POLICY PRIORITIES
Legislative Agenda for the 118th Congress
Hot Topics:
Statements:
- CWLA Testimony Regarding Title IV-B Reauthorization
- CWLA Comment on Proposed Rule for Separate Licensing Standards for Relative or Kinship Foster Family Homes – April 17, 2023
- CWLA Testimony Regarding the TANF Program – April 12, 2023
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2022 Legislative Agenda
Hot Topics:
- Extend Foster Care to Age 21 in All States
- Address the National Mental Health Crisis
- Strengthen the Child Welfare Workforce
Resources:
Statements:
- CWLA Statement on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
- Statement of Support: Murray-Kaine Revised Child Care and Preschool Reconciliation Proposal
- CWLA Opposes Redefining Child Abuse to Include Gender-Affirming Care
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2021 Legislative Agenda
Hot Topics:
- Make the Child Tax Credit Permanent
- Enact the Child Care for Working Families Act
- Racial Equity in Child Welfare: Address the Roadblocks
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2020 Legislative Agenda
Hot Topics:
- Increase Funding to the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA)
- Support the Every Child Deserves a Family Act
- Extend Foster Care to Age 21 in All States
THE FAMILY FIRST TRANSITION and SUPPORT ACT OF 2019 (S 1376/HR 2702)
What is the AFDC Look-back? (CWLA explanation)
CRS Analysis of AFDC Look-back & Loss of Eligibility
ENDORSEMENTS of the Family First Transition Services Act
How Funding would increase to the states/CRS
CWLA Description & CRS Description
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2019 Legislative Agenda
Hot Topics:
- Increase Funding to the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA)
- Reduce Child Poverty in Half in Ten Years
CWLA Position Statement on Immigration Separation
CWLA Position Statement on Sustainable Housing for Families in Child Welfare
Administration’s & Congressional Budget Chart:
2020 Administration Budget Summary
CWLA letter JJDPA Reauthorization
FY 2019 Oppose the Aderholt Amendment–Discrimination in Placement
Child Welfare Sign On Letter Opposing the Aderholt Amendment
Appropriations Letter Opposing House Discrimination Language
THE FAMILY FIRST ACT (Summary)
CWLA Comments on FFA Services and Programs July 22, 2018
Support the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) – 2017
CWLA Finance Committee Statement on the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Proposal
CWLA Letter on the American Health Care Act
CWLA Recommendations to President’s Commission on Opioids
The Senate Better Care Act and Child Welfare
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2017-2018 Legislative Agenda
Background Chapters:
- Funding for Title IV-B to Implement the Family First Act
- Funding to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect
- Protect the Dreamers
- The Social Services Block Grant (SSBG)
- Reauthorize the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA)
- Health Care is Child Welfare–Protect the ACA and Medicaid
- The Next Step in Child Welfare Funding
- The Danger of Block Grants
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2016
Thank you to everyone who was able to participate in the 2016 National Advocacy Summit (onsite or virtually) held in Washington, DC on April 18-20. Visit Advocacy Summit Recap to review some of the event’s informative presentations and resources.