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Legislative Network Alerts
Here is the complete archive of this year's Legislative Alerts. The first Alert listed is the most current.
Legislative Alerts
The US Senate Honors Qualified Rehabilitation Counselors
(Alert Number 185, March 23, 2007)
The National Rehabilitation Association's 26th Annual Legislative Summit
(Alert Number 184, March 8, 2007)
Restoration of Full Funding To Title I of the Rehabilitation Act
(Alert Number 183, February 16, 2007)
The WIA Watch
(Alert Number 182, February 9, 2007)
The President's 2008 Federal Budget
(Alert Number 181, February 5, 2007)
Legislative Update on NRA's Legislative Summit
(Alert Number 180, January 26, 2007)
Chairman Miller Announces Ed and Labor Committee Chairs and Membership (Alert Number 179, January 18, 2007)
Save the Date: NRA's 26th Annual Legislative Summit
(Alert Number 178, December 15, 2006)
Speaker-Designate Pelosi Announces House Committee Memberships (Alert Number 177, December 14, 2006)
SAVE THE DATE:
National Rehabilitation Association
26th Annual Governmental Affairs Summit and Leadership Breakfast
March 11-13, 2007 (Alert Number 176, October 18, 2006)
SAVE THE DATE:
National Rehabilitation Association
26th Annual Governmental Affairs Summit and Leadership Breakfast
March 11-13, 2007 (Alert Number 175, October 18, 2006)
National Rehabilitation Association
26th Annual Governmental Affairs Summit and Leadership Breakfast
March 11-13, 2007 (Alert Number 174, October 18, 2006)
Save the Date: NRA's 26th Annual Legislative Summit
(Alert Number 173, October 17, 2006)
WIA Update and More (Alert Number 172, October 3, 2006)
The Restructuring of RSA's Training Grants
(Alert Number 171, August 30, 2006)
Senate full Committee on Appropriations Passes Labor-HHS-ED bill
(Alert Number 170, July 21, 2006)
Status of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Reauthorization
(Alert Number 169, July 18, 2006)
House Committee Report on the Labor-HHS-Ed Bill Now Available
(Alert Number 168, June 22, 2006)
Republicans Pull Labor-HHS-Ed Bill From Floor and More (Alert Number 167, June 16, 2006)
Social Security Administration (SSA) 2006 Red Book Now Available Online;
House full Committee on Appropriations Markup
(Alert Number 166, June 13, 2006)
The House Labor-HHS-Ed Appropriations Markup
(Alert Number 165, June 8, 2006)
Legislative Update and More (Alert Number 164, June 2, 2006)
Legislative Update and More (Alert Number 163, June 2, 2006)
Legislative Update (Alert Number 162, May 11, 2006)
NRA's Celebrates the 25th Anniversary of Legislative Summits (Alert Number 161, March 30, 2006)
2006 NRA LEGISLATIVE ISSUE STATEMENTS (Alert Number 160, March 29, 2006)
Specter/Harkin Amendment Passes and More (Alert Number 159, March 17, 2006)
CALL YOUR SENATORS NOW RE FUNDING CUTS IN WIA (Alert Number 158, March 16, 2006)
Revised Program for NRA's 25th Annual Legislative Summit (Alert Number 157, March 2, 2006)
Revised Program for NRA's 25th Annual Legislative Summit (Alert Number 156, March 2, 2006)
Center For Law and Social Policy's New WIA Report (Alert Number 155, February 27, 2006)
The President's 2007 Federal Budget and Much More (Alert Number 154, February 8, 2006)
The 25th Anniversary of NRA's Legislative Summit
(Alert Number 153, February 6, 2006)
A Call to Action: Let's Make WIA Move (Alert Number 152, January 27, 2006)
NRA's 2006 Legislative Summit entitled 'What's Doin' Under the Dome' (Alert Number 151, January 20, 2006)
NRA's TeleSeminar on CSPD (Alert Number 150, January 12, 2006)
