PUBLIC WELFARE PROGRAMS related term(s) Federal Aid Programs; Social Security

Amendments

Economy: provide for spending reductions through reform and repeal of certain Federal and State programs (H.R. 6684), consideration (H. Res. 841), H7381 [20DE]

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program: disapprove rule relative to waivers of work requirements (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6172 [20SE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, D1 [3JA]

Articles and editorials

Census—Fuller Poverty Picture Finds 49.7M Are Poor, Factoring in Medical and Work Expenses, H6376 [15NO]

Food Stamps Helped Reduce Poverty Rate, Study Finds, H1900 [17AP]

Stop Demagoguing Our Food Safety Net, E284 [29FE]

Time for a Medicaid-Education Grand Swap, S3762 [6JN]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: provide assistance and opportunity to create and support sustainable agriculture activities and improve access to nutrition in U.S. cities (see H.R. 4351), H1845 [16AP]

Budget: repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts with targeted reforms (see S. 3473), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 6389), H5999 [13SE]

Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]

Children and youth: provide children in foster care with school stability and equal access to educational opportunities (see H.R. 5868), H3266 [30MY]

Courts: provide funds to State courts for the provision of legal representation to parents and legal guardians relative to child welfare cases (see H.R. 3873), H374 [1FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow veterans to file for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits under the status of disabled while their Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability claims are pending (see H.R. 6269), H5629 [1AU]

——— increase purchase of Kosher and Halal food and modify labeling of the commodities list under the Emergency Food Assistance Program to assist food banks in obtaining such foods (see S. 3632), S6855 [15NO] (see H.R. 6600), H6428 [16NO]

——— prevent cash payments to recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for return of empty bottles and cans used to contain food purchased with such benefits (see H.R. 6239), H5525 [31JY]

——— prohibit income deductions for controlled substances, including medical marijuana, when determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see S. 3368), S4821 [10JY]

——— recognize significance of and support adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 564), H965 [27FE]

——— repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a food stamp block grant program (see S. 3602), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 6567), H6300 [2OC]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. Res. 664), H3103 [17MY] (see H. Res. 760), H5707 [2AU]

——— treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as States for purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 4280), H1739 [28MR]

Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see H.R. 4091), H965 [27FE]

——— protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers and extend discounts under the 340B Drug Pricing Program (see H.R. 5194), H2271 [27AP] (see H.R. 5624), H2443 [8MY]

——— provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income families (see H.R. 5188), H2271 [27AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see S. 3049), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 4287), H1740 [28MR]

——— require recipients of grants and other assistance for provision of housing and other services to homeless veterans to comply with certain codes (see H.R. 4079), H943 [17FE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD: establish a grant pilot program to provide housing for elderly homeless veterans (see H.R. 5861), H3266 [30MY]

Economy: provide a comprehensive deficit reduction plan through dollar for dollar debt ceiling increase and entitlement program reform (see S. 3673), S7976 [12DE]

——— provide for spending reductions through reform and repeal of certain Federal and State programs (see H.R. 6684), H7359 [19DE]

——— provide for spending reductions through reform and repeal of certain Federal and State programs (H.R. 6684), consideration (see H. Res. 841), H7359 [19DE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), H900 [16FE]

Employment: create a social services grant program to provide workforce development opportunities and training to people with barriers to employment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 6427), H6060 [14SE]

Federal aid programs: improve effectiveness and performance of financial assistance programs, simplify application and reporting requirements, and improve delivery of services to the public (see H.R. 6420), H6060 [14SE]

——— repeal the program of block grants to States for social services (see H.R. 6442), H6151 [19SE]

Health: improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (see S. 3272), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5909), H3660 [7JN]

——— improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (see H.R. 6719), H7469 [30DE]

Housing: develop local strategies to coordinate use of assistance for low-income housing residents with public and private resources to enable families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency (see S. 3513), S5977 [2AU]

——— train public housing residents as home health aides and in home-based health services to provide such services to certain elderly or disabled public or federally-assisted housing residents (see H.R. 4220), H1426 [20MR]

Medicaid: encourage adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology by safety net providers and clinics (see S. 3539), S6339 [13SE]

——— expand home and community-based services waiver to include young individuals in need of services otherwise provided in psychiatric residential treatment facilities (see S. 3289), S4151 [13JN]

——— increase price transparency of hospital information and provide for additional research on consumer information on charges and out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 5800), H3102 [17MY]

——— permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 6006), H3974 [21JN]

——— provide an option of States to cover a children’s program of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) (see H.R. 4147), H1209 [6MR]

——— provide payment for patient navigator services (see H.R. 6521), H6275 [21SE]

——— reform payment to States (see H.R. 5979), H3914 [20JN]

——— require independent audits and actuarial services under managed care programs (see H.R. 6498), H6274 [21SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: amend certain requirements and penalties that would impede eligible professionals from adopting electronic health records to improve patient care (see H.R. 6598), H6428 [16NO]

——— exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 4066), H901 [16FE]

——— provide a demonstration project under which beneficiaries are provided the choice of health benefits coverage and access to a debit-style card to purchase health benefits coverage and benefits (see H.R. 5994), H3974 [21JN]

Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services (see S. 2257), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 5989), H3974 [21JN]

Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (see H.R. 6256), H5628 [1AU]

——— improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see S. 3651), S7401 [4DE]

——— replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), H1272 [7MR]

——— require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents (see H.R. 6021), H4063 [26JN]

SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3812), H158 [24JA]

——— clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see S. 2150), S1194 [1MR] (see H.R. 4149), H1209 [6MR] (see H.R. 4176), H1304 [8MR]

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program: disapprove rule relative to waivers of work requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6107 [11SE] (see H.J. Res. 118), H5859 [11SE]

——— disapprove rule relative to waivers of work requirements (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (see H. Res. 788), H6150 [19SE]

——— eliminate cap on certain payments to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 5824), H3103 [17MY]

——— permit States to exempt single parents with children under a certain age from participation rate requirements (see H.R. 4379), H1976 [18AP]

——— prohibit waivers relative to compliance with work requirements (see S. 3397), S5133 [18JY] (see H.R. 6140), H5008 [18JY]

Unemployment: require participation in public service and engagement in an active job search as conditions for receipt of extended benefits (see S. 2081), S494 [9FE]

Conference reports

Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834H880 [16FE]

Letters

Additional emergency unemployment compensation, S368 [7FE]

Dept. of HHS memorandum on waivers relative to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements: George Sheldon, Dept. of HHS, S6050 [10SE]

——— Lynn H. Gibson, GAO, S6047 [10SE], H6179 [20SE]

Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act: Representative Lee, H139 [24JA]

Memorandums

Waivers Relative to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program Work Requirements: Earl S. Johnson, Dept. of HHS, S6048S6050 [10SE]

Motions

Economy: provide for spending reductions through reform and repeal of certain Federal and State programs (H.R. 6684), H7410 [20DE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615 [8FE]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: ensure access by members to information about health care coverage through Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program, H5033 [19JY]

Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes economic growth (H. Res. 733), H5981H5985 [13SE]

Children and youth: require States to take certain additional steps to assist foster children in making the transition to independent living, H3275 [31MY]

Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (H.R. 494), H1668 [28MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools participating in the school lunch program to donate any excess food to local food banks, E803 [15MY]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H1657 [28MR], H1849, H1869, H1898H1905 [17AP], H2606, H2623H2625 [10MY], H3582 [7JN], H4708 [10JY], H4790, H4810 [11JY], H4831 [12JY], H5027 [19JY], H5655 [2AU], H5749 [10SE], H6225 [20SE], H6488H6491 [28NO], H7405, H7406 [20DE], E551 [17AP], E584 [19AP], E612 [23AP], E1232 [11JY], E2025 [31DE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, H2605 [10MY]

——— treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as States for purposes of carrying out the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (H.R. 4280), H1644 [28MR]

——— WIC funding, H1898H1905 [17AP], H6487H6491 [28NO]

Dept. of Defense: reduce funding and redirect savings to domestic priorities, H585 [8FE], H4915 [18JY]

Dept. of HHS: provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income families (H.R. 5188), H3581 [7JN], E694 [27AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (H.R. 4287), E478 [28MR]

Economy: create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment (H.R. 3638), H34 [18JA]

——— disclose impacts of cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program and eliminate subsidies for large oil companies, H7410, H7411 [20DE], E1992 [21DE]

——— provide for spending reductions through reform and repeal of certain Federal and State programs (H.R. 6684), H7362, H7363, H7364, H7395H7412 [20DE]

——— provide for spending reductions through reform and repeal of certain Federal and State programs (H.R. 6684), consideration (H. Res. 841), H7366, H7374H7383 [20DE]

