Congressional Comments, Letters & Testimonies

Comments to Federal Agencies

See comments, letters, and testimonies sent to federal agencies and representatives regarding issues and legislation critical to senior living.

2020 

• COVID-19 Letters
  • 4/4 – Letter to HHS Secretary Azar, co-signed by ASHA, regarding protection from liability under the PREP Act
  • 4/2 – Letter to HHS Secretary Azar, co-signed by ASHA, on securing grant funding for senior living from the CARES Act
  • 3/23 – Letter to U.S. Department of Labor on defining “health care provider” (Signed on by Argentum, sent by Workplace Policy Institute)
  • 3/18 – Letter to U.S. Department of Labor on recognizing senior care workers as “health care workers” relating to COVID-19 legislation
  • 3/16 –  Letter to Congress, co-signed by ASHA, seeking paid leave exemptions for the LTC workforce
  • 3/13 – Letters to Congress and the Administration seeking prioritization for senior living in response to COVID-19
• 3/13 – Letter to Senate Finance Subcommittee on addressing Alzheimer’s disease
• 3/5/20 – Letter to Sen. Toomey in support of expanding the use of retirement plan funds to obtain long-term care insurance.
• 1/28/20 – Comments to CMS on Medicad Fiscal Accountability Rule

2019 

• 12/10/19 – Co-signed Med Ex Coalition letters to the House and the Senate
• 8/14/19 – Argentum letter to Rep. Smucker in support of HR1740, The Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act
• 6/26/19 – Argentum comments to Senate Aging Committee: Input on Falls Prevention
• 6/5/19 – Argentum co-signed letter to Senators Collins and Cantwell in support of the Medical Expenses Savings Act
• 6/5/19 – Argentum co-signed letter to Rep. Katie Porter and Rep. Kenny Merchant in support of H.R. 2073: Permanently Extend the 7.5 percent Adjusted Gross Income Floor for the Medical Expense Deduction
• 5/21/19 – Partnership to Protect Workplace Opportunity co-signed letter to DOL on Defining and Delimiting the Exemption for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees; Proposed Rule
• 5/21/19 – Argentum / ASHA co-signed letter to DOL on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees

2018 

• 8/7/18 – Argentum letter to Rep. Pallone, Ranking Member of House Committee on Energy & Commerce, regarding LTSS

2017 

• 11/7/17 – Co-signed letter to House, led by AARP, re: repeal of the medical expenses deduction
• 11/6/17 – Argentum co-signed letter to the House: HR 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: oppose the repeal of the medical expense deduction
• 9/22/17 – Argentum comments in response to the Department of Labor’s request for information, as published in the Federal Register (82 FR 34616), on the Proposed Overtime Rule
• 9/20/17 – Argentum Testimony for U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging (SCOA) Hearing “Disaster Preparedness and Response: The Special Needs of Older Americans”
• 6/20/17 – Letter to Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, signed by Argentum and other associations urging House members to cosponsor the Prior Approval Reform Act
• 6/9/17 – Coalition for a Democratic Workplace Letter of Support, signed by Argentum, in support of the Workforce Democracy & Fairness Act and the Employee Privacy Protection Act
• 2/27/17 – Argentum Letter to President Trump Regarding Public Health and Research Workforce and Federal Hiring
• 2/14/17 – Argentum Letter to the National Labor Relations Board on Restoring Balance and Fairness

2016 

• 11/7/16 – Argentum/ASHA Letter to Department of Health and Human Services on Proposed Rule 42 CFR Part 1007. Medicaid; Revisions to State Medicaid Fraud Control Units
• 7/21/16 – Argentum Letter of Support for the VA’s Proposal on Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

Prior 

• 1/8/13 – Argentum Comments to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on the Commission’s Briefing Examining the Effects of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Newly Updated Guidance on the Use of Criminal Background Checks
• 6/15/12 – Argentum Letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services about Proposed Regulation Defining Home and Community-Based Setting in the Community First Choice Option Final Rule and Other Home and Community- Based Services Programs
• 9/21/11 – Argentum Letter to Department of Labor Commenting on Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Persuader Activities under the LMRDA of 1959
• 6/15/11 – Argentum Letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services about Proposed Regulation Revising the Rules Implementing Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waivers under Section 1915(c) of the Social Security Act