This LCAO letter, signed by 44 organizations, outlines the coalitions’ appropriations priorities by committee and agency for the FY 2016 budget.
House Version – LCAO FY16 Appropriations – House
Senate Version – LCAO FY16 Appropriations – Senate
Issue Area: Community Services
LCAO White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA) Documents
The Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO) formed a White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA) work group to formulate policy priorities and suggestions for the Conference and Regional Forums. The co-chairs, Sarah Lock from AARP and Diane Lifsey from the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM), sent a cover letter with LCAO policy documents to Nora Super and the White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA) staff. All of the documents are uploaded to the following links and include descriptions outlining their relation to one another.
Cover Letter from co-chairs – Nora Super policy recommendations for the WHCOA – Final
LCAO Policy Priorities – LCAO- WHCoA Priority Policy Recommendations Final
LCAO Policy Document – LCAO WHCoA Policy Catalog Final
Letter – S. 192 Thank You
This sign-on letter thanks the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee leaders and members for reporting the bill out of committee of S. 192 reauthorizing the Older Americans Act (OAA).
Letter to House – 50th Anniversaries in 2015
The following letter was sent to all members of the House of Representatives highlighting the significant anniversaries of Medicare, Medicaid, and the Older Americans Act (OAA).
Letter to Senate – 50th Anniversaries in 2015
The following letter was sent to all members of the Senate highlighting the significant anniversaries of Medicare, Medicaid, and the Older Americans Act (OAA).
Letter – Senate FY-2015 Omnibus Appropriations
LCAO sent the attached FY15 appropriation request letter for an omnibus appropriations bill with 43 sign-on’s to Congress. The letter urges the completion of an omnibus spending bill in the lame-duck session for Labor-HHS-Education funding, to include funding for Older Americans Act programs to pre-sequester FY 2010 levels and related funding requests deemed the highest priority by LCAO. This version of the letter was sent to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies.
Letter – House FY-2015 Omnibus Appropriations
LCAO sent the attached FY15 appropriation request letter for an omnibus appropriations bill with 43 sign-on’s to Congress. The letter urges the completion of an omnibus spending bill in the lame-duck session for Labor-HHS-Education funding, to include funding for Older Americans Act programs to pre-sequester FY 2010 levels and related funding requests deemed the highest priority by LCAO. This version of the letter was sent to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies.
Chair’s Letter on OAA Reauthorization
At the September 3rd Full Council meeting, the Community Services committee recommended another letter should be sent on behalf of the LCAO from the Chair to motivate Congress to reauthorize the Older Americans Act (OAA) this fall. The council unanimously passed this motion and the Chair has now finalized the letter.
Senate OAA Reauthorization Letter
A letter to Senate members regarding Older American Acts (OAA) reauthorization. The letter, with 55 sign-on’s from council organizations, provided information about OAA and urged Congress to continue the tradition of a bipartisan, timely reauthorization of OAA.
House Older American Act Reauthorization Letter
A letter to House members regarding Older American Acts (OAA) re-authorization. The letter, with 55 sign-on’s from council organizations, provided information about OAA and urged Congress to continue the tradition of a bipartisan, timely reauthorization of OAA.