July 2, 2004
- CHN: Yet Again – TANF Extended
With no resolution to the differences between the House and Senate in sight, Congress enacted the seventh extension of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) a few days before its latest June 30 expiration date (HR 4589). This extension lasts for three months, until September 30. Three months before, Chairman Herger (R-CA) of the Human Read More »
Posted in Income Support, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Comments Off - CHN: Debate Over Financing Stalls Family Opportunity Act
The Family Opportunity Act (HR 1811), a bill that would allow families of children with disabilities to buy into the federal Medicaid program, hit a snag last week in the House. The Senate passed a similar bill on May 6 and the House had been scheduled to vote on the bill June 14 under suspension Read More »
Posted in Disabilities, Health, Health Care Reform, Housing and Homelessness, Medicaid Comments Off - CHN: House Rejects Dangerous Budget Process Bill
In a major win for advocates, the House of Representatives decisively rejected legislation June 24 that would have resulted in major cuts to services for low-income working families, seniors, children, those with disabilities and other vulnerable people. Congress rejected by a vote 146 to 268 the Spending Control Act (HR 4663), a bill sponsored by Read More »
Posted in Budget and Appropriations Comments Off - CHN: National Paid Sick Leave Legislation is Introduced in the House and Senate
Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CA) held a press conference on June 15, 2004 to introduce the Healthy Families Act or 2004 (S 2520, HR 4575). The Kennedy/DeLauro bill would provide full-time employees at companies with 15 or more employees with seven paid sick days a year to be used for their Read More »
Posted in Labor and Employment Comments Off - CHN: Congress Starts Work on Appropriations
Despite the lack of a fiscal year 2005 budget resolution, House and Senate appropriators have begun making decisions on next year’s spending levels for the programs that must be appropriated annually – known as the “discretionary” programs. Lawmakers have agreed to a total discretionary spending amount of $821 billion to fund the government next fiscal Read More »
Posted in Child Nutrition, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Education and Youth Policy, Food and Nutrition Comments Off - CHN: School Lunch and Other Child Nutrition Programs Reauthorized
Child nutrition advocates celebrated a key victory last week after the Senate and House each unanimously passed the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act (S 2507 and HR 3873). The Senate agreed to the bill on June 23, the House on June 24, and the President signed it June 30. The House and Senate have Read More »
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