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		April 16, 2024

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				Social Services & Disabilities  Welfare & Welfare Reform   Document Name    Date   Document Type  As Welfare Caseloads Decline, Parties Disagree Over Whether to Reach Out or Cut Back     Legislative Analysis California and the Wisconsin Welfare Waivers Experiments     Encyclopedia Entry Challenges with Welfare Privatization Policies     Encyclopedia Entry Charles Murray and Losing Ground: An Analysis of Federal Welfare Programs (1984)     Encyclopedia Entry Chronology of Significant Events in Welfare Reform, 1988-2002     Facts & Figures Delivery of Welfare Services Under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)     Encyclopedia Entry Emerging Policy Issues in Welfare Reform     Encyclopedia Entry Examples of State "Work First" Welfare Programs     Encyclopedia Entry Figure 10-4   Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Food Stamp (SNAP) Benefit Levels as Percentage of Federal Poverty Line, 2010     Facts & Figures Figure 10-5   U.S. Population Receiving AFDC/TANF and Food Stamps/SNAP, 19702010     Facts & Figures GOP Prepares to Act on Governors' Welfare Plan     Legislative Analysis Immigration and Welfare Reform     Encyclopedia Entry International Implications of Welfare Systems     Encyclopedia Entry Long-Awaited Welfare Proposal Would Make Gradual Changes     Legislative Analysis Nonprofit Organizations in Welfare-to-Work Services     Encyclopedia Entry Opinion Excerpt of Supreme Court Decision in Saenz v. Roe     Primary Source Parties Differ Over Success of '96 Welfare Law     Legislative Analysis Presidential News Conference: Clinton Says Welfare Bill Is a Real Step Forward     Primary Source Presidential Veto Message: Welfare-to-Work Provisions Cited in Veto of Overhaul     Primary Source Provisions of Welfare Overhaul Legislation Signed into Law by President Clinton     Legislative Analysis Reconciliation: GOP Produces Welfare Agreement, Urges Clinton to Sign On     Legislative Analysis Selected Sections of Family Support Act of 1988 (Public Law 100485)     Primary Source Selected Sections of Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104193)     Primary Source Selected Sections of the Personal Responsibility Act (Welfare Reform), as Found in the Contract with America     Primary Source Special Report/Social PolicyIssue: Welfare     Legislative Analysis State Implementation of Welfare Reform     Encyclopedia Entry The Role of Businesses in Welfare Reform     Encyclopedia Entry The Ups and Downs of For-Profits in Welfare Reform     Encyclopedia Entry Welfare and Welfare Reform: 1930s-1990s     Encyclopedia Entry Welfare Overhaul's Next Wave     Legislative Analysis Welfare: Conference Report Highlights     Legislative Analysis What Next for Businesses and Nonprofits in Welfare Reform?     Encyclopedia Entry Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) versus the Poverty Line, 19362003   1936 - 2003 Facts & Figures Social Welfare Expenditures, 1950-1995   1950 - 1995 Facts & Figures Social Welfare Expenditures, by Category, 1950-1995   1950 - 1995 Facts & Figures Antipoverty Program, Fiscal Year 1966   1965 Legislative Analysis Housing Act-Rent Supplements, 1965 Legislative Chronology   1965 Legislative Analysis Migrant Aid Bills, 1965 Legislative Chronology   1965 Legislative Analysis Rent Supplements Funding, Fiscal Year 1966   1965 Legislative Analysis Feeding the Hungry, 1965-1968 Overview   1965 - 1968 Legislative Analysis Health, Education and Welfare, 1965-1968 Overview   1965 - 1968 Legislative Analysis Welfare Legislation, 1965-1968 Legislative