NRA's TeleSeminar on CSPD (Alert Number 149, January 12, 2006)
SAVE THE DATE: NRA to Host TeleSeminar on CSPD on January 17, 2006 (Alert Number 148, December 30, 2005)
Both House and Senate Adjourn/Budget Cuts Coming (Alert Number 147, December 23, 2005)
1. The WIA Watch; 2. House Passes Labor-H Approps. (Alert Number 146, December 15, 2005)
HOLD Placed on Senate WIA Bill (Alert Number 145, November 21, 2005)
House Bill Makes Cuts on the Backs of Persons With Disabilities (Alert Number 144, November 10, 2005)
How One Woman Made a Difference and Inspired Others (Alert Number 143, October 31, 2005)
Much to Monitor -- WIA/Waivers/Warnings/Watches (Alert Number 142, October 24, 2005)
Senate HELP Committee Hearing (Alert Number 141, October 17, 2005)
NRA's Washington Wire: 1. Assignment of Reallotment Funds; 2. Medicaid Update (Alert Number 140, October 4, 2005)
RSA Regional Employees Sue the Department of Ed (Alert Number 139, September 28, 2005)
House Introduces Hurricane Katrina Legislation (Alert Number 138, September 26, 2005)
Help Is On The Way: Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and PWD (Alert Number 137, September 22, 2005)
This Is No Time To Close RSA's Regional Offices (Alert Number 136, September 20, 2005)
OSERS's Monitoring Conference: What Happened; What Didn't (Alert Number 135, August 30, 2005)
The Closing of RSA's Regional Offices and More (Alert Number 134, August 10, 2005)
Status of the Senate WIA bill and the closing RSA's Regional Offices (Alert Number 133, July 26, 2005)
An Urgent Call to Action: The Dismantlement of RSA and the Rehab Act (Alert Number 132, June 30, 2005)
Poll: 74 percent oppose state Medicaid cuts (Alert Number 131, June 30, 2005)
The March that Made It: We Rallied Around the Rehab Act (Alert Number 130, May 27, 2005)
'Rally 'Round the Rehab Act' -- The Must March in May (Alert Number 129, May 23, 2005)
Senate WIA Bill Introduced (Alert Number 128, May 16, 2005)
Senate WIA Bill Introduced (Alert Number 127, May 16, 2005)
Senate WIA Bill not Introduced (Alert Number 126, May 10, 2005)
RALLY FOR THE REHAB ACT -- THE 'MUST' MARCH IN MAY (Alert Number 125, May 6, 2005)
CALL TO ACTION -- CALL YOUR SENATORS, NOW (Alert Number 124, May 3, 2005)
Today's National Journal's Article on the Closing of RSA's Regional Offices (Alert Number 123, April 27, 2005)
Today's Washington Post Article on the Dismantling of RSA (Alert Number 122, April 25, 2005)
A CALL TO ACTION: Senate WIA Bill (Alert Number 121, April 13, 2005)
2005 NRA Issue Statements (Alert Number 120, April 1, 2005)
WIA Plus (Alert Number 119, March 28, 2005)
The Closing of RSA's Regional Offices (Alert Number 118, March 23, 2005)
Senate Kills All Medicaid Cuts from Budget (Alert Number 117, March 18, 2005)
National Journal's Article on Commissioner Wilson's Resignation and the Proposed Closing of RSA's Regional Offices (Alert Number 116, March 11, 2005)
House Budget Committee Proposes Deep Cuts in Education and Job Training Spending (Alert Number 115, March 10, 2005)
Update on H.R. 27, The Job Training Improvement Act of 2005 (Alert Number 114, March 3, 2005)
WIA PLUS BLOCK GRANT NOT TO BE OFFERED (Alert Number 113, March 2, 2005)
BLOCK GRANT HEARING ON WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT (WIA) PARTNER PROGRAMS (Alert Number 112, February 28, 2005)
URGENT CALL TO ACTION -- ASK YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO OPPOSE H.R. 27, THE HOUSE WIA BILL (Alert Number 111, February 24, 2005)
