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Ways and Means Committee Hearing on Supporting Older Youth

On June 12, 2025, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare held a hearing, “Aging Out is Not a Plan: Reimagining Futures for Foster Youth,” which explored recommendations to reform and improve

Senate Starts Releasing Reconciliation Text

The Senate Committees began releasing their reconciliation bills over the past two weeks as Congress barrels toward the July 4th deadline that leadership has imposed upon itself. Below is an overview of changes and provisions

By |June 22nd, 2025|Categories: Advocacy, Budget, Budget Policy, Children's Monitor, Education, Family & Community Support, Immigration, Legislation, Senate Legislation|Comments Off on Senate Starts Releasing Reconciliation Text

House Marks up Education and Judiciary Reconciliation Bills

Congress continues to move forward with the budget reconciliation process, with multiple House committees marking up their versions of the bill last week. As a reminder, both the House and the Senate have passed identical

By |May 26th, 2025|Categories: Advocacy, Budget, Budget Policy, Children's Monitor, Education, Health, House legislation, Immigration, Legislation, Older Youth, Youth|Comments Off on House Marks up Education and Judiciary Reconciliation Bills

Leaked: Administration Plans to Request Massive Cuts to HHS

On April 16th, 2025, the press reported that the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is planning to propose massive cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) budget in the

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