Overview   1965 - 1968 Legislative Analysis Antipoverty Program, Fiscal Year 1967   1966 Legislative Analysis Rent Supplements Funding, Fiscal Years 1966-1967   1966 Legislative Analysis Antipoverty Program, Fiscal Year 1968   1967 Legislative Analysis Food Stamp Extension, Fiscal Years 1968-1969   1967 Legislative Analysis Model Cities, Rent Supplements, 1967 Legislative Chronology   1967 Legislative Analysis Poverty Funds, 1967 Legislative Chronology   1967 Legislative Analysis Antipoverty Program, Fiscal Year 1969   1968 Legislative Analysis Food Stamps, 1968 Legislative Chronology   1968 Legislative Analysis Hunger in America, 1968 Legislative Chronology   1968 Legislative Analysis Poor People's Campaign, 1968 Legislative Chronology   1968 Legislative Analysis Public Reports on Government Food Assistance Programs, 1968 Legislative Chronology   1968 Legislative Analysis Senate Nutrition Committee, 1968 Legislative Chronology   1968 Legislative Analysis Welfare Freeze Postponed, 1968 Legislative Chronology   1968 Legislative Analysis Spending for Income-Tested Benefits, by Form of Benefit, 19682002   1968 - 2002 Facts & Figures Antipoverty Program, 1969 Legislative Chronology   1969 Legislative Analysis Food Stamps, 1969 Legislative Chronology   1969 Legislative Analysis Welfare Freeze Repeal, 1969 Legislative Chronology   1969 Legislative Analysis Family Assistance, 1969-1972 Legislative Overview   1969 - 1972 Legislative Analysis Welfare Legislation, 1969-1972 Legislative Overview   1969 - 1972 Legislative Analysis Shapiro v. Thompson, Washington v. Legrant, Reynolds v. Smith: Brief Summary   Apr. 21, 1969 Case Summary Food Stamps, 1970 Legislative Chronology   1970 Legislative Analysis Public Opinion on Aid to Blacks/Minorities, 19702004 (percent)   1970 - 2004 Facts & Figures Wheeler v. Montgomery, Goldberg v. Kelly: Brief Summary   Mar. 23, 1970 Case Summary Rosado v. Wyman: Brief Summary   Apr. 6, 1970 Case Summary Antipoverty Program, 1971 Legislative Chronology   1971 Legislative Analysis Work Incentive Programs, 1971 Legislative Chronology   1971 Legislative Analysis Graham v. Richardson: Brief Summary   Jun. 14, 1971 Case Summary Anti-poverty Program, 1972 Legislative Chronology   1972 Legislative Analysis Private Social Welfare Expenditures, by Category and as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 1972-1994   1972 - 1994 Facts & Figures Food Stamp Extension, 1973 Legislative Chronology   1973 Legislative Analysis National Health Insurance, 1973 Legislative Chronology   1973 Legislative Analysis Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) Dismantling, 1973 Legislative Chronology   1973 Legislative Analysis Social Security, Welfare Benefits, 1973 Legislative Chronology   1973 Legislative Analysis Welfare Policy, 1973-1976 Legislative Overview   1973 - 1976 Legislative Analysis Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) Replacement, 1974 Legislative Chronology   1974 Legislative Analysis Emergency Health Insurance, 1975 Legislative Chronology   1975 Legislative Analysis Food Stamp Price Freeze, 1975 Legislative Chronology   1975 Legislative Analysis National Health Insurance, 1975 Legislative Chronology   1975 Legislative Analysis Repatriation Assistance Authorization for Americans, Fiscal Year 1976   1975 Legislative Analysis Food Stamp Reform, 1976 Legislative Chronology   1976 Legislative Analysis National Health Insurance, 1976 Legislative Chronology   1976 Legislative Analysis Mathews v. Diaz: Brief Summary   Jun. 1, 1976 Case Summary Food Stamp Overhaul, 1977 Legislative Chronology   1977 Legislative Analysis Public Aid Amendments, 1977 Legislative Chronology   1977 