Labor and Employment - Human Needs Report Archives
2012
Congress Up Against Deadline to Extend Unemployment Insurance and Payroll Tax Cut (2/6/12)
2011
Victory for In-Home Care Workers: Obama Administration Announces New Rules to Provide Minimum Wage and Overtime Protections (12/16/11) Congress Poised to Pass Omnibus Fiscal Year 2012 Appropriation Bill (12/16/11) Congress Not Anxious to Raise Working Families' Taxes in January (12/16/11) Congress Passes Provision in President’s Jobs Bill (11/22/11) Republicans – and a Few Democrats – Block the President's Jobs Package (10/31/11) First Vote on American Jobs Act Scheduled in Senate for Tuesday, October 11 (10/10/11) Congress Passes Short-Term FY2012 Spending Bill (10/10/11) The President's Job Creation Package (9/16/11) Congress Looking to Change Unemployment Insurance; House to Consider So-Called "Jobs, Opportunity, Benefits, and Services Act of 2011" (5/31/11)
2010
The Wealthiest Hold 98% of Americans Hostage to Gain Billions in the Tax Deal Unemployment Insurance is Extended, but the Cost is High (12/22/10) Will Congress Continue Jobless Benefits to Help the Unemployed, Their Families and the Economy? (11/29/10) Senate Republicans Say “No” to Women (11/29/10) Congress Must Extend Unemployment Benefits in Lame Duck Session (10/5/10) Congress Lets Successful Job Creation Program Expire (10/5/10) Congress Enacts Medicaid and Education Aid Urgently Needed by States (8/11/10) Pressure Mounts to Cut FY 2011 Domestic Appropriations; Senate Labor-HHS-Ed Bill Approved in Full Committee (8/11/10) Unemployment Benefits Restored for Millions of Workers (7/26/10) House and Senate Set FY 2011 Spending Targets Lower Than President’s; Spending Tight, but Some Growth in House Labor-HHS Appropriations (7/26/10) 37 Senators and 153 Reps. Vote to Deny UI to 2 Million; And Those Who Vote No Endanger State Aid, Youth Jobs, and TANF Emergency Funds (7/2/10) Efforts to Provide Needed Relief to Unemployed and States Falling Short in the Senate (6/18/10) Congress Lets Unemployment Insurance Expire - Again And Blue Dogs Abandon Recession-Torn States (6/2/10) Clock is Running Down on Extending Unemployment Benefits (5/11/10) Jobless Benefits Restored; Action on Long-Term Jobs Measures Pending (4/26/10) Kicking the Jobless When They’re Down Unemployment Insurance Expires; But Some Jobs Measures Advance in Congress (3/29/10) Unemployment Insurance Back on Track; Jobs Bills Move in Senate and House (3/12/10) Senate Passes Jobs Bill; Abandons Unemployed Workers (3/1/10) Unemployment Insurance Extension Is Urgently Needed (1/29/10)
2009
House Passes a Jobs Bill; But Final Enactment Awaits the New Year (12/23/09) Climate Change Legislation in the Senate Waits Until Next Year (12/23/09) Pressure Intensifies on Washington to Create More Jobs (11/13/09) Relief Comes for Long-Term Unemployed Workers (11/13/09) Senate Will Vote to Break Logjam on Unemployment Insurance (11/02/09) Senate Climate Bill Takes Important Steps To Curb Global Warming; Does Less than the House Bill to Protect Low-Income Consumers (11/02/09) Unemployment Insurance Extension Awaits Senate Approval (10/16/09) As Joblessness Rises, Congress Takes Steps to Extend Unemployment Insurance (9/23/09) House Passes Landmark Climate Change Legislation (7/1/09) Action on Energy Bills in the House and Senate (5/29/09) Protecting Low-Income People While Protecting the Planet from Climate Change (5/11/09) National Service Legislation Ready for President’s Signature (4/6/09) Pay Equity Bill is First President Obama Signs (2/3/09) House Passes Bills Addressing Discrimination in the Workplace (1/16/09)
2008
Millions Running Out of Jobless Benefits: House Takes Strong Vote to Help (6/13/08) Employment Verification System Dangerous for U.S. Workers and Vulnerable Populations (4/14/08)
2007
Congress Finishes Head Start and Leaves Some Unfinished Business (12/21/07) Unemployment Insurance Reforms Pass in House; President Threatens Veto (11/13/07) Legislation Would Overturn Court Pay Discrimination Ruling (8/3/07) Paid Leave Proposed for American Workers (7/23/07)
2006
