March 15, 2002
Senate and House Committees Examine President’s Welfare Plan
On March 12, the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee held hearings to examine the President’sView More
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March 15, 2002
Subcommittee Examines Ties Between Welfare and Workforce Development
The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness held a March 12 hearing to examine the coordinationView More
March 8, 2002
House Subcommittee Examines Work Requirements and Time Limits in Welfare Reform
In 1996, the Personal Responsibility Work Reconciliation Act (P.L. 104-193) was enacted. The new welfare law made major changes toView More
February 15, 2002
Senate Committee Considers Needs of the Working Poor
With Congress poised to reauthorize the welfare program, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions held a FebruaryView More
November 16, 2001
Teen Pregnancy Reduction Subject of Subcommittee Hearing
Continuing its investigation into the effectiveness of the 1996 welfare reform law, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on HumanView More
November 2, 2001
House Committee Approves Promoting Safe Families Bill
Legislation (H.R. 2873) that would reauthorize for four years the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program was approved, by voiceView More
November 2, 2001
Senate Committee Reauthorizes Welfare Grants
On November 1, the Senate Finance Committee gave voice vote approval to legislation (S. 942) that would reauthorize for oneView More
October 26, 2001
Senate Approves FY2002 Agriculture Spending Bill
On October 26, the Senate passed the FY2002 agriculture spending bill (S. 1191) by a vote of 91-5. The HouseView More
October 19, 2001
House Subcommittee Holds Second Hearing on Effects of Welfare Reform
On October 16, during the second in a series of hearings on welfare reform, the House Education and the WorkforceView More
October 12, 2001
Senate Subcommittee Considers Bill to Improve Welfare Reform
Legislation (S. 685) designed to strengthen working families who have left welfare was the subject of an October 11 hearingView More