[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




PUBLIC WELFARE PROGRAMS related term(s) Federal Aid Programs; Food
    Stamps; Social Security
  Addresses
    Workforce Development:  Edward Rendell, Mayor of Philadelphia, PA,
        E457 [24MR]
  Amendments
    Families and domestic relations:  increase effectiveness and
        efficiency of child support enforcement and adoption programs
        (H.R. 3130), S3163 [2AP], S7306 [26JN], H682 [26FE], H851 [4MR],
        H852 [4MR], H876 [5MR], H5370 [25JN]
    Food stamps:  prevention of issuance to deceased individuals (S.
        1733), S12464 [14OC], S12565 [14OC]
    Government:  coordinate Federal financial assistance programs to
        streamline Government operations (S. 1642), S12398 [12OC],
        S12427 [12OC]
    Head Start Program:  reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), S9067 [27JY],
        H7620 [14SE]
  Appointments
    Conferees:  H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and Incentive Act,
        S5245 [20MY], H2296 [23AP]
    ------ H.R. 3874, WIC special supplemental nutrition programs
        improvement, S10544 [17SE], H9202 [1OC]
    ------ S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and
        Training and Educational Services Act, S10633 [18SE], H8602
        [24SE]
  Articles and editorials
    End Welfare's Catch-22, S7819 [9JY]
    Head Start Vote in the House, H7641 [14SE]
    Man Behind the Votes, E2336 [17DE]
    Most Dropped From Welfare Don't Get Jobs--Critics of Work Rules Cite
        New York Study, S2379 [23MR]
    Pessimism Retains Grip on Appalachian Poor, S503 [9FE]
    Rethinking the Safety Net, H648 [26FE]
    Sanctions--A Force Behind Falling Welfare Rolls--States Are Cutting
        Off Tens of Thousands Who Won't Seek Work or Follow Rules, S2378
        [23MR]
    Special Needs Child Care Is ``Accident Waiting to Happen'', S5461
        [22MY]
    States Must Ask the Right Questions, S502 [9FE]
    Your Mother Was Right (Again)--Free Breakfasts May Be a Good Way To
        Help Poor Kids Do Better at School, S10644 [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Aliens:  clarify and improve public assistance and benefits for
        noncitizens, (see H.R. 4558), H7690 [14SE]
    Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
        establish, (see H.R. 3095), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3546), H1549
        [25MR]
    ----- establish (H.R. 3546), consideration, (see H. Res. 410), H2422
        [28AP]
    Charities:  ensure that religious organizations are considered
        equally with other private groups to provide assistance under
        certain government programs, (see S. 2046), S4528 [7MY]
    Children and youth:  improve and extend child nutrition programs,
        (see H.R. 3666, S. 2166), S6181 [11JN], (see S. 2286), S7939
        [10JY], H2053 [1AP]
    ------ reauthorize child nutrition programs, (see S. 1581), S113
        [28JA]
    ------ require proof of screening for lead poisoning and follow-up
        services for those testing positive, (see S. 2598), S12163
        [9OC], (see H.R. 4825), H10832 [13OC]
    Committee on Social Security Reform (Joint):  establish, (see H.J.
        Res. 112), H677 [26FE]
    Community Services Block Grant Program:  establish demonstration
        projects to determine the effects of asset-based welfare
        policies, (see H.R. 4254), H5736 [16JY]
    Dept. of Agriculture:  study options for the design, development,
        implementation, and operation of a national database to track
        participation in Federal means-tested public assistance
        programs, (see S. 2447), S9973 [8SE]
    Dept. of HHS:  make grants to States and businesses to improve the
        quality of child care services, (see H.R. 3686), H2054 [1AP]
    Dept. of Labor:  State assistance for pre-vocational training
        programs to improve the transition of welfare recipients to
        employment, (see S. 1709), S1336 [4MR]
    Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
        affordability, and quality of child care, (see S. 1610), S378
        [4FE], (see H.R. 3292), H676 [26FE], (see H.R. 4030), H4478
        [10JN]
    ----- increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
        care during periods outside school hours, (see S. 1697), S1200
        [2MR], (see H.R. 3400), H903 [5MR]
    ----- increase availability, affordability, and quality of school-
        based child care, (see H.R. 3768), H2705 [30AP]
    ------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
        care, (see S. 2489), S10517 [17SE]
    ------ increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support
        enforcement and adoption programs, (see H.R. 3130), H99 [28JA]
        increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support
        enforcement and adoption programs (H.R. 3130), consideration,
        (see H. Res. 378), H850 [4MR] increase effectiveness and
        efficiency of child support enforcement programs, (see S. 1809),
        S2424 [23MR]
    Federal aid programs:  prohibit States from imposing restrictions on
        additional children relative to the temporary assistance to
        needy families program, (see H.R. 4066), H4628 [16JN]
    ------ reduce funding for Food Stamp Training and Employment Program
        and apply savings to emergency food assistance programs, (see
        H.R. 4571), H7802 [15SE]
    ------ State eligibility for bonuses under the temporary assistance
        to needy families block grants relative to child poverty rates,
        (see H.R. 4692), H9345 [2OC]
    Food stamps:  exception to work requirements relative to loss of
        adequate child care, (see H.R. 4486), H7413 [6AU]
    ------ exception to work requirements relative to victimization by
        sexual harassment, (see H.R. 4487), H7413 [6AU]
    ------ prevention of issuance to deceased individuals, (see S.
