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The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Human Resources shall include bills and matters referred to the Committee on Ways and Means that relate to the public assistance provisions of the Social Security Act, including temporary assistance for needy families, child care, child and family services, child support, foster care, adoption, supplemental security income, social services, eligibility of welfare recipients for food stamps, and low-income energy assistance. More specifically, the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Human Resources shall include bills and matters relating to titles I, IV, VI, X, XIV, XVI, XVII, XX and related provisions of titles VII and XI of the Social Security Act.
The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Human Resources shall also include bills and matters referred to the Committee on Ways and Means that relate to the Federal-State system of unemployment compensation, and the financing thereof, including the programs for extended and emergency benefits. More specifically, the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Human Resources shall also include all bills and matters pertaining to the programs of unemployment compensation under titles III, IX and XII of the Social Security Act, Chapters 23 and 23A of the Internal Revenue Code, and the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970, and provisions relating thereto.
Source: “Rules of the Committee on Ways and Means”
Most Recent Hearings
Hearing Information
Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 10:00 AM in Room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building
Hearing Advisory
Witness List
Cissy Proctor
Executive Director, Florida Department of Economic Opportunity
Testimony
Walter Carpenter
MAI, CRE, ...
A better way to help vulnerable children and families
By Orrin G. Hatch, Ron Wyden, Kevin Brady and Sander M. Levin
Washington Post
September 5, ...
WASHINGTON, DC – House Human Resources Subcommittee Chairman Vern Buchanan (R-FL) announced today that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled “Unemployment Insurance: An Overview of the Challenges and Strengths of Today’s System” on Wednesday, September 7, at 10:00 AM in room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building. This hearing will highlight ...
In 1996, Congress passed the welfare reform law to reform the nation’s major cash welfare program, which provided financial support to low-income single parents with children but did little to help them escape poverty. The reforms eliminated the existing program and instead established the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to promote work ...
Twenty years after welfare reform, the path ahead
Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX)
The Hill
August 22, 2016
Twenty years ago, Republicans successfully concluded a multi-year, national effort to reform America’s cash welfare program. The ...
This week, in advance of the the 20th anniversary of welfare reform, the Ways and Means Committee reviewed the law’s record of helping more low-income Americans escape poverty and climb the economic ladder.
Today, it’s clear that reforming the nation’s cash welfare program has successfully
As the 20th anniversary of welfare reform approaches, the Ways and Means Committee is taking a look back so we can apply the same successful lessons to help more low-income Americans escape poverty and climb the economic ladder.
Yesterday, we highlighted the steps House Republicans have taken to build on the ...
As the 20th anniversary of welfare reform approaches, the Ways and Means Committee is taking a look back so we can apply the same successful lessons to help more low-income Americans escape poverty and climb the economic ladder.
Yesterday, we highlighted ...
As the 20th anniversary of welfare reform approaches, the Ways and Means Committee is taking a look back so we can apply the same successful lessons to help more low-income Americans escape poverty and climb the economic ladder.
As we highlighted
Next Monday, August 22, 2016, marks the 20th anniversary of welfare reform — when Republicans in Congress passed landmark legislation that reshaped one of the nation’s biggest anti-poverty programs.
This week, in advance of the anniversary, the Ways and Means Committee is taking a look back so we can apply the same ...