A briefing hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine focused on the report on Reducing Intergenerational Poverty, as well as the evidence-based policies and programs to address racial disparities. The presence of racial disparities in the intergenerational persistence of low-income status was highlighted with key statistics. 46% of Native Americans and 37%
On Wednesday June 12th the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin hosted a webinar on policy and practice approaches to supporting renters with low incomes at the risk of eviction. The webinar featured Dr. Mike Lentz, an associate professor at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs; Dr. Eva Rosen provost
The House is continuing to move forward with its appropriations process, writing and moving bills for the FY 2025 budget. The House and Senate Appropriations Committees will need to agree to and pass twelve funding bills, either separately or in a package together, on or before September 30th, or pass a continuing resolution (CR) to
An analysis from the National Partnership for Women and Families reveals a disconnect between the increasing costs of care and the stagnating wages of paid caregivers. Despite the crucial work caregivers do, their undervaluation forces many women out of the workforce. Key findings in the analysis show that though care workers saw a wage increase
This week is Congress’s last week in session before the beginning of the Memorial Day recess next week. Both chambers are working hard to make this a productive time – there are multiple hearings happening in both the House and Senate and several bills to be introduced this week. On May 16, 2024, the new
On May 10th, 2024, the House Ways and Means Committee held a Field Hearing on “Empowering Native American and Rural Communities,” in Arizona, the first Ways and Means Committee hearing ever to be held on sovereign Tribal land. Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) opened the hearing and outlined the issues being discussed, particularly child support, child
On May 3rd, 2024, the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP), the Global Women’s Strike and Women of Color/Global Women’s Strike hosted a webinar, “Compensating Care: How US Policy Can Support Unpaid Family Caregivers.” Elisa Minoff from CSSP stated that caregiving is essential work, but caregivers receive little support. Also, caregiving exists on
On April 9, 2024, the House Ways and Means Work and Welfare Subcommittee held a field hearing in Chicago, IL, on the Dignity of Work: Lifting Individuals Out of Poverty. Subcommittee Chairman Darin LaHood (R-IL) indicated that current job vacancies are the result of a lack of qualified employees and that work is a pathway
On April 11th, 2024, the House Committee on Ways and Means held a hearing entitled “Expanding on the Success of the 2017 Tax Relief to Help Hardworking Americans,” with the intent to discuss the impacts of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), enacted by former President Donald Trump, and consider upcoming 2025 tax policy.
On Saturday, March 23, 2024, President Biden signed the final six appropriations bills into law, bringing the drawn-out FY 2024 appropriations process to a close at last. Although government funding ran out at midnight on Friday March 22, because it was a weekend and the bill was signed quickly, the impact of the brief government