        1733), S1697 [10MR], (see H.R. 4366), H6879 [31JY]
    ------ State prevention of receipt by prisoners or fugitives, (see
        H.R. 3670), H2054 [1AP]
    Government:  coordinate Federal financial assistance programs to
        streamline Government operations, (see S. 1642), S730 [12FE]
    Head Start Act:  amend, (see H.R. 4241), H5736 [16JY]
    Head Start Program:  initiative for toddlers and infants funding,
        (see S. 2183), S6488 [17JN]
    ------ reauthorize and amend, (see H.R. 3880, S. 2206), S6886
        [23JN], H3311 [14MY], (see H.R. 4439), H7411 [6AU]
    Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
        homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H329 [4FE]
    ------ ensure that tenant-based rental assistance programs are
        carried out in an efficient and fair manner, (see H.R. 3545),
        H1549 [25MR]
    ------ prohibit individuals convicted of manufacturing or producing
        methamphetamine from receiving public housing assistance, (see
        H.R. 4551), H7617 [11SE]
    ------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing, (see
        H.R. 3435, S. 1877), S2719 [27MR], H1111 [11MR]
    ------ use of project rental assistance contracts to finance housing
        conversions for elderly persons, (see H.R. 3635), H2052 [1AP]
    Immigration:  food stamp eligibility for certain aliens, (see H.R.
        3379, S. 1763), S1990 [16MR], H903 [5MR]
    Income:  disregard payment of earned income tax credits in
        determining eligibility for the temporary assistance for needy
        families program, SSI, Medicaid, and public housing programs,
        (see H.R. 4818), H10667 [12OC]
    Insurance:  allow children covered under private health insurance
        under a State health plan to continue receiving benefits under
        the Vaccines for Children Program, (see H.R. 3794), H2813 [5MY]
    Legal aliens:  extend transition period for receiving SSI and food
        stamps, (see H.R. 4426), H7411 [6AU]
    Medicaid:  allow children covered under a State health plan to
        continue receiving benefits under the Vaccines for Children
        Program, (see S. 2013), S3919 [30AP]
    ------ allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance Program
        allotment to cover additional low-income children, (see S.
        2485), S10423 [16SE], (see H.R. 4583), H7914 [16SE]
    ------ exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll
        with a managed care entity, (see S. 1649), S731 [12FE], (see
        H.R. 3281), H676 [26FE]
    Medicare:  enroll eligible low-income beneficiaries in certain cost-
        sharing assistance programs, (see H.R. 4836), H10917 [14OC]
    Recipients:  guarantee loans and provide State grants to finance
        transportation services for welfare recipients, and establish
        preferences for Federal contractors that hire welfare
        recipients, (see H.R. 3638), H2052 [1AP]
    Social Security:  investment of certain Federal budgetary surpluses
        into program, (see H. Res. 340), H63 [27JA]
    ------ provide prisoner information obtained by States to Federal
        benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of benefits,
        (see H.R. 4172), H5403 [25JN]
    SSI:  reinstate the medical improvement test protection for certain
        low-income disabled children, (see H.R. 3459), H1158 [12MR]
    States:  provide tax credits for contributions to charitable
        organizations relative to delivery of welfare services, (see S.