The WIA PLUS BLOCK GRANT NOT OFFERED IN COMMITTEE (Alert Number 110, February 17, 2005)
Urgent Action Alert: THE VR PROGRAM IS IN DANGER (Alert Number 109, February 14, 2005)
THE RESIGNATION OF COMMISSIONER WILSON (Alert Number 108, February 8, 2005)
THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET SEEMS TO BE REVIVING THE CAREERS BILL (Alert Number 107, February 8, 2005)
President's Budget: Correction on PWIs, Supported Employment, Migrants and Seasonal Farmworkers, Recreation (Alert Number 106, February 7, 2005)
The President's 2006 Federal Budget (Alert Number 105, February 7, 2005)
The President's 2006 Federal Budget (Alert Number 104, February 7, 2005)
Is RSA and the Public/PrivateVR Program in Harm's Way? (Alert Number 103, February 1, 2005)
Legislative Update on WIA/VR and TANF
(Alert Number 102, January 27, 2005)
Just The Facts on H.R. 27, The Newly Introduced House WIA Bill (Alert Number 101, January 19, 2005)
Legislative Update on The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) (Alert Number 100, December 15, 2004)
Legislative Update on The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) (Alert Number 99, December 15, 2004)
IDEA 1997 and H.R. 1350 (IDEA 2004) (Alert Number 98, December 8, 2004)
IDEA Update (Alert Number 97, November 19, 2004)
Adoption of Conference Report on IDEA by House and Senate Conferees (Alert Number 96, November 18, 2004)
Status of IDEA Reauthorization (Alert Number 95, November 16, 2004)
Chairman Gregg Steps Down as Chairman of the Senate HELP Committee to Become Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee (Alert Number 94, November 10, 2004)
House Appoints Conferees to the IDEA bill (Alert Number 93, October 15, 2004)
Legislative Update (Alert Number 92, October 1, 2004)
Deadline Draws Near For Comments on DOL's Newly-Proposed Workforce Investment Reporting System
(Alert Number 90, September 1, 2004)
What Employers and Businesses Say About Public VR (Alert Number 89, July 27, 2004)
Take Action! Call Your Representatives/Senators and Ask Them To Co-Sponsor The DisABLED Federal Employees Protection Act
(Alert Number 88, July 21, 2004)
Update on Labor-HHS-Ed House Approps. Bill and Mental Health Bill (Alert Number 87, July 13, 2004)
What Employers and Businesses Say About Public VR (Alert Number 86, July 6, 2004)
What Employers and Businesses Say About Public VR (Alert Number 85, July 6, 2004)
Senators Gregg and Harkin Introduce AT Bill (Alert Number 84, July 6, 2004)
UPDATE AS OF 3:30 p.m
House Appoints WIA Conferees
(Alert Number 83, June 3, 2004)
UPDATE AS OF 3:30 p.m
House Appoints WIA Conferees
(Alert Number 82, June 3, 2004)
UPDATE AS OF 3:30 p.m
House Appoints WIA Conferees
(Alert Number 81, June 3, 2004)
President Bush Announces His Intention to Nominate John Hager to be Assistant Secretary of OSERS (Alert Number 80, June 2, 2004)
House Committee on the Education and the Workforce Passes the AT Act (Alert Number 79, May 20, 2004)
Senate IDEA Bill Passed by the U.S. Senate (Alert Number 78, May 14, 2004)
Senate To Take Up the IDEA Reauthorization bill (Alert Number 77, May 12, 2004)
Senate Passes the Family Opportunity Act (Alert Number 76, May 7, 2004)
April 9, 2004 Washington Times Article on the Public VR Program (Alert Number 75, April 9, 2004)
President Bush and Consolidation of Job Training Programs (Alert Number 74, April 6, 2004)
NRA Testifies Before the House Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Ed (Alert Number 73, March 24, 2004)
OMB Rates Job Training Programs (Alert Number 72, February 12, 2004)
