Children’s Monitor Highlights

Snippets from CWLA’s weekly breakdown of federal policy and its impact on children and families

Newsletter Excerpts

Senator Brown, Colleagues Introduce the Child Welfare Emergency Assistance Act

On Thursday, July 2, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced the Child Welfare Emergency Assistance Act. The bill, co-sponsored by Senators Kamala Harris (D-CA), Bob Casey (D-PA), and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), will provide flexible, emergency

By John Sciamanna|July 13th, 2020|Categories: Administration, Adoption, Advocacy, Budget, Budget Policy, Children's Monitor, Family & Community Support, Healthy Growth & Development, Healthy Growth & Development in Child Welfare, Home News, House legislation, Kinship Care, Legislation, Older Youth, Out-of-Home Care, People, Permanency, Placement & Permanency, Prevention, Protecting Youth & Families, Reunification, Senate Legislation, State|Comments Off

House Moving 2021 Appropriations

Last week the House Appropriations Committee began to move the 12 annual Fiscal Year 2021 appropriations bills through their respective subcommittees. The Labor-HHS-Education bill passed through the subcommittee on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, with funding

By John Sciamanna|July 13th, 2020|Categories: Administration, Administration, Advocacy, Budget, Budget Policy, Child Abuse, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention, Children's Monitor, Early Childhood, Education, Family & Community Support, Health, Healthy Growth & Development, Healthy Growth & Development in Child Welfare, Home News, House legislation, Infants and Toddlers, Legislation, People, Protecting Youth & Families, Senate Legislation, State|Comments Off

CWLA Joins Hundreds of Organizations In Defense of the CDC

Hundreds of organizations, including the Child Welfare League of America, sent a letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar calling on him to protect the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in its role and mission. The CDC

By John Sciamanna|July 13th, 2020|Categories: Administration, Administration, Budget, Children's Monitor, Health Care, Healthy Growth & Development, Healthy Growth & Development in Child Welfare, Home News|Comments Off

House Agrees to Extend PPP Loan Program

On Wednesday, July 1, 2020, the House passed the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), extending the small business loans until August 8. The bill was passed by unanimous consent after the Senate passed it (S.4116) the

By John Sciamanna|July 13th, 2020|Categories: Administration, Budget, Budget Policy, Children's Monitor, General, Grants, Home News, House legislation, Legislation, Senate Legislation, State|Comments Off

Senator Murray, Colleagues Introduces Major Child-focused COVID Bill

Senator Murray (D-WA), Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Democrats introduced the Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief Act before the fourth of July holiday break. This bill includes $430 million for many of the Senate

By John Sciamanna|July 13th, 2020|Categories: Administration, Administration, Advocacy, Budget, Budget Policy, Child Abuse, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention, Children's Monitor, Early Childhood, Education, Family & Community Support, Healthy Growth & Development, Healthy Growth & Development in Child Welfare, Home News, House legislation, Infants and Toddlers, Legislation, Maltreatment Prevention, Older Youth, People, Prevention, Protecting Youth & Families, Senate Legislation, State, Youth|Comments Off

Update on Progress Toward Safely Getting Back to Work and Back to School

On Tuesday, June 30, 2020, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee gave an update on the progress of the U.S reopening procedures in businesses and education as testifying. Committee members stressed the need for