Alert 1

Transformation to Competitive Employment Act

S260 / HR873

Educate Senator Schumer and Congressman Brindisi on how these bills would affect you. Use our "Who Represents You in Congress" tool on our homepage for contact information.

Alert 2

Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program Act

In late January, 2019, H.R. 259, the Medicaid Extenders Act, was signed into law. The bill includes three months of funding for the Money Follows the Person (MFP) Program. As we know, three months is not enough to sustain the work of MFP, but it does provide a much needed extension while we continue our advocacy for a longer renewal.

The Empower Care Act (S548 / HR1342) was introduced to reauthorize the Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program.

Educate Senator Schumer, Senator Gillibrand, and Congressman Brindisi on how these bills affect you. Use our "Who Represents You in Congress" tool on our homepage for contact information.

Alert 3

The Disability Integration Act (DIA)

The Disability Integration Act (DIA) is a civil rights, bipartisan and bicameral legislation, introduced by Senators Charles Schumer, Minority Leader (D-NY) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) in the Senate and Representative Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) in the House, to address the fundamental issue that people who need Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS) are forced into institutions and losing their basic civil rights. The legislation (S.117, H.R.555) builds on the 25 years of work that ADAPT and other disability rights advocates have done to end the institutional bias and provide seniors and people with disabilities home and community-based services (HCBS) as an alternative to institutionalization. It is the next step in our national advocacy after securing the Community First Choice (CFC) option.