and community- based services. Increases have also been included for Native American programs and long term care ombudsman programs that advocate for and help nursing home residents and their families.

To view the entire AoA FY 2010 budget, please visit: http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/About/Budget/index.aspx

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Health Care Reform

On Oct. 29, the U.S. House of Representatives released the legislative text of the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962). On the plus side, the bill contains the CLASS provisions that we’re fighting for, along with an intriguing $6 billion authorized over the next few years for nursing homes with Medicare and Medicaid dually-eligible residents which also meet certain quality requirements. The bill codifies the improvement in Medicare reimbursement for non-therapy ancillaries, which will tend to benefit not-for-profit skilled nursing facilities (SNFs).

Housing Reform

Michelle Norris from National Church Residences did a terrific job on Thursday, testifying before the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development. Her testimony highlighted how our Section 202 reform bill (S. 118) would streamline senior housing development and preservation, combine affordable housing with supportive services and bring the program into the 21st century. Several senators who heard her statement will be instrumental in moving this legislation forward.

Housing and HCBS Appropriations

Our spending bills are still hanging fire. The Transportation/HUD conference report hasn’t been finalized – one rumor has it that House-Senate conferees cannot agree on provisions that would restrict passengers from carrying firearms on Amtrak trains. But we are hopeful that a conference agreement will soon be ready for a final vote in the House and Senate.

We are less optimistic about the Labor/HHS bill that funds Older Americans Act programs, since the bill hasn’t pass Congress on a stand-alone basis in recent memory. We are working to lock in the funding gains passed by the House in July into whatever omnibus spending bill or continuing resolution Congress may pass in December.

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S 3279 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program

A bill to provide funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for income attributable to domestic production of oil, gas, or primary products thereof for major integrated oil companies.

Sponsor: Sen. Judd Gregg [R-NH] Status: Introduced Jul 17, 2008

The bill has been referred to the following committees: Senate Finance

S. 3230: An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education

An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.

Introduced by Sen. Thomas Harkin [D-IA] Status: Scheduled for Debate

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Approps bills may wait

By Manu Raju (The Hill) Posted: 07/01/08 07:26 PM [ET] Congressional Democrats appear likely to sidestep a budget fight with President Bush and instead wait until next year before passing the 12 annual spending bills. Leaders for both parties have not officially given up and may find enough good will to pass the Pentagon spending bill. But Democrats have signaled in recent weeks that they have a better chance of funding their spending priorities for the coming year after Bush leaves office.

H.R. 6410: To provide for the elimination of agencies and programs which receive ineffective GPRA ratings

To provide for the elimination of agencies and programs which receive ineffective ratings or three consecutive adequate ratings under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to rebate the savings from such eliminations to the taxpayers. Sponsor: Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI] Status: Introduced - Jun 26, 2008 The bill has been referred to the following committees: House Oversight and Government Reform House Ways and Means