The Commissioner of RSA Issues the IM on the First Two Reports of theLongitudinal Study (Alert Number 71, February 5, 2004)
CONGRESS MAY BE PREPARING TO DOWNGRADE THE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF RSA
(Alert Number 70, January 8, 2004)
Assistant Secretary of OSERS, Dr. Robert Pasternack, Submits His Resignation (Alert Number 69, November 19, 2003)
S. 1627, the Senate WIA bill, passed by the U.S. Senate (Alert Number 68, November 17, 2003)
ALERT: S.1627, The Senate WIA Bill (Alert Number 67, November 3, 2003)
S. 1627, The Workforce Investment Act Amendments of 2003 (Alert Number 66, September 29, 2003)
Senate WIA Discussion Draft #3 Restores Commissioner of RSA Status (Alert Number 65, September 5, 2003)
WIA UPDATE (Alert Number 64, July 30, 2003)
WIA Markup Postponed (Alert Number 63, July 25, 2003)
WIA Update ! (Alert Number 62, July 22, 2003)
Senate Introduces Bipartisan IDEA Bill, S. 1248 (Alert Number 61, June 16, 2003)
Senate Subcommittee / full Committee Hearings Scheduled (Alert Number 60, June 10, 2003)
House Passes H.R. 1261 on a Roll Call Vote of 220-204 (Alert Number 49, May 9, 2003)
Rules Committee Action on H.R. 1261
(Alert Number 48, May 8, 2003)
H.R. 1261, the WIA Reauthorization House Bill (Alert Number 47, May 7, 2003)
NRA's Washington Wire -- House Floor Action on H.R. 1261, the WIA Reauthorization (Alert Number 46, May 1, 2003)
COMPANIES GET IT -- WHY NOT CONGRESS?? (Alert Number 45, April 10, 2003)
HOUSE POSTPONES FLOOR ACTION OF WIA REAUTHORIZATION BILL (Alert Number 44, April 7, 2003)
Washington Wire Alert (Alert Number 43, March 31, 2003)
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE RESCHEDULES MARKUP OF HR1261 (Alert Number 42, March 28, 2003)
H.R. 1261 -- Just the Facts (Alert Number 41, March 28, 2003)
NRA Recommendations for
Reauthorization of the
Rehabilitation Act
(Alert Number 40, March 26, 2003)
2003 NRA Issue Statements (Alert Number 39, March 26, 2003)
H.R. 1261 -- Just the Facts (Alert Number 38, March 25, 2003)
H.R. 1261, the House WIA Reauthorization Bill (Alert Number 37, March 20, 2003)
HOUSE INTRODUCES WIA REAUTH. BILL (Alert Number 36, March 14, 2003)
HOUSE SCHEDULES WIA/VR HEARING ON MARCH 11, 2003 (Alert Number 35, February 27, 2003)
SENATE HELP COMMITTEE SCHEDULES HEARING ON WIA REAUTH (Alert Number 34, February 5, 2003)
President's '04 Budget Consolidates Same Four Programs (Alert Number 33, February 3, 2003)
The Center's response to Bush's press briefing on TANF (Alert Number 32, January 15, 2003)
PRESIDENT CALLS FOR ACTION ON WELFARE REFORM (Alert Number 31, January 15, 2003)
ouse Republicans Choose New Committee Staff (Alert Number 30, January 13, 2003)
Washington Wire 01/10/2003 (Alert Number 29, January 13, 2003)
Washington Wire 01/09/2003 (Alert Number 28, January 13, 2003)
2002 Legislative Alerts
Rumors Rampant that President Bush May Try to Eliminate Voc Ed Law (Alert Number 27, November 27, 2002)
SENATE PREPARES TO DEPART AND HOUSE RETURNS FOR PROFORMA SESSION ON FRIDAY (Alert Number 26, November 21, 2002)
House Passes Continuing Resolution (Alert Number 25, November 14, 2002)
WIA: WHAT'S PAST IS PROLOGUE (Alert Number 24, November 1, 2002)
House Social Security Subcommittee Hearing on TWWIIA (Alert Number 23, November 1, 2002)
WIA HEARING -- NEW GAO INTERIM REPORT ON WIA (Alert Number 22, September 10, 2002)
HHS RELEASE--NEW OFFICE ON DISABILITY (Alert Number 21, August 1, 2002)
Senate confirms nomination of Dr. Roy Grizzard as Assistant Secretary of ODEP (Alert Number 20, July 30, 2002)
