Monthly Archives: October 2003
- CHN: Federal Unemployment Benefits Program Will Expire December 31 Without Extension
Congress Must Act to Renew Program to Keep Millions of Unemployed Workers Receiving Assistance While Congressional leaders are predicting an adjournment date of November 7 – a target that appears increasingly unlikely – another important deadline is looming for America’s unemployed workers. Before adjournment Congress must act to extend federal unemployment benefits, which are set Read More »
Posted in Labor and Employment, Unemployment Insurance Comments Off - CHN: Senate Introduces Head Start Legislation Without State Block Grant Pilot
On the evening of Wednesday, October 22, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee released its bipartisan Head Start reauthorization bill. Reauthorization of the landmark federal preschool program has been a contentious one in Congress this year largely due to lawmakers’ partisan disagreement over whether to hand authority for the programs to the Read More »
Posted in Early Childhood Education, Education and Youth Policy Comments Off - CHN: Child Nutrition Reauthorization Delayed in Senate
The Senate Agriculture Committee announced last week that it will delay reauthorization of child nutrition programs until early next year. The Senate will now have to extend child nutrition programs, which are set to expire on October 30. The Senate’s delay follows similar action in the House, which recently voted to extend the programs for Read More »
Posted in Child Nutrition, Food and Nutrition Comments Off - CHN: Medicare Conferees Continue to Crawl Towards Agreement
Overview House and Senate negotiators are inching closer to an agreement on a bill that would add prescription drug benefits for more than 40 million elderly and disabled people in the Medicare program. This week conferees announced more areas of agreement and some staff said a final bill might be released within a week or Read More »
- CHN: Action Needed to Preserve SSBG Funding Restoration
In April the Senate voted 95 to 5 to include the SSBG funding restoration and the ten percent TANF transfer authority as part of the CARE Act (S 476). The House companion bill (HR 7), passed in September, does include SSBG restoration. (See Human Needs Report story September 12, 2003) The path to a House-Senate Read More »
Posted in Labor and Employment, Social Services Comments Off - CHN: Medicare Conference Continues Through Senate Recess
Over the last few weeks, conferees for the Medicare prescription drug legislation have been meeting to work out major differences between the House and Senate proposals. This past week conference negotiations focused on low-income beneficiaries, or “dual eligibles.” Dual eligibles are people old enough to qualify for Medicare but whose income level also qualify them Read More »
Posted in Labor and Employment Comments Off - CHN: Senate Workforce Investment Act Bill Passes Committee
Articles from October 10, 2003 TANF Bill Moves….Slowly Congress enacted a six-month extension of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) just before the September 30 expiration of the program. Continuing TANF through the end of March signals the willingness of both the House and Senate to put off full reauthorization of TANF until the new Read More »
Posted in Job Training and Education, Labor and Employment Comments Off - CHN: TANF Bill Moves….Slowly
Senate Finance Committee Bill Language Available; Current Law Extended 6 Months Congress enacted a six-month extension of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) just before the September 30 expiration of the program. Continuing TANF through the end of March signals the willingness of both the House and Senate to put off full reauthorization of TANF Read More »
Posted in Budget and Appropriations, Income Support, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Comments Off
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