Monthly Archives: June 2012
- CHN: Appropriations Bills Funding Human Needs Move in House and Senate: Differences Won’t Be Resolved Until After Election
The House has passed 10 of its 12 annual appropriations bills in Appropriations Subcommittees, 7 of them in the full Appropriations Committee. Five have passed on the House floor. The Senate has completed work in the full Appropriations Committee on 9 bills with none having yet reached the full Senate. Both chambers have done work Read More »
Posted in Budget and Appropriations, Food and Nutrition, Housing and Homelessness Comments Off - CHN: Senate Rejects Extreme Food Stamp Proposals in Farm Bill; Agreement is Reached to Bring 73 More Amendments to the Senate Floor
Hundreds of amendments have been filed for Senate action on the farm bill (S. 3240), which authorizes nutrition programs, assistance for farmers, and conservation measures. Senate negotiators worked for days to get a Unanimous Consent agreement to bring a manageable number of amendments to the floor. On June 18, it was announced that agreement had Read More »
Posted in Food and Nutrition, SNAP Comments Off - CHN: Markup on Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012 Does More Harm Than Good
On June 7 the House Education and Workforce Committee marked up the Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012 (H.R. 4297), a measure to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). The bill, originally introduced by Representatives Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Joe Heck (R-NV) and Buck McKeon (R-CA), was reported out of committee on a party-line vote of Read More »
Posted in Labor and Employment Comments Off - CHN: Senate Republicans Fail to Close the Wage Gap
On June 5th, the Paycheck Fairness Act (S.3220) to prevent wage discrimination by gender failed on a procedural vote (52-47) to get the 60 votes needed to move forward in the Senate. It was a party line vote, with only Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) voting “no” in order to have the procedural ability Read More »
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