        1994), S3709 [28AP], (see H.R. 4255), H5737 [16JY]
    Taxation:  designate renewal communities, (see S. 1995), S3709
        [28AP], (see H.R. 3865), H3311 [14MY]
    ------ extend the work opportunity credit, (see H.R. 3125, S. 2230),
        S7172 [25JN], H99 [28JA]
    Temporary assistance to needy families program:  require States to
        pass child support directly through to families and disregard
        child support in determining eligibility, (see S. 2586), S11970
        [8OC]
    Unemployment:  eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving
        employment relative to loss of adequate child care, (see H.R.
        4702), H9536 [5OC]
    ----- eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving
        employment relative to victimization by sexual harassment, (see
        H.R. 4701), H9536 [5OC]
    WIC:  improve special supplemental nutrition programs, (see H.R.
        3874), H3311 [14MY]
    Women:  address economic obstacles of domestic violence victims,
        (see S. 2558), S11582 [6OC]
  Conference reports
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and
        Educational Services Act (S. 2206), H9697-H9719 [6OC]
    WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs Improvement (H.R. 3874),
        H9680-H9697 [6OC]
  Factsheets
    Medicaid Protections for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries, E2161
        [14OC]
  Histories
    Legislative History of Senate and House Amendments to H.R. 3130,
        Child Support Performance and Incentive Act, S7314-S7321 [26JN],
        H5378-H5384 [25JN]
  Letters
    Children's Health Equity Act:  Washington congressional delegation,
        E1736 [16SE]
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and
        Educational Services Act:  Sarah M. Greene, National Head Start
        Association, H7641 [14SE]
    Equal consideration for religious organizations with other private
        groups to provide assistance under certain government programs:
        L. Anthony Sutin, Dept. of Justice, H10204 [8OC]
    Exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll with a
        managed care entity:  Polly Spare, Voice of the Retarded
        (organization), S766 [12FE]
    Food stamp eligibility for certain aliens:  Diana Aviv, Council of
        Jewish Federations, S4655 [12MY]
    ------ John Cardinal O'Connor, S4655 [12MY]
    Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation and Flexibility Act:  Alex
        Penelas, Mayor of Miami, FL, H720 [3MR]
    ------ Alvah H. Chapman, Jr., Community Partnership for Homeless,
        Inc., H720 [3MR]
    ------ Andrew M. Cuomo, Sec. of HUD, H720 [3MR]
    ------ George C. Duggins, Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., H714
        [3MR]
    ------ Julie Sandorf, Corp. for Supportive Housing, H715 [3MR]
    ------ Maria Foscarinis, National Law Center on Homelessness &
        Poverty, H715 [3MR]
    ------ Nan Roman, National Alliance To End Homelessness, Inc., H714
        [3MR]
    ------ Paul S. Grogan, Local Initiatives Support Corp., H715 [3MR]
    ------ several organizations, H714 [3MR]
    Make postsecondary or vocational education training a permissible
        work activity under public welfare programs:  Deborah L. Floyd,
        S7819 [9JY]
    ----- Milton J. Little, Jr., National Urban League, S7823 [9JY]
    ----- Sherri Barker and Daisy Johnson, Kentuckians for the
        Commonwealth (organization), S7818 [9JY]
    ----- Tom Burch, S7818 [9JY]
    ----- Viola P. Miller, Kentucky Dept. of Families and Children,
        S7818 [9JY]
    ----- several organizations, S7822 [9JY]
    National Dialogue on Social Security Act:  Horace B. Deets, AARP,
        H2491 [29AP]
    ------ Martha Phillips, Concord Coalition, H2491 [29AP]
    Noncitizen Benefit Clarification and Other Technical Amendments Act:
         Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House),
        H8500 [23SE]
    ------ Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H8500
        [23SE]
    ------ Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House),
        H8499 [23SE]
    Prevent issuance of food stamps to deceased individuals:
        Representative Archer, H10936 [15OC]
    ------ Representative Robert F. Smith, H10936 [15OC]
    Use of controlled substances for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or
        mercy killing:  Thomas A. Constantine, DEA, S12493 [14OC]
  Lists
    Organizations supporting Wellstone amendment on making postsecondary
        or vocational education training a permissible work activity
        under public welfare programs to S. 1882, Higher Education Act
        reauthorization, S7823 [9JY]
    Supporters of H.R. 217, Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation and
