Work and Welfare
“This legislation requires the Department of Health and Human Services and states to improve tracking for children in the foster…
Read More (Chairman Smith Opening Statement – Floor Debate on the Find and Protect Missing Foster Youth Act)Confirms Ways and Means GOP Approach to Combating Fraud and Identity Theft WASHINGTON – State workforce agencies were hamstrung in…
Read More (Watchdog Finds Self Certification Contributed to Nearly $50 Billion in Improper Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Payments)WASHINGTON, D.C. – State governments often rely on contractors to collect child support payments through the Child Support Enforcement program. One…
Read More (What They Are Saying: Bipartisan Child Support Legislation Helps Parents Provide for Children)WASHINGTON, D.C. – After an extensive year-long review of child welfare programs in Title IV-B of the Social Security Act, the Ways…
Read More (What They Are Saying: Child Welfare Reauthorization Delivers First-In-A-Generation Wins for Parents and Families)Legislation reauthorizes and reforms child welfare program and strengthens child support enforcement. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Ways and Means Committee…
Read More (Ways and Means Advances Bipartisan Legislation to Support Children and Families )Legislation reauthorizes and reforms child welfare programs and strengthens child support enforcement. As prepared for delivery. “Let me begin by…
Read More (Chairman Smith Opening Statement – Markup of Child Welfare Legislation)WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ways and Means Work and Welfare Subcommittee Chairman Darin LaHood (R-IL) and Ranking Member Danny K. Davis…
Read More (Ways & Means Unveils First-In-A-Generation, Bipartisan Reform of Child Welfare to Protect America’s Children)The Committee held a hearing on reauthorization of the Title IV-B child welfare program and recently introduced legislation. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways…
Read More (Bipartisan Ways and Means Members Introduce Legislation to Modernize Child Welfare Program)Paris Hilton: “I strongly advocate for the reauthorization of Title IV-B. Families need resources and support so they don’t come…
Read More (Six Key Moments: Hearing on Strengthening Child Welfare and Protecting Children)As prepared for delivery. Families form the bedrock of a strong society, and it is crucial to have systems in…
Read More (Chairman Smith Opening Statement – Hearing on Strengthening Child Welfare and Protecting America’s Children)