Legislative Analysis Welfare Administration, 1977 Legislative Chronology   1977 Legislative Analysis Welfare Reform, 1977 Legislative Chronology   1977 Legislative Analysis Welfare Policy, 1977-1980 Legislative Overview   1977 - 1980 Legislative Analysis President J. Carter's Proposal for New Welfare System for United States   Aug. 6, 1977 Primary Source Food Stamp Spending, 1979 Legislative Chronology   1979 Legislative Analysis Welfare Reform, 1979 Legislative Chronology   1979 Legislative Analysis President J. Carter's Message to Congress Proposing Changes in Welfare System   May 23, 1979 Primary Source Food Stamp Spending, 1980 Legislative Chronology   1980 Legislative Analysis Anti-Poverty Programs, 1981 Legislative Chronology   1981 Legislative Analysis Food Stamp Legislation, 1981 Legislative Chronology   1981 Legislative Analysis Welfare Benefits, 1981 Legislative Chronology   1981 Legislative Analysis Welfare Policy, 1981-1984 Legislative Overview   1981 - 1984 Legislative Analysis Food Stamp Program, 1982 Legislative Chronology   1982 Legislative Analysis Welfare Benefits, 1982 Legislative Chronology   1982 Legislative Analysis Food Stamps, 1983 Legislative Chronology   1983 Legislative Analysis Relief, Food Aid Bills, 1983 Legislative Chronology   1983 Legislative Analysis Annual Report of the National Urban League on Black America   Jan. 19, 1983 Primary Source Food Aid Bills, 1984 Legislative Chronology   1984 Legislative Analysis Final Draft Report by the Presidential Task Force on Food Assistance   Jan. 9, 1984 Primary Source Food Stamps, 1985-1986 Legislative Chronology   1985 - 1986 Legislative Analysis Indian Programs Veto, 1985-1986 Legislative Chronology   1985 - 1986 Legislative Analysis Welfare Program Changes, 1985-1986 Legislative Chronology   1985 - 1986 Legislative Analysis Heckler v. Turner: Brief Summary   Feb. 27, 1985 Case Summary Atkins v. Parker: Brief Summary   Jun. 4, 1985 Case Summary Green v. Mansour: Brief Summary   Dec. 3, 1985 Case Summary Food Stamp Eligibility, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology   1987 - 1988 Legislative Analysis Welfare Reform, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology   1987 - 1988 Legislative Analysis Work Incentive (WIN) Program, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology   1987 - 1988 Legislative Analysis Lukhard v. Reed: Brief Summary   Apr. 22, 1987 Case Summary Bowen v. Gilliard: Brief Summary   Jun. 25, 1987 Case Summary Bowen v. Galbreath: Brief Summary   Feb. 24, 1988 Case Summary Remarks by President R. Reagan on Signing the Family Support Act of 1988, Revising the Welfare System   Oct. 13, 1988 Primary Source The Economic Status of Children and the Elderly in Eight Countries. Compilation of Studies by the Urban Institute   Oct. 26, 1988 Primary Source Food Stamps, 1989-1990 Legislative Chronology   1990 Legislative Analysis Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare v. Davenport: Brief Summary   May 29, 1990 Case Summary Welfare Tracking, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1991 - 1992 Legislative Analysis Hospital Insurance Trust Fund: Income, Expenditures, and Balance, 19912014 (billions)   1991 - 2014 Facts & Figures Farmers' Markets, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1992 Legislative Analysis Unacknowledged Tribes, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1992 Legislative Analysis Welfare Reform, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1992 Legislative Analysis Welfare Reform, 1993-1994 Legislative Chronology   1993 - 1994 Legislative Analysis General Accounting Office (GAO) Testimony: "Child Care Quality: States' Difficulties Enforcing