        Flexibility Act, H714 [3MR]
  Motions
    Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
        establish (H.R. 3546), H2507 [29AP]
  Petitions and memorials
    Massachusetts:  food stamp eligibility for legal aliens, S3113 [2AP]
  Press releases
    America's Most Vulnerable List--1.8 Million Poor Seniors and
        Children Locked Out of Nation's Housing:  Dept. of HUD, H5814
        [17JY]
  Remarks in House
    Aliens:  clarify and improve public assistance and benefits for
        noncitizens (H.R. 4558), H8498-H8501 [23SE], E1796 [24SE]
    Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
        establish (H.R. 3546), H2487-H2510 [29AP], E471 [25MR]
    ----- establish (H.R. 3546), consideration (H. Res. 410),
        H2478-H2487 [29AP]
    ----- establish (H.R. 3546), motion to recommit, H2507 [29AP]
    Budget:  allocation of funds, H11034-H11041 [16OC]
    Charities:  ensure that religious organizations are considered
        equally with other private groups to provide assistance under
        certain government programs, H10204 [8OC], H10206 [8OC]
    Children and youth:  improve and extend child nutrition programs
        (H.R. 3666), E584 [2AP]
    Columbia University:  anniversary of School of Social Work, E815
        [12MY]
    Congress:  accomplishments of the 105th Congress, H10565 [12OC],
        H10677 [13OC], H10816 [13OC]
    Courts:  require only Federal agencies which administer benefit
        programs or enforce the tax code to adhere to precedents
        established in Federal judicial circuits, H591-H595 [25FE]
    Dept. of HUD:  notify local government about proposed assisted
        multifamily housing projects, H9623 [6OC]
    ------ Public Housing Drug Elimination Program funding, H9621 [6OC]
    Dept. of Transportation:  access-to-jobs and reverse commute
        programs funding, H1903 [1AP], H1997-H2000 [1AP]
    Domestic policy:  establish a living wage, develop job
        opportunities, convert military programs to social programs,
        produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and
        redistribute wealth and power (H.R. 1050), H5915 [20JY]
    Economy:  economic impact of a depreciating currency, H2375-H2377
        [28AP]
    Families and domestic relations:  establish individual development
        accounts for low-income families, H7639 [14SE], H7641 [14SE]
    ------ improve child care and family support services, H2994 [7MY]
    ------ improvement of social services, E1746 [17SE]
    ------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
        care, H1279 [18MR], H1281 [18MR] increase availability,
        affordability, and quality of child care (H.R. 3292), E239
        [26FE] increase availability, affordability, and quality of
        child care during periods outside school hours (H.R. 3400),
        H1282 [18MR], E313 [5MR] increase availability, affordability,
        and quality of school-based child care (H.R. 3768), H3077
        [12MY], H3078 [12MY], E726 [30AP]
    ------ increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support
        enforcement and adoption programs (H.R. 3130), H647 [26FE],
        H865-H877 [5MR], H5370 [25JN], H5377 [25JN], H5378 [25JN], H5385
        [25JN] increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support
        enforcement and adoption programs (H.R. 3130), consideration (H.
        Res. 378), H864 [5MR], H865 [5MR] increase effectiveness and
        efficiency of child support enforcement and adoption programs
        (H.R. 3130), corrections in engrossment, H878 [5MR]
    ------ reduction of teenage pregnancy rates, H3480 [19MY], H3737
        [21MY] reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation
        of prevention programs (H.R. 1736), E968 [22MY]
    ------ role of Government, H647 [26FE]
    ------ role of Government in establishing values, H1219-H1224
        [17MR], H1301 [19MR], H1322 [19MR], H1382 [24MR], H1386 [24MR],
        H1785 [31MR]
    Federal aid programs:  prohibit States from imposing restrictions on
        additional children relative to the temporary assistance to
        needy families program (H.R. 4066), E1142 [16JN]
    ------ reduce funding for Food Stamp Training and Employment Program
        and apply savings to emergency food assistance programs (H.R.
        4571), E1728 [15SE]
    ------ State eligibility for bonuses under the temporary assistance
        to needy families block grants relative to child poverty rates
        (H.R. 4692), E1880 [2OC]
    Federal-State relations:  reduce State and local costs due to
        unfunded Federal mandates relative to the Food Stamp Program,
        H4123-H4129 [4JN], H4133 [4JN]
    Food stamps:  prevention of issuance to deceased individuals (S.
