October 31, 2003
Senate Committee Approves Bill to Reduce and Prevent Poverty
On October 29, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee approved, by voice vote, a bill (as-yet-unnumbered) to reauthorizeView More
Family Support
October 10, 2003
House Committee Hears Testimony on Child Nutrition Programs
On October 7, the House Education and the Workforce Committee heard testimony on a number of federal child nutrition programsView More
October 3, 2003
Congress Clears Six-Month Extension of Welfare Programs
On September 30, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, a bill (H.R. 3146) to extend the 1996 welfare reform lawView More
October 3, 2003
Committee Approves Reauthorization of Community Services Block Grant
The House Education and the Workforce Committee approved, 28-20, a bill (H.R. 3030) to reauthorize the Community Services Block GrantView More
September 26, 2003
House Passes Six-Month Extension of Welfare Law
On September 24, the House approved, by voice vote, H.R. 3146, a bill to extend the 1996 welfare reform lawView More
September 12, 2003
Senate Panel Approves Welfare Reauthorization
On September 10, the Senate Finance Committee voted, 9-8, to approve H.R. 4, which would reauthorize programs under the 1996View More
July 25, 2003
House Subcommittee Holds Hearing to Review the Operations of the Food Stamp Program
On July 24, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry held a hearing to review theView More
July 18, 2003
Senate Government Affairs Committee Holds Hearings on Forced Custody Relinquishment
On July 15 and 17, the Senate Government Affairs Committee held hearings on the issue of parents being forced toView More
July 2, 2003
Senate Reauthorizes Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
On June 27, the Senate approved, by voice vote, legislation (H.R. 2350) that would extend through September 30 major programsView More
June 27, 2003
House and Senate Move FY2004 Appropriations Bills
This week, the House approved its first two FY2004 spending bills of the yearHomeland Security and Military Construction. The HouseView More