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
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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
September 26, 2001
Subcommittee Approves Bill to Reauthorize the Safe and Stable Families Program
On September 25, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources gave voice vote approval to legislation (H.R. 2873)View More
September 21, 2001
House Subcommittee Examines Effects of Welfare Reform
With Congress preparing to reauthorize the 1996 welfare reform law (P.L. 104-193), the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on 21stView More
August 3, 2001
House Committee Hearing Focuses on Working Families
The House Budget Committee on August 1 held a hearing to examine the challenges facing working families. Committee Chair JimView More
July 20, 2001
Senate Committee Approves Three Spending Bills
This week, the Senate Appropriations Committee forged ahead with its consideration of the FY2002 appropriations bills, approving three measures-Agriculture, RuralView More
July 13, 2001
House Subcommittee Examines President’s Human Resources Budget Proposals
On July 11, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources held a hearing to examine the President’s FY2002View More