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Annual Report to Congress on State Child Welfare Expenditures Published
On April 22, 2024, the Children’s Bureau published the annual report to Congress detailing Title IV-B spending. This report to Congress provides national totals of planned spending by service category for the Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Administration Publishes Several Final Rules
The Biden Administration has published a number of new regulations in the past few weeks, moving at a very quick pace. The Congressional Review Act allows Congress to disapprove of a final rule, but the
Ways and Means Hearing Focuses on Native Children
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
House and Senate Offer Very Different Farm Bill Proposals
On May 1, 2024, House Agriculture Chairman G.T. Thompson (R-PA) unveiled an initial summary of the House Republican Farm bill, which encompasses important nutrition programs. A follow-up summary with additional detail was released on May
Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis: Senate Hearing
On May 3, 2024, the Senate HELP Committee hosted a hearing entitled, “What can Congress do to address the severe shortage of minority health care professionals and the maternal health crisis?” Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
CWLA Endorses: Higher Education for Youth in Foster Care
On May 7, 2024, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senator Mike Braun (R-IN), Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), and Representative Erin Houchin (R-IN) reintroduced the Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act to
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