        1733), H10935-H10937 [15OC]
    Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc.:  amend Federal
        charter (H.R. 3025), E135 [11FE]
    Head Start Act:  amend (H.R. 4241), E1328 [17JY]
    Head Start Program:  reauthorize and amend (H.R. 3880), E860 [14MY],
        E967 [22MY]
    ------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), H7620-H7643 [14SE], H8602
        [24SE], E1725 [15SE], E1740 [16SE]
    ------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report,
        H10201-H10207 [8OC], E2078 [11OC]
    ------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), permission to file
        conference report, H9647 [6OC]
    Homeless:  consolidate Federal housing assistance programs (H.R.
        217), H703-H722 [3MR], H883 [5MR], E353 [11MR]
    ------ housing programs for veterans (H.R. 1754), H883 [5MR]
    Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
        homeownership opportunities (H. Con. Res. 208), H5874-H5879
        [20JY]
    ------ deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and
        increase community control over such programs, H5642-H5649
        [16JY], H5814-H5821 [17JY], E1344 [17JY]
    ------ deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and
        increase community control over such programs, H9613-H9618
        [6OC], H9620 [6OC], H9621 [6OC], H9623 [6OC]
    ------ deregulation of public housing and rental assistance programs
        and increase community control over such programs, E1401 [23JY]
    ------ low-income housing assistance programs funding, H1804 [31MR]
    ------ use of project rental assistance contracts to finance housing
        conversions for elderly persons (H.R. 3635), E582 [2AP]
    Immigration:  food stamp eligibility for certain aliens, H3762-H3773
        [22MY]
    Income:  disregard payment of earned income tax credits in
        determining eligibility for the temporary assistance for needy
        families program, SSI, Medicaid, and public housing programs
        (H.R. 4818), E2097 [12OC]
    Johnson, Lyndon B.:  lasting effect of programs on current
        Democratic Party initiatives, E2336 [17DE]
    Lakewood, OH:  anniversary of George Fedor Manor, E814 [12MY]
    Legal aliens:  food stamp eligibility, H4066 [4JN], H4125 [4JN],
        H4127-H4129 [4JN], H4133 [4JN]
    LSC:  funding, H6974-H6983 [3AU], E1534 [4AU], E1537 [4AU], E1602
        [7AU], E1668 [9SE]
    Medicaid:  allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance
        Program allotment to cover additional low-income children (H.R.
        4583), E1736 [16SE]
    Medicare:  enroll eligible low-income beneficiaries in certain cost-
        sharing assistance programs (H.R. 4836), E2161 [14OC], E2171
        [14OC]
    Oregon:  use of State funds for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or
        mercy killing, E363 [12MR]
    Paterson Task Force for Community Action, Inc.:  tribute, E813
        [12MY]
    Reform, H848 [4MR], H945 [10MR], H1223 [17MR], H1427 [24MR], H2084
        [21AP], H2085 [21AP], H7814 [16SE], H10839 [14OC], E703 [29AP],
        E1542 [4AU]
    Republican Party:  national agenda, H1425 [24MR]
    Senior citizens:  nutrition programs funding, H5197 [24JN], H5198
        [24JN]
    Social Security:  provide prisoner information obtained by States to
        Federal benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of
        benefits (H.R. 4172), E1275 [26JN]
    ------ reform, H368 [5FE], E785 [7MY], E1601 [7AU]
    SSI:  reinstate the medical improvement test protection for certain
        low-income disabled children (H.R. 3459), E361 [12MR]
    ------ treatment of certain cash awards from tax-exempt groups
        relative to fulfilling wishes for children with life-threatening
        diseases, H8500 [23SE]
    States:  provide tax credits for contributions to charitable
        organizations relative to delivery of welfare services, H7639
        [14SE]
    Weld County, CO:  tribute to welfare reform programs, E1705 [11SE]
    WIC:  funding, H4984 [23JN]
    ------ improve special supplemental nutrition programs (H.R. 3874),
        H5865-H5874 [20JY], E1366 [21JY], E1431 [24JY], E1437 [24JY]
    ------ improve special supplemental nutrition programs (H.R. 3874),
        H9202 [1OC]
    ------ improve special supplemental nutrition programs (H.R. 3874),
        conference report, H10197-H10200 [8OC], E2077 [11OC]
    ------ improve special supplemental nutrition programs (H.R. 3874),
        permission to file conference report, H9647 [6OC]
  Remarks in Senate
    Aliens:  clarify and improve public assistance and benefits for
        noncitizens (H.R. 4558), S12036 [8OC]
    Charities:  ensure that religious organizations are considered
        equally with other private groups to provide assistance under
        certain government programs (S. 2046), S4534 [7MY]
    Children and youth:  improve and extend child nutrition programs (S.
