1st Quarter - Report · 2026

HCR — Health Issues

H.R.1151, Freedom To Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act, to expand eligible uses of education savings accounts for career development; S.756, Freedom To Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act, to expand eligible uses of education savings accounts for career development; H.R.1812, Care Across Generations Act, to establish grants for long-term care facilities to co-locate or partner with childcare centers for intergenerational activities; H.R.1177, Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act, to update the WOTC, increase the credit percentages and add additional credits for employers; S.492, Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act, to update the WOTC, increase the credit percentages and add additional credits for employers; S.473, Social Engagement and Network Initiatives for Older Relief (SENIOR) Act, to promote senior socialization and combat isolation; H.R.2036, Credit for Caring Act, to establish a tax credit for family caregivers of up to $5,000 to help offset long-term care expenses; S.925, Credit for Caring Act, to establish a tax credit for family caregivers of up to $5,000 to help offset long-term care expenses; S.852, Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, to prevent legislation that would exacerbate workforce challenges among senior living providers; H.R.2036, Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, to prevent legislation that would exacerbate workforce challenges among senior living providers; H.R.2572, Start Applying Labor Transparency (SALT) Act, to increase transparency by requiring unions to register salts with the Department of Labor (DOL); H.R.3000, Caring for Seniors Act, to increase affordability of assisted living and invest in workforce development programs; H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, to establish tax-savings programs to help seniors afford long-term care and to promote workforce development programs; H.R.138, Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act, to allow health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts to be used by adult children on medical expenses for their parents; S.1565, Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act, to allow health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts to be used by adult children on medical expenses for their parents; S.2762, Supporting Our Seniors Act, to establish a National Advisory Commission on long-term care services for seniors and individuals in need of support for activities of daily living; S.2120, Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act, to reauthorize the Older Americans Act and support programs to address social isolation and loneliness; H.R.5031, Preserving Patient Access to Long-Term Care Pharmacies Act, to establish a temporary fee for LTC pharmacies to mitigate impacts of the Medicare Part D drug negotiation program; S.2699, Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act, to reauthorize the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program and Geriatrics Academic Career Awards; H.R.4393, Dignity for Immigrants while Guarding our Nation to Ignite and Deliver the American Dream Act, to promote comprehensive immigration reform to help support the foreign-born workforce needed across long-term care and other sectors; H.R.6231, Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act, to extend and modernize the Work Opportunity Tax Credit to address workforce shortages; S.3265, Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act, to extend and modernize the Work Opportunity Tax Credit to address workforce shortages; S.3159, Preserving Patient Access to Long-Term Care Pharmacies Act, to establish a temporary fee for LTC pharmacies to mitigate impacts of the Medicare Part D drug negotiation program; H.R.5494, Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act, to create a new H-2C nonimmigrant visa program for positions have gone unfilled in essential industries, such as health care and long-term care; H.R. 664421st Century ROAD to Housing Act, to clarify provisions that could threaten the viability of existing seniors housing units; S. 2651, 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, to clarify provisions that could threaten the viability of existing seniors housing units; H.R. 5408, Faster Labor Contracts Actto promote voluntary agreements, worker choice, and free enterprise, and prevent mandatory arbitration in the private sector; S. 844, Faster Labor Contracts Act, to promote voluntary agreements, worker choice, and free enterprise, and prevent mandatory arbitration in the private sector.

Government entities lobbied: Administration on Aging; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; White House Office