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House Judiciary Committee Approves Immigration-DREAMS Package
On Wednesday, May 22, the House Judiciary “marked-up” or debated HR 6 an immigration reform bill. The legislation was split into three bills for Committee action purposes: H.R. 2820, the “Dream Act of 2019”; H.R.
Trump Administration Proposes to Prohibit Mixed Status Immigrant Families from Housing Assistance
The Housing and Urban Development (HUD) proposed regulation would prohibit “mixed status families” from living in public and other subsidized housing. Mixed status families are households that include members who are eligible and others
AEI Discuss Family First Progress with Child Welfare Experts
On Thursday, May 23, AEI hosted, “After the fanfare: Family First one year later,” to discuss the challenges and opportunities of implementing the historic legislation – the Family First Prevention Services Act by October 1,
CAPTA Legislation Introduced
Last week the Committee on Education & Labor members introduced the bipartisan legislation to strengthen prevention and treatment of child abuse. The Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (Stronger CAPTA). Co-sponsors include leads Representatives
Child Care and Housing New Report
On Monday, April 28, the Center on Budget and CLASP released a joint report detailing the importance and impact of child care and housing assistance. The report, Child Care and Housing: Big Expenses With Too
Senator Brown Introduces the Family First Transition and Support Act
On May 1, 2019, Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) introduced legislation that addresses many of the issues that we have heard about from states as they work towards implementing Family First. While
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