        2166), S6199 [11JN]
    ------ improve and extend child nutrition programs (S. 2286), S10537
        [17SE], S10585 [18SE], S10586 [18SE], S10644 [21SE], S10645
        [21SE]
    ------ reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 1581), S171-S173
        [28JA]
    ------ require proof of screening for lead poisoning and follow-up
        services for those testing positive (S. 2598), S12165 [9OC]
    Civilian Conservation Corps:  anniversary, S4132 [1MY]
    Colorado:  public welfare programs reform legislation, S10641-S10643
        [21SE]
    Columbia University:  anniversary of School of Social Work, S4372
        [5MY], S4563 [8MY]
    Dept. of Agriculture:  school breakfast research project funding,
        S10606 [18SE]
    ------ study options for the design, development, implementation,
        and operation of a national database to track participation in
        Federal means-tested public assistance programs (S. 2447), S9977
        [8SE]
    Dept. of Defense:  military families food stamp usage report, S9376
        [30JY]
    Dept. of HHS:  report on the number of former welfare recipients
        that are now economically self-sufficient, S1218-S1224 [3MR],
        S1234-S1236 [3MR], S2377-S2381 [23MR]
    Dept. of HUD:  Public Housing Drug Elimination Program funding,
        S11842 [8OC]
    Dept. of Labor:  State assistance for pre-vocational training
        programs to improve the transition of welfare recipients to
        employment, S4257 [5MY]
    ----- State assistance for pre-vocational training programs to
        improve the transition of welfare recipients to employment (S.
        1709), S1347 [4MR]
    Dept. of Transportation:  access-to-jobs and reverse commute
        programs funding, S1682-S1684 [10MR]
    Employment:  make postsecondary or vocational education training a
        permissible work activity, S7795-S7797 [9JY], S7816-S7824 [9JY]
    Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
        affordability, and quality of child care, S103 [28JA], S690
        [12FE], S2709 [27MR], S2800-S2809 [31MR]
    ----- increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
        care (S. 1610), S388-S393 [4FE], S2784 [31MR], S5461 [22MY]
    ----- increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
        care during periods outside school hours (S. 1697), S1202 [2MR]
    ------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
        care (S. 2489), S10518-S10520 [17SE]
    ------ increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support
        enforcement and adoption programs (H.R. 3130), S3183-S3185
        [2AP], S5245 [20MY], S7306-S7323 [26JN] increase effectiveness
        and efficiency of child support enforcement programs (S. 1293),
        S63 [27JA], S63 [27JA] increase effectiveness and efficiency of
        child support enforcement programs (S. 1809), S2424-S2429 [23MR]
    Food stamps:  prevention of issuance to deceased individuals (S.
        1733), S1697 [10MR]
    ------ prevention of issuance to deceased individuals (S. 1733),
        S12464 [14OC], S12465 [14OC]
    Government:  coordinate Federal financial assistance programs to
        streamline Government operations (S. 1642), S747 [12FE]
    ------ coordinate Federal financial assistance programs to
        streamline Government operations (S. 1642), S12398 [12OC],
        S12460 [13OC]
    Head Start Program:  initiative for toddlers and infants funding (S.
        2183), S6491 [17JN]
    ------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), S7009 [24JN], S9061 [27JY],
        S9067-S9087 [27JY], S10617 [18SE], S10633 [18SE]
    ------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report,
        S11865-S11872 [8OC], S12686-S12688 [20OC]
    ------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report--
        unanimous-consent agreement, S11808 [7OC], S11865 [8OC]
    Health Care Financing Administration:  defer to State laws relative
        to physician supervision of nurse anesthetists, S12743 [21OC]
    Higher Education Act:  expand educational opportunities for students
        of low-income families, S7847 [9JY]
    Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
        homeownership opportunities, S6501-S6503 [17JN]
    ------ allocate savings from FHA property disposition reform to
        Federal housing assistance programs, S8369 [16JY]
    ------ deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and
        increase community control over such programs, S11833 [8OC],
        S11837 [8OC], S11840-S11843 [8OC], S11845 [8OC]
    ------ prohibit individuals convicted of manufacturing or producing
        methamphetamine from receiving public housing assistance, S8366
        [16JY]
    ------ provide affordable housing and expand homeownership
        opportunities, S8438 [17JY], S8441 [17JY]
    ------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing (S.