Standards Confront Welfare Reform Plans"   Feb. 11, 1994 Primary Source Welfare Reform, 1995-1996 Legislative Chronology   1995 - 1996 Legislative Analysis Anderson, Director, California Department of Social Services v. Green: Brief Summary   Feb. 22, 1995 Case Summary The Working Poor   Nov. 3, 1995 CQ Researcher Remarks of President B. Clinton and Republican Leaders N. Gingrich, J. Kasich, S. Molinari, E.C. Shaw Jr. on Signing of Welfare Overhaul Bill   Jul. 31, 1996 Primary Source Democratic Party Platform Adopted at the Democratic National Convention, Chicago, IL, 1996   Aug. 27, 1996 Primary Source Inmate Benefits, 1997 Legislative Chronology   1997 Legislative Analysis Job Training, Vocational Education, 1997 Legislative Chronology   1997 Legislative Analysis Welfare Funding, 1997 Legislative Chronology   1997 Legislative Analysis Crop Insurance and Food Stamp Benefits, 1997-1998 Legislative Chronology   1997 - 1998 Legislative Analysis Immigration Legislation, 1997-1998   1997 - 1998 Legislative Analysis Welfare Law Revisions, 1997-1998 Legislative Chronology   1997 - 1998 Legislative Analysis Speech of President B. Clinton on Welfare Reform Legislation, St. Louis, MO   Aug. 12, 1997 Primary Source Agriculture Authorization, 1998 Legislative Chronology   1998 Legislative Analysis Public Housing Overhaul, 1998 Legislative Chronology   1998 Legislative Analysis Report of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Housing the Poor: "Rental Housing Assistance -- The Crisis Continues"   Apr. 28, 1998 Primary Source Report of the General Accounting Office (GAO): "Welfare Reform: States Are Restructuring Program to Reduce Welfare Dependence"   Jun. 18, 1998 Primary Source Recipients of Social Insurance Programs, 1999   1999 Facts & Figures Saenz, Director, California Department of Social Services v. Roe: Brief Summary   May 17, 1999 Case Summary Saenz, Director, California Department of Social Services v. Roe: Detailed Summary   May 17, 1999 Case Summary Saenz, Director, California Department of Social Services v. Roe: Opinion Excerpt   May 17, 1999 Primary Source Congressional Testimony by C.M. Fagnoni of the General Accounting Office (GAO) on Experiences of Former Welfare Recipients   May 27, 1999 Primary Source Benefits and Recipients of Public Aid and Food Stamps, by State, 2000   2000 Facts & Figures The Medicaid-Welfare Trap   2000 Legislative Analysis Child Poverty   Apr. 7, 2000 CQ Researcher Hunger in America   Dec. 22, 2000 CQ Researcher Private Group Tries to Ease Toughest Welfare-to-Work Cases   2001 Legislative Analysis Welfare Overhaul's Next Wave   2001 Legislative Analysis Welfare Law Reauthorization, 2001-2002 Legislative Chronology   2001 - 2002 Legislative Analysis Welfare Reform   Aug. 3, 2001 CQ Researcher No Accord on Welfare Rewrite   2002 Legislative Analysis The Compassion Campaign   Jan. 12, 2002 Legislative Analysis Proposals to Adjust Welfare System Will Hew Closely to the Center   Feb. 2, 2002 Legislative Analysis Bush's Bipartisan Welfare Proposal Paves Way for Congressional Action   Mar. 2, 2002 Legislative Analysis Welfare Law's Big Question: Has Success Been Real?   