Senate Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Ed Bill (Alert Number 19, July 18, 2002)
President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education (Alert Number 18, July 16, 2002)
NRA Presents at The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Forum (Alert Number 17, July 16, 2002)
New GAO report on TANF and disability (Alert Number 16, July 12, 2002)
Justin Dart, Jr. Passes Away (Alert Number 15, June 25, 2002)
AASA Releases New Poll on IDEA (Alert Number 14, June 14, 2002)
NEW IDEA WEBSITE ANNOUNCED (Alert Number 13, June 12, 2002)
Update on the Superwaiver Title Since Passage of House Welfare Bill (Alert Number 12, May 24, 2002)
The House Welfare Reauthorization Legislation -- H.R. 4737 (Alert Number 11, May 22, 2002)
New Senate Bill, S. 2524, Introduced on Welfare Reauthorization (Alert Number 10, May 21, 2002)
Welfare Reauthorization (Alert Number 9, May 10, 2002)
New NRA Director of Governmental Affairs (Alert Number 8, May 2, 2002)
National Rehabilitation Association Issue Statements 2002
(Alert Number 7, March 12, 2002)
Chevron USA v Echazabal (Alert Number 6, February 27, 2002)
RSA Public Meetings on the Reauthorization of the Rehabilitation Act
(Alert Number 5, February 22, 2002)
President George W. Bush’s fiscal year 2003 budget request
(Alert Number 4, February 5, 2002)
Vocational Rehabilitation funding – 2003
(Alert Number 3, January 28, 2002)
Hart Senate Office Building reopens Friday
(Alert Number 2, January 16, 2002)
Supreme Court decision narrows the scope of the ADA
(Alert Number 1, January 9, 2002)
2001 Legislative Alerts
Thank you and a summary of 2001
(Alert Number 40, December 31, 2001)
Congress goes home; Community-Based Alternatives for Individuals with Disabilities; Election Reform and Voters with Disabilities
(Alert Number 39, December 26, 2001)
Elementary and Secondary Education Act – Discipline Amendments Eliminated; Status of Labor / HHS / Education Appropriations (Alert Number 38, December 19, 2001)
Presidential Nominations and Appointments; ESEA passage; Olmstead White House Report soon; Labor / HHS / Education Appropriations still waiting; and what should be in the New Freedom Initiative Phase II
(Alert Number 37, December 14, 2001)
U.S. Airways v Barnett
(Alert Number 36, December 5, 2001)
Mail set to again go to Congress, and the status of the Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations bill (Alert Number 35, November 28, 2001)
Labor / HHS / Education Appropriations; Social Security cost-of-living notice filed
(Alert Number 34, November 9, 2001)
Toyota Motor Manufacturing v Williams (Alert Number 33, November 8, 2001)
Howard Moses dies
(Alert Number 32, November 7, 2001)
DO NOT mail letters to any SENATOR or CONGRESSPERSON right now
(Alert Number 31, October 25, 2001)
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Reauthorization Public Forums and Improving Americans Schools (IAS) Conferences
(Alert Number 30, October 16, 2001)
Cox withdrawal as nominee; Congress passes Continuing Resolution; Passage of Education legislation in doubt for this session; Another economic stimulus package; U.S. Supreme Court; Congressional adjournment uncertain
(Alert Number 29, October 11, 2001)
The President’s Budget request as it relates to individuals with disabilities (Alert Number 28, September 28, 2001)
A message from the White House concerning the events of September 11, 2001
(Alert Number 27, September 20, 2001)
More muddled ADA case law.