        1877), S2724 [27MR], S2725 [27MR]
    Immigration:  food stamp eligibility for certain aliens, S4653-S4659
        [12MY], S4665-S4680 [12MY], S5367 [22MY]
    ------ food stamp eligibility for certain aliens (S. 1763), S1991
        [16MR]
    Legal aliens:  food stamp eligibility, S2966 [1AP], S3113 [2AP]
    Medicaid:  allow children covered under a State health plan to
        continue receiving benefits under the Vaccines for Children
        Program (S. 2013), S3930 [30AP]
    ------ allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance Program
        allotment to cover additional low-income children (S. 2485),
        S10437 [16SE]
    ------ exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll
        with a managed care entity (S. 1649), S766 [12FE]
    Oregon:  law relative to assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy
        killing, S12491-S12494 [14OC]
    Poverty:  continuation of benefits for those completing higher
        education programs, S1548 [9MR], S3346 [21AP]
    ------ continuation of benefits for those completing higher
        education programs, S11089-S11093 [29SE]
    Reform, S107-S109 [28JA], S502 [9FE], S504 [9FE], S10641-S10643
        [21SE]
    States:  provide tax credits for contributions to charitable
        organizations relative to delivery of welfare services (S.
        1994), S3715-S3720 [28AP]
    Taxation:  designate renewal communities (S. 1995), S3715-S3720
        [28AP]
    ------ extend the work opportunity credit (S. 2230), S7192 [25JN],
        S7193 [25JN]
    Temporary assistance to needy families program:  require States to
        pass child support directly through to families and disregard
        child support in determining eligibility (S. 2586), S11981 [8OC]
    WIC:  funding, S8316 [16JY]
    ------ improve special supplemental nutrition programs (H.R. 3874),
        S10538-S10544 [17SE], S10606 [18SE]
    ------ improve special supplemental nutrition programs (H.R. 3874),
        conference report, S11807 [7OC], S12452-S12455 [13OC]
    ------ improve special supplemental nutrition programs (H.R. 3874),
        insert S. 2286 language in lieu, S10538 [17SE]
    Women:  address economic obstacles of domestic violence victims (S.
        2558), S11584 [6OC]
  Reports
    Hunger 1997--The Faces and Facts:  Second Harvest (organization),
        S1802 [11MR]
  Reports filed
    Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3546) (H. Rept. 105-
        493), H2317 [23AP]
    Child Nutrition Programs Extension and Improvements:  Committee on
        Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 2286) (S.
        Rept. 105-243), S7939 [10JY]
    Child Support Performance and Incentive Act:  Committee on Ways and
        Means (House) (H.R. 3130) (H. Rept. 105-422), H691 [2MR]
    Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and
        Educational Services Act:  Committee of Conference (S. 2206) (H.
        Rept. 105-788), H9722 [6OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and Incentive
        Act:  Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 378) (H. Rept. 105-
        428), H850 [4MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 3546, National Dialogue on Social Security
        Act:  Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 410) (H. Rept. 105-
        498), H2422 [28AP]
    Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act:  Committee
        on Government Affairs (Senate) (S. 1642) (S. Rept. 105-194),
        S5433 [22MY]
    Head Start Program Reauthorization and Amendments:  Committee on
        Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 2206) (S. Rept. 105-256),
        S8657 [21JY]
    Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation and Flexibility Act:
        Committee on Banking and Financial Service (House) (H.R. 217)
        (H. Rept. 105-407), H62 [27JA], H754 [3MR]
    Public Assistance and Benefits for Noncitizens Clarification and
        Improvement:  Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4558)
        (H. Rept. 105-735), H8461 [22SE]
    WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs Improvement:  Committee
        on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept.