Mar. 30, 2002 Legislative Analysis Immigrants' Benefits Continue to Be Sticking Point in House Welfare Debate   May 4, 2002 Legislative Analysis Congress More Likely to Extend Welfare Law Than to Tackle Overhaul This Year   Aug. 31, 2002 Legislative Analysis 2002 Legislative Summary: Welfare   Dec. 7, 2002 Legislative Analysis Benefits and Recipients of Public Aid and Food Stamps, by State, 2003   2003 Facts & Figures Welfare Law Reauthorization, 2003-2004 Legislative Chronology   2003 - 2004 Legislative Analysis Grassley Attends to Concerns on Work Hours, Child Care to Advance Welfare Rewrite   Sep. 13, 2003 Legislative Analysis Congress Again to Extend Expiring Welfare Programs As Rewrite Remains Elusive   Sep. 27, 2003 Legislative Analysis 2003 Legislative Summary: Welfare Reauthorization   Dec. 13, 2003 Legislative Analysis Welfare Programs Extended   Oct. 2, 2004 Legislative Analysis 2004 Legislative Summary: Welfare Reauthorization   Dec. 4, 2004 Legislative Analysis Welfare Extension   2005 - 2006 Legislative Analysis Political Economy: Missed Opportunity   Jan. 9, 2006 Legislative Analysis States Reluctant to Abandon SCHIP Adults   Mar. 5, 2007 Legislative Analysis Universal Coverage   Mar. 30, 2007 CQ Researcher States Scramble to Adapt To New Welfare Rules   Jun. 25, 2007 Legislative Analysis Domestic Poverty   Sep. 7, 2007 CQ Researcher WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)   2008 Encyclopedia Entry Getting Welfare to Work When Work Is Scarce   Feb. 15, 2010 Legislative Analysis Political Economy: Drawing a New Line   Mar. 8, 2010 Legislative Analysis Strained and Under the Knife   Oct. 15, 2012 Legislative Analysis Welfare's Time Warp   Oct. 15, 2012 Legislative Analysis Who Needs Food Aid?   Oct. 15, 2012 Legislative Analysis Crime Doesn't Pay ... for Food   Jun. 17, 2013 Legislative Analysis Lean Times for Food Stamps   Nov. 4, 2013 Legislative Analysis Welfare Aid Drops Since '96   Nov. 4, 2013 Legislative Analysis 2013 Legislative Summary: Welfare-to-Work Waivers   Jan. 6, 2014 Legislative Analysis The GOP's Do-It-All, All-in-One Bill   Nov. 14, 2016 Legislative Analysis Agriculture: Fiscal Hawks Versus Farm Advocates   Jan. 9, 2017 Legislative Analysis The Trump Budget: Labor   Jun. 26, 2017 Legislative Analysis Innovation Nation: How to Keep the Water Running   Oct. 2, 2017 Legislative Analysis Food Stamp Rules Take Effect, But Only in Part   Oct. 30, 2017 Legislative Analysis Farm Bill in Progress, Says House Agriculture Chairman   Nov. 27, 2017 Legislative Analysis 2018 Legislative Preview: Agriculture   Jan. 8, 2018 Legislative Analysis Adding Barriers to Aid for the Needy Could Put More People at Risk   Feb. 26, 2018 Legislative Analysis Has 'Reform' of Public Assistance Programs Made Poverty Worse?   Feb. 26, 2018 Legislative Analysis Small Steps Toward an Overhaul of Safety Net Programs Most Likely   Feb. 26, 2018 Legislative Analysis 2019 Budget: Agriculture   Mar. 12, 2018 Legislative Analysis Time Running Out in Ryan's Quest to Overhaul Welfare Programs   Jun. 11, 2018 Legislative Analysis Fight Over Food Stamps Among Big Hurdles Facing Farm Bill   Jun. 18, 2018 Legislative Analysis Maryland Democrats Seek Regulatory Fix for Crab Shacks   Jul. 23, 2018 Legislative Analysis Big Savings Seen in Health Costs From Providing Comfort With Care   Dec. 3, 2018 Legislative Analysis Food for Thought: Food Stamps Funding Is a Jobs Issue   Apr. 1, 2019 Legislative Analysis 2020 Budget: The 10 Deepest Cuts Proposed in Discretionary Spending   Apr. 8, 2019 Legislative Analysis Trump and Immigration: 'Public Charge' Rule   May 6, 2019 Legislative Analysis Bill Would Subsidize Vitamins for the Poor, Despite Doubts on Their Effectiveness   Jun. 24, 2019 Legislative Analysis Trump Shuts the Door on the War-Torn   Jul. 8, 2019 Legislative Analysis Safety Nets for Kids Get the Biggest Bang for the Buck   Sep. 23, 2019 Legislative Analysis Many are Urging the Government to Hand Out Money to Stave Off Economic Calamity   Mar. 16, 2020 Legislative Analysis Some States Lag in Processing Jobless Benefits   May 18, 2020 Legislative Analysis General     Welfare-to-Work Programs
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