(Alert Number 26, September 5, 2001)
President George W. Bush to nominate W. Michael Cox as Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor. (Alert Number 25, August 20, 2001)
IDEA Amendments on the H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act and Better Education for Students and Teachers Act (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) (Alert Number 24, August 16, 2001)
Disability advocate Pat Morrissey receives HHS appointment (Alert Number 23, August 15, 2001)
Pasternack and Wilson confirmed
(Alert Number 22, August 14, 2001)
New Freedom Initiative (Alert Number 21, August 9, 2001)
Congress ready to leave, Patient’s Bill of Rights (House version), MiCassa (Alert Number 20, August 3, 2001)
Patient’s Bill of Rights, Congressional Recess, Status of Legislation (Alert Number 19, August 1, 2001)
Social Security Commissioner nominated, Final Rule education session, ADA 2001, an apology (Alert Number 18, July 30, 2001)
Patient's Bill of Rights (Alert Number 17, June 27, 2001)
A meeting of the Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities, as well as Department of Labor Grant Announcements. (Alert Number 16, June 26, 2001)
Bush Nominates OSERS head and RSA Commissioner (Alert Number 15, June 23, 2001)
Community Based Alternatives for Individuals with Disabilities. (Alert Number 14, June 19, 2001)
Supreme Court Issues Another ADA Opinion; A Death and a Resignation in the House; Congress goes home for Memorial Day
(Alert Number 13, May 29, 2001)
The Shifting Balance of Power in the U.S. Senate
(Alert Number 12, May 24, 2001)
Supported employment closures.
(Alert Number 11, May 15, 2001)
ESEA, the Federal Budget and Possible Managed Care Reform (Alert Number 10, May 14, 2001)
An assault on the Americans with Disabilities Act, and a possible anti-ADA judge?
(Alert Number 9, March 28, 2001)
National Rehabilitation Association Issue Statements 2001 (Alert Number 8, March 13, 2001)
Supreme Court limits provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act. (Alert Number 7, February 21, 2001)
President Bush's New Freedom Initiative (Alert Number 6, February 2, 2001)
Social Security and Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) (Alert Number 5, February 2, 2001)
Yvonne Johnson -- a Lady of great Strength. (Alert Number 4, January 31, 2001)
Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act Proposed Regulations Issued by the Social Security Administration. (Alert Number 3, January 16, 2001)
The U.S. Senate organizes, Chao nominated Labor Secretary, White House Aide for Disability Policy Jonathan Young leaving, Disability Rights advocates honored, and FDR statute unveiled.
(Alert Number 2, January 12, 2001)
The 107th Congress convenes.
(Alert Number 1, January 5, 2001)
2000 Legislative Alerts
The 106th Congress, the 2000 election, the 107th Congress.
(Alert Number 19, December 27, 2000)
Everyone’s waiting.
(Alert Number 18, November 15, 2000)
VOTE! (Alert Number 17, November 6, 2000)
Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations 'agreement' falls apart.
(Alert Number 16, October 31, 2000)
MiCassa; Governor Carnahan
(Alert Number 15, October 24, 2000)
POSITIONS OF 2000 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES (Alert Number 14, October 13, 2000)
Attack on the Americans with Disabilities Act in the final days of the 106th Congress. (Alert Number 13, October 12, 2000)
Congress wants to go home, but major spending legislation still needs to be passed. Social Security Administration to issue proposed regulations on Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act. Supreme Court hears arguments in the in the case Alabama v Garrett.
(Alert Number 12, October 12, 2000)
2nd Meeting of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel Announced. (Alert Number 11, August 30, 2000)
Social Security Work Incentives Advisory Panel (Alert Number 10, July 21, 2000)
Possible threat to ADA on its 10th Anniversary; Congressional activities; The Disability Rights Exhibit; and Pat Morrissey leaves the Senate.