        105-633), H5956 [20JY]
    ------ Committee of Conference (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 105-786), H9722
        [6OC]
  Statements
    Noncitizen Benefit Clarification and Other Technical Amendments Act:
         Executive Office of the President, H8499 [23SE]
    SSI Treatment of Certain Cash Awards Relative to Fulfilling Wishes
        for Children With Life-Threatening Diseases:  Tony Leal, Jr.,
        Make-A-Wish Foundation, H8500 [23SE]
    Teen Pregnancy and Welfare Reform:  Several Vermont High School
        Students, E1427 [24JY]
  Summaries
    America After School Act (H.R. 3400), E313 [5MR]
    Are States Improving the Lives of Poor Families?--A Scale Measure of
        State Welfare Policies:  Tufts University Center on Hunger and
        Poverty, S1220 [3MR]
    Child Care A.C.C.E.S.S. Act (S. 1610), S391 [4FE]
    Child Support Performance and Incentive Act (H.R. 3130), S3184 [2AP]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies
        Appropriations (H.R. 4194):  Title V on Deregulation of Public
        Housing and Rental Assistance Programs and Increase Community
        Control Over Such Programs, H9614-H9616 [6OC]
    Social Security and Welfare Reform (1972), E74 [3FE]
  Testimonies
    Jobs With Justice (organization) Hearing on Welfare/Workfare Issues:
         Brooks Sunkett, Communications Workers of America, E733 [1MY]
    ----- Christopher Lamb, Center on Social Welfare Policy and Law,
        E805 [7MY]
    ----- David Roth, Cleveland Works (organization), E734 [1MY]
    ----- Ilana Barger, People Organized To Win Employment Rights
        (organization), E818 [12MY]
    ----- Joselito Laudencia, Californians for Justice (organization),
        E804 [7MY]
    ----- Josie Mooney, Service Employees International Union, E734
        [1MY]
    ----- Laurie Barretto, Catholic Charities (organization), E817
        [12MY]
    ----- Paul Booth, American Federation of State, County and Municipal
        Employees, E806 [7MY]
    ----- Peggy Haack, E818 [12MY]
    ----- Sabrina Gillon, Campaign for a Sustainable Milwaukee
        (organization), E805 [7MY]
    ----- Wardell Yotaghan, Coalition To Protect Public Housing, E818
        [12MY]
    Toyota Family Literacy Program:  Raynice Brumfield, S3736 [28AP]
  Texts of
    H. Con. Res. 208, access to affordable housing and expansion of
        homeownership opportunities, H5874 [20JY]
    H. Res. 378, consideration of H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance
        and Incentive Act, H864 [5MR]
    H. Res. 410, consideration of H.R. 3546, National Dialogue on Social
        Security Act, H2478 [29AP]
    H.R. 217, Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation and Flexibility
        Act, H703-H712 [3MR]
    H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and Incentive Act, H872-H876
        [5MR], H5370-H5377 [25JN]
    H.R. 3546, National Dialogue on Social Security Act, H2487-H2490
        [29AP]
    H.R. 3874, WIC special supplemental nutrition programs improvement,
        H5865-H5870 [20JY]
    ------, S10538-S10544 [17SE]
    H.R. 4558, Noncitizen Benefit Clarification and Other Technical
        Amendments Act, H8498 [23SE]
    S. 1581, child nutrition programs reauthorization, S172 [28JA]
    S. 1642, Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act,
        S748 [12FE]
    ------, S12460 [13OC]
    S. 1697, America After School Act, S1203-S1205 [2MR]
    S. 1733, prevent issuance of food stamps to deceased individuals,
        H10935 [15OC]
    S. 1733, prevention of issuance of food stamps to deceased
        individuals, S1698 [10MR]
    S. 1763, Food Stamp Benefits for Aliens Restoration Act, S1992
        [16MR]
    S. 1809, Child Support Performance Improvement Act, S2425-S2429
        [23MR]
    S. 2013, allow children covered under a State Medicaid health plan
        to continue receiving benefits under the Vaccines for Children
        Program, S3931 [30AP]
    S. 2166, child nutrition programs improvement and extension,
        S6199-S6204 [11JN]
    S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and
        Educational Services Act, S9067-S9082 [27JY]
    ------, S10617-S10633 [18SE], H7620-H7638 [14SE]
    S. 2447, Dept. of Agriculture study of options for the design,
        development, implementation, and operation of a national
        database to track participation in Federal means-tested public
        assistance programs, S9977 [8SE]
    S. 2586, Children First Child Support Reform Act, S11982 [8OC]
    S. 2598, Children's Lead Prevention and Inclusive Treatment Act,
        S12165-S12167 [9OC]