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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
Policies to Support Unpaid Caregivers: Webinar
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
Information Memorandum on Child Welfare-Family Violence Partnerships
The Children’s Bureau (CB) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration on Children and Families (ACF) and the ACF Office on Family Violence Prevention and Services (OFVPS) issued Information Memorandum (IM) ACYF-CB-IM-24-03
Senate Hearing on Housing Stock
The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing, “Challenges in Preserving the U.S. Housing Stock,” on April 16, 2024. Senator Smith (D-MN) indicated that in the USA, more than half of the
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