(Alert Number 9, July 17, 2000)
S. 2553, Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations; MiCASSA; and Patient's Bill of Rights (Alert Number 8, May 26, 2000)
Attack on the Americans with Disabilities Act / MiCASSA Hearings Sought
(Alert Number 7, May 19, 2000)
Congress, the U.S. Supreme Court, and the White House
(Alert Number 6, April 21, 2000)
Rumors and the proposal for a position of Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Policy; and a void in our hearts.
(Alert Number 5, March 13, 2000)
Proposed Title I Regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Education. (Alert Number 4, March 1, 2000)
National Rehabilitation Association Issue Statements 2000. (Alert Number 3, February 16, 2000)
The 2nd Session of the 106th Congress convenes, and another ADA case before the Supreme Court. A new U.S. Department of Labor office of Disability Policy, Evaluation and Technical Assistance (ODPET). (Alert Number 2, February 7, 2000)
Congressional Powers versus States Rights? (Alert Number 1, January 14, 2000)
1999 Legislative Alerts
Thank you and a correction.
(Alert Number 31, December 29, 1999)
The 106th Congress. (Alert Number 30, December 8, 1999)
Social Security Work Return-to-Work passes Congress, and the loss of a VR leader. (Alert Number 29, November 23, 1999)
A Budget agreement between the White House and Congress. (Alert Number 28, November 18, 1999)
Congress is still in session. Status of Appropriations and Social Security Return-to- Work. Bi-Partisan MiCassa legislation (S. 1935) introduced in the Senate.
(Alert Number 27, November 17, 1999)
Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations bill passed by Congress and vetoed by President Clinton. Social Security Return-to-Work legislation in Conference Committee. The disability community loses two strong supporters.
(Alert Number 26, November 5, 1999)
As the 1st Session of the 106th winds down, the latest on the Budget as well as Social Security Return-to-Work.
(Alert Number 25, October 29, 1999)
An effort to suspend the ADA provisions in the Fair Housing Act. (Alert Number 24, October 26, 1999)
Social Security Return-to-Work legislation passes House of Representatives. (Alert Number 23, October 20, 1999)
The latest on Social Security Return-to-Work legislation.
(Alert Number 22, October 18, 1999)
Social Security Return-to-Work legislative moves forward. (Alert Number 21, October 15, 1999)
Social Security Return-to-Work legislation.
(Alert Number 20, October 14, 1999)
Social Security Return-to-Work legislation; Patient's Bill of Rights and FY 2000 Appropriations.
(Alert Number 19, October 8, 1999)
The beginning of fiscal year 2000. (Alert Number 18, September 29, 1999)
Congress after the August recess. (Alert Number 17, September 16, 1999)
ADA under attack. (Alert Number 16, August 4, 1999)
Status of Labor / HHS / Education Appropriations bill (Alert Number 15, July 28, 1999)
Rick Douglas (Alert Number 14, June 29, 1999)
Four U.S. Supreme Court Decisions on the ADA. (Alert Number 13, June 22, 1999)
Social Security Return-to-Work Legislation clears the Senate; and IDEA amendments offered. (Alert Number 12, June 16, 1999)
Budget concerns, and Social Security return-to-work legislation. (Alert Number 11, June 11, 1999)
Fiscal Year 2000 Appropriations (Alert Number 7, May 12, 1999)
Interim Final Rule issued by the U.S. Department of Labor on WIA. (Alert Number 6, April 29, 1999)
SSA issues final rules on SGA, and Congress prepares its annual fight over a minimum wage increase. (Alert Number 5, April 28, 1999)
Supreme Court decision determining the future direction of ADA. (Alert Number 4, April 23, 1999)
National Rehabilitation Association Issue Statements -- 1999 (Alert Number 3, March 31, 1999)
Status of Social Security Return-to-Work Legislation (Alert Number 2, March 16, 1999)
Congress is SLOWLY beginning the 1st Session of the 106th Congress. (Alert Number 1, February 1, 1999)
1998 Legislative Alerts
Thank You (Alert Number 35, December 30, 1998)
The American with Disabilities Act -- No complacency -- please.
