April 26, 2002
Hard-To-Employ Welfare Recipients Focus of Senate Hearing
On April 25, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy held a hearingView More
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April 19, 2002
Two House Subcommittees Approve Companion Welfare Reform Bills
On April 18, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources and the Education and the Workforce Subcommittee onView More
April 12, 2002
House Committee Examines President’s Welfare Plan
The House Education and the Workforce Committee held an April 9 hearing to examine the administration’s welfare reform proposal. TheView More
April 12, 2002
Governors Weigh In on President’s Welfare Reform Plan
Two state governors testified before the Senate Finance Committee at an April 10 hearing on welfare reform. Govs. John EnglerView More
April 12, 2002
House Committee Hears Testimony on Various Welfare Reform Proposals
The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources held an April 11 hearing to examine welfare reform reauthorization proposals.View More
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
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