——— provide for spending reductions through reform and repeal of certain Federal and State programs (H.R. 6684), motion to recommit, H7410, H7411 [20DE], E1992 [21DE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], H478 [6FE], H524H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], H709H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), conference report, H906, H911H927, H929, H934 [17FE], H2783 [16MY], E237E239 [24FE], E261, E265E267, E272 [28FE], E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907H911 [17FE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137H143 [24JA], H356H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615H623 [8FE], H659H661 [9FE]

——— provide temporary extension of payroll tax credit, unemployment benefits, and certain health and welfare programs and require Dept. of State to act on a Keystone XL Pipeline permit (H.R. 3765), E122 [2FE]

Gingrich, Newt: characterization of remarks on number of individuals on food stamps due to economic policies of the Obama administration, H580 [8FE]

——— characterization of remarks relative to number of individuals on food stamps due to economic policies of the Obama administration, H40 [18JA], H121 [24JA]

Health: establish health savings accounts for all citizens, provide health savings account and high deductible health plan payments in lieu of certain benefits, and require immigrants to have same such plans, H798 [15FE]

——— maternal and child health programs funding, E74 [25JA]

Medicaid: funding, H1669, H1670, H1694 [28MR]

——— impact of increased funding obligations on States, H4747 [10JY]

——— increase price transparency of hospital information and provide for additional research on consumer information on charges and out-of-pocket costs (H.R. 5800), H3409 [5JN]

——— provide an option of States to cover a children’s program of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) (H.R. 4147), E321 [6MR]

——— reform, H5183H5188 [24JY]

——— reform payment to States (H.R. 5979), H4731 [10JY], H5185 [24JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (H.R. 1589), H1155 [6MR], H3735 [19JN], H5203 [25JY]

Morality and ethics: value of personal responsibility versus Federal aid programs, H466 [3FE], H5926 [13SE], H6161 [20SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H4673H4677 [9JY]

Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H34, H67 [18JA], H123 [24JA], H226 [1FE], H1855 [17AP], H3273 [31MY], H5927 [13SE], H6376 [15NO]

Religion: role of tenets of faith in establishing policies to provide social services and welfare programs, H224 [1FE]

Social Security: cost-of-living adjustments, H6613 [4DE]

——— repeal Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program maintenance of effort requirements, H2623 [10MY]

——— replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (H.R. 4160), H5184, H5185 [24JY]

——— require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents (H.R. 6021), E1139 [26JN]

SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 3812), H130 [24JA]

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program: disapprove rule relative to waivers of work requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6174H6185 [20SE], E1618, E1621 [21SE], E1657 [25SE]

——— disapprove rule relative to waivers of work requirements (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6165H6174 [20SE]

——— eliminate cap on certain payments to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (H.R. 5824), H2820 [17MY]

——— permit States to exempt single parents with children under a certain age from participation rate requirements (H.R. 4379), E570 [18AP]

——— reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to States (H.R. 3659), H315 [1FE]

——— require States to implement policies to prevent assistance from being used in strip clubs, casinos, and liquor stores (H.R. 3567), H226, H315H322 [1FE], E152 [7FE]

Texas: impact of decision not to expand Medicaid coverage of uninsured citizens, H4788 [11JY]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H55 [18JA], H122, H142 [24JA], H229 [1FE], H519 [7FE], H590, H591, H592, H616H623 [8FE], H659 [9FE], H709H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], H907H912, H921, H923, H926 [17FE], H3582 [7JN], H6566, H6568 [30NO], H6619 [4DE], H7272 [19DE], H7555 [1JA], E101 [31JA], E159 [8FE], E278 [29FE], E1958 [19DE]

——— provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 589), H138 [24JA], H226 [1FE], H732 [15FE]

——— require drug testing as a condition for application and receipt of unemployment compensation, H357, H360, H361 [1FE]

——— require enrollment in a program leading to a high school diploma or GED as a condition for receipt of unemployment compensation, H357, H360, H361 [1FE], H444 [3FE]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: reform entitlement programs, S590, S591 [14FE], S685 [15FE], S4659 [27JN], S5124 [18JY], S6771 [14NO], S7133 [29NO]

——— repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts with targeted reforms (S. 3473), S5881 [1AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow States to obtain a waiver from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to incentivize healthier food purchases by beneficiaries, S3817 [7JN], S4137 [13JN], S4399 [21JN]