(Alert Number 34, December 28, 1998)
U.S. Department of Labor sets Town Meetings on the Workforce Investment Act. (Alert Number 33, December 10, 1998)
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE NATIONAL REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION 1999 LEGISLATIVE SERVICE AWARD (Alert Number 32, November 25, 1998)
National Rehabilitation Association comments on Rehabilitation Services Administration initial efforts to promulgate regulations to the 1998 Rehabilitation Act Amendments.
(Alert Number 31, November 20, 1998)
Standards and Indicators Published (Alert Number 30, November 10, 1998)
The end of the 105th Congress (Alert Number 29, October 22, 1998)
Mone on Social Security Work Incentives. (Alert Number 28, October 16, 1998)
Social Security Work Incentives compromise may be in trouble. (Alert Number 27, October 15, 1998)
Status of Congress (Alert Number 26, October 13, 1998)
Assistive Technology Act introduced. (Alert Number 25, September 4, 1998)
Legislation on Social Security Work Incentives -- a substitute for the Bunning Bill. (Alert Number 24, August 27, 1998)
RSA to hold briefings on 1998 Rehab Amendments (Alert Number 23, August 24, 1998)
The Rehab Act has been Reauthorized.
(Alert Number 22, August 10, 1998)
House approves H.R. 1385 and sends the bill to the President. (Alert Number 21, July 31, 1998)
The full Senate approves H.R. 1385, the Workforce Investment Act. (Alert Number 20, July 31, 1998)
The Conference Report on Rehab Reauthorization and WIPA has been filed. (Alert Number 19, July 30, 1998)
It appears that the House / Senate Conference on Rehab Reauthorization and WIPA is almost over. (Alert Number 18, July 28, 1998)
National Council on Disability to conduct hearing on minorities with disabilities. (Alert Number 17, July 14, 1998)
Social Security Administration officials issue Request For Proposals for participation in the RSVP program. (Alert Number 16, July 13, 1998)
Congress out of session for Independence Day Holiday (Alert Number 15, June 30, 1998)
Social Security 'Ticket to Work' (Alert Number 14, June 9, 1998)
Anti-Lobbying Amendment to Campaign Finance Bill Proposed (Alert Number 13, May 29, 1998)
Conference Committee on Reauthorization of the Rehabilitation Act (S.1186 and H.R. 1385) (Alert Number 12, May 26, 1998)
Conference Committee on Reauthorization of the Rehabilitation Act (S.1186 and H.R. 1385) (Alert Number 11, May 12, 1998)
S. 1186, the Workforce Improvement Partnership Act (WIPA); and S. 1579, the Reauthorization of the Rehabilitation Act (Alert Number 10, May 6, 1998)
S. 1186, the Workforce Improvement Partnership Act (WIPA); and S. 1579, the Reauthorization of the Rehabilitation Act debated on the floor of the U.S. Senate this morning, May 1, 1998 (Alert Number 9, May 1, 1998)
Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults With Disabilities / Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy (Alert Number 8, April 23, 1998)
Disability Programs and Advocacy Groups Under Attack (Alert Number 7, April 2, 1998)
Clinton signs Executive Order on Employment of People with Disabilities (Alert Number 6, March 16, 1998)
Status of Legislation as of March 12, 1998 (Alert Number 5, March 12, 1998)
NRA Issue Statements - 1998 (Alert Number 4, March 4, 1998)
National Governor's Association rumor (Alert Number 3, February 26, 1998)
Rehabilitation Act Amendments Marked-up by the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Alert Number 2, February 6, 1998)
Bill to Reauthorize the Rehabilitation Act Introduced in the Senate (Alert Number 1, February 2, 1998)
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