Workers Lose As Senate Legislation Fails (6/29/07) Healthy Families Act Introduced (4/20/07) Bill Reducting Roadblock to Unionization Passes in House; Slower Going in Senate (4/20/07) Job Training Legislation Moves in the Senate (7/6/06) Katrina Survivors Would Get More Unemployment Help Under Senate Bill (2/17/06)
2005
Labor-HHS-Education Bill Must Clear One Last Hurdle (12/9/05) Appropriations Bills Moving Towards Completion; Across-the-Board Cuts Threatened (11/11/05) White House Forced to Back Down on Davis-Bacon Wage Provisions (10/28/05) Senate Approves Labor-HHS-Education Spending Bill (10/28/05) Low-Income Programs Threatened with Across-the-Board Cuts (10/14/05) Washington Focuses on Aiding Gulf Coast Families (9/16/05) Senate Committee Agrees to Labor-HHS-Education Spending Bill (7/22/05) House Approves Labor-HHS-Education Spending Bill (7/1/05) Bill Funding Departments of Labor, HHS, and Education Moves in House (6/17/05) Minimum Wage Bill Introduced (5/20/05) Senate HELP Committee Approves Workforce Training Bill (5/20/05) Congress Ponders Multiple Tax Cuts (5/20/05) Reconciliation Instructions Put Human Needs Programs at Risk (5/20/05) Congress Approves a Final Budget Resolution (4/29/05) Anti-Immigration Provisions Part of Iraq Spending Bill (4/29/05) FY 2006 Budget Resolutions Clear House, Senate Floor (4/1/05) House and Senate Budget Committees Pass Budget Resolutions for FY 2006 (3/11/05) Deep Cuts in President's Budget; Committees Ready to Act (2/25/05) WIA Reauthorization Bill To Be Marked Up in Subcommittee (2/4/05)
2004
Congress Passes Massive Spending Bill (11/24/04) National Paid Sick Leave Legislation is Introduced in the House and Senate (7/2/04) House Passes Personal Re-Employment Account Bill (6/7/04) Senate Votes to Overturn Labor Department's Revised Overtime Pay Proposal (5/7/04) Unemployment Benefits Extension Amendment Reappears on Senate Floor (5/7/04) Department Of Labor Revises Overtime Pay Rule Proposal (4/23/04) More Than One Million Unemployed Workers Lost Help Because Of Failure To Extend Federal Benefits (3/26/04) Majority Of Senators Support Restoration Of TEUC (3/4/04) Transportation Reauthorization Bill Moves in Senate (3/4/04) CHN Releases Analysis of President's Budget (3/4/04) Congress Attempts To Restore TEUC Program (2/13/04)
2003
Omnibus Appropriations Bill Moving Forward (11/21/03) Senate Quietly Passes Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization (11/21/03) Nation's Unemployed Still Waiting For Vote To Extend Federal Benefits (11/21/03) Federal Unemployment Benefits Program Will Expire December 31 Without Extension (10/24/03) Senate Workforce Investment Act Bill Passes Committee (10/10/03) WIA Reauthorization Postponed in Senate HELP Committee (9/26/03) Senate Continues Reauthorization of WIA (9/12/03) Senate Blocks Implementation of Overtime Rules Change (9/12/03) Appropriations Update (9/12/03) Employment Trends: Good and Bad News for July (8/1/03) Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill Passes The House (7/18/03) GOP Leaders Fail To Muster Necessary Votes For Comp Time Bill (6/6/03) House And Senate Pass Unemployment Benefit Extension (5/23/03) IRS Proposes Restrictive Changes To Earned Income Tax Credit (5/23/03) House Reauthorizes Workforce Investment Act (5/9/03) House Education and Workforce Committee Passes WIA Reauthorization (3/27/03) President Proposes Far-Reaching Changes to WIA (3/14/03) Unemployment Benefits Extended for Some Workers (1/17/03)
2002
Many Programs Benefiting Poor Face Reauthorization in 2003 (11/22/02) Unemployment Benefits Extension Falters (11/22/02) Senate Democrats Call for Unemployment Benefits Extension (9/27/02) Labor HHS Bill in Limbo (9/13/02) Democrats Considering Attaching Minimum Wage Increase to Pensions Bill (9/13/02) Congress Approves Trade Legislation (8/2/02) Senate Committee Approves Labor-HHS-Education Bill (7/19/02) Minimum Wage Bill Hits Possible Snag (6/7/02) Senate Passes Health Provisions in Trade Bill (5/24/02) Kennedy Minimum Wage Bill Resurfaces (5/24/02) Senate Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Low-Wage Workers (5/24/02) Senators Agree to Include Health Provisions in Trade Bill (5/10/02) Senate to Take Up Trade Package With Health Care Provision (4/26/02) President Signs Disaster Unemployment Assistance Extension (3/29/02)