——— price supports for milk funding through reductions in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S8613 [1JA]

——— prohibit funding to allow categorical eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S4270, S4271 [19JN]

——— repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a food stamp block grant program (S. 3602), S6553 [20SE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S3754 [6JN], S3964S3968 [12JN], S4119 [13JN], S4278 [19JN], S4352 [20JN], S4393 [21JN], S6087 [11SE], S7735 [11DE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, S3832 [7JN], S7720 [11DE]

——— The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) funding through reductions in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S4346 [20JN]

Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care, S1083S1085 [28FE], S1180 [1MR]

——— make grants to volunteer dental projects, improve oral health education and dental disease prevention, and enhance Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program dental services, S1180 [1MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (S. 3049), S3044 [9MY]

Economy: provide a comprehensive deficit reduction plan through dollar for dollar debt ceiling increase and entitlement program reform (S. 3673), S7978 [12DE]

——— provide for spending reductions through reform and repeal of certain Federal and State programs (H.R. 6684), S8324 [21DE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 [15FE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), conference report, S830S836, S838S842 [16FE], S880, S882, S888S892, S893, S894 [17FE]

Housing: develop local strategies to coordinate use of assistance for low-income housing residents with public and private resources to enable families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency (S. 3513), S5987 [2AU]

Medicaid: allow severely disabled individuals to be eligible for in-home care based on the income and assets of the individual alone, S3836 [7JN]

——— encourage adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology by safety net providers and clinics (S. 3539), S6342 [13SE]

——— expand home and community-based services waiver to include young individuals in need of services otherwise provided in psychiatric residential treatment facilities (S. 3289), S4153 [13JN]

——— funding, S2896S2898, S2904 [7MY], S2940 [8MY], S3192 [16MY]

——— impact of increased funding obligations on States, S2942 [8MY], S3761 [6JN], S4706 [28JN], S4736 [29JN], S5111 [18JY], S6614S6616 [21SE]

——— reform, S6297 [13SE], S7321S7323 [3DE], S7779 [12DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States to opt out of certain provisions (S. 244), S2118 [28MR]

Social Security: improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (S. 3651), S7669 [6DE]

——— prevent fraud and restore fiscal accountability by improving improper payment rates, S2946 [8MY]

SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (S. 2150), S1200 [1MR]

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program: disapprove rule relative to waivers of work requirements, S8158S8160 [19DE]

——— disapprove rule relative to waivers of work requirements (S.J. Res. 50), S6086 [11SE], S6407S6409 [19SE]

——— disapprove rule relative to waivers of work requirements (S.J. Res. 50), unanimous-consent request, S6407, S6408 [19SE]

——— Executive order to reform work requirements, S4995 [16JY]

——— prohibit waivers relative to compliance with work requirements (S. 3397), S5136 [18JY]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, S368 [7FE], S891 [17FE], S8617 [1JA]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112–400), H900 [16FE]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 118, Disapprove Rule Relative to Waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program Work Requirements: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 788) (H. Rept. 112–680), H6150 [19SE]

Consideration of H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act and Senate Amendment to H.J. Res. 66, Permanent Tax Relief for Families and Small Businesses Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 841) (H. Rept. 112–708), H7359 [19DE]

Disapprove Rule Relative to Waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program Work Requirements: Committee on Education and Workforce (House) (H.J. Res. 118) (H. Rept. 112–677), H6068 [18SE]

——— Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 118) (H. Rept. 112–677), H6068 [18SE]

Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112–399), H900 [16FE]

Statements

Economic Justice: Alex Lesser and Josh Fixler, Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism and Union for Reform Judaism, E101 [31JA]

Summaries

Ensuring Child Care for Working Families Act (H.R. 5188), E694 [27AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]

H. Res. 788, consideration of H.J. Res. 118, disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements, H6165 [20SE]

H. Res. 841, consideration of H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act and Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 66, Permanent Tax Relief for Families and Small Businesses Act, H7374 [20DE]

H.J. Res. 118, disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirement, H6175 [20SE]

H.R. 3567, Welfare Integrity Now (WIN) for Children and Families Act, H315 [1FE]

H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act, H7395H7402 [20DE]

S. 2150, clarify SSI policy that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources, S1201 [1MR]

S. 2257, Excellence in Mental Health Act, S2248S2250 [29MR]

S. 3602, Food Stamp Restoration Act, S6554 [20SE]