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![](images/g_link.gif) | Dixson v. United States, Hinton v. United States: Brief Summary | | Feb. 22, 1984 | ![Summary and analysis of major Supreme Court decisions.](/xsite/images/icon_case.gif) | Case Summary |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Pennsylvania v. Ritchie: Brief Summary | | Feb. 24, 1987 | ![Summary and analysis of major Supreme Court decisions.](/xsite/images/icon_case.gif) | Case Summary |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Quern v. Jordan: Brief Summary | | Mar. 5, 1979 | ![Summary and analysis of major Supreme Court decisions.](/xsite/images/icon_case.gif) | Case Summary |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Ross v. Moffit: Brief Summary | | Jun. 17, 1974 | ![Summary and analysis of major Supreme Court decisions.](/xsite/images/icon_case.gif) | Case Summary |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Everhart: Brief Summary | | Feb. 21, 1990 | ![Summary and analysis of major Supreme Court decisions.](/xsite/images/icon_case.gif) | Case Summary |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Community Prosecution | | Dec. 15, 2000 | ![An in-depth report on a political or social issue.](/xsite/images/icon_res.gif) | CQ Researcher |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Domestic Poverty | | Sep. 7, 2007 | ![An in-depth report on a political or social issue.](/xsite/images/icon_res.gif) | CQ Researcher |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Health and Human Services Department (HHS) | | | ![General summary of issues, concepts, processes, events, and historical figures.](/xsite/images/icon_encyc.gif) | Encyclopedia Entry |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Social Services Block Grant | | | ![General summary of issues, concepts, processes, events, and historical figures.](/xsite/images/icon_encyc.gif) | Encyclopedia Entry |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Think Tanks | | | ![General summary of issues, concepts, processes, events, and historical figures.](/xsite/images/icon_encyc.gif) | Encyclopedia Entry |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Persons Below the Poverty Line, by Race and Hispanic Origin, 1959-1999 | | 1959 - 1999 | ![Tables, graphs, and other statistical information.](/xsite/images/icon_facts.gif) | Facts & Figures |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Social Policy: Overview | | | ![Tables, graphs, and other statistical information.](/xsite/images/icon_facts.gif) | Facts & Figures |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | 2000 Legislative Summary: Labor, Health and Human Services | | 2000 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | 2004 Legislative Summary: Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations | | Dec. 4, 2004 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | A Chance to Break the Poverty Cycle | | Sep. 19, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | After Jobless Cases Soared, States Seek to Root Out the Fraud | | Jun. 29, 2020 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | An Uneasy Deal With Illegal Workforce | | Mar. 14, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Bailout Plan for Nonprofit Aid? | | Feb. 2, 2009 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Black Lung Trust Fund, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology | | 1992 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Bush Plan to Promote Faith-Based Charities Creates Dilemma for Both Parties | | 2001 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Bush Social Policy Comes Into Focus With Cutbacks, Shift to Local Programs | | 2001 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Bush's House Win on 'Faith-Based' Charity Clouded by Bias Concerns in Senate | | Jul. 21, 2001 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Changing Standards Of 'Poor' | | Mar. 23, 2009 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Charitable Choice by Executive Order | | 2002 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Congress Pays Katrina's High Price | | 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | 'Empowerment Zones': Who's Minding the Store? | | Nov. 27, 2004 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Faith-Based Charities, 2001-2002 Legislative Chronology | | 2001 - 2002 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Food Stamps on Chopping Block | | Feb. 18, 2013 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Food Stamps, 1993-1994 Legislative Chronology | | 1993 - 1994 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Health and Human Service, 1989-1992 Legislative Overview | | 1989 - 1992 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Highlights of Faith-Based Initiative Proposals | | 2001 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | HIV Patients Get Help With Housing | | Dec. 14, 2015 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Holocaust Victims, 1993-1994 Legislative Chronology | | 1993 - 1994 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Honors for Hoops Hothead | | Sep. 10, 2012 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | House GOP Bets on Passing Aid to Faith-Based Groups; Senate Keys on Tax Incentives | | 2001 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Human Services Reconciliation, 1989-1990 Legislative Chronology | | 1989 - 1990 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Indian Job Training, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology | | 1992 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Job Training, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology | | 1992 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Legal Services Corporation, 1985-1986 Legislative Chronology | | 1985 - 1986 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Lumbee Tribe, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology | | 1991 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | New Answer on Urban Renewal: 'Opportunity Zones' | | Nov. 27, 2004 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Refugee Assistance, 1980 Legislative Chronology | | 1980 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Refugee Programs, 1983 Legislative Chronology | | 1983 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Refugee Programs, 1984 Legislative Chronology | | 1984 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Refugee Resettlement, 1982 Legislative Chronology | | 1982 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Reinventing the War on Poverty | | Sep. 19, 2005 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Rural Development Act, 1972 Legislative Chronology | | 1972 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Rural Development Act, 1976 Legislative Chronology | | 1976 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Rural Development Program, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology | | 1987 - 1988 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Rural Development, 1979 Legislative Chronology | | 1979 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Rural Development, 1980 Legislative Chronology | | 1980 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Ryan Eyes Anti-Poverty Agenda in Appeal to Younger Voters | | Nov. 16, 2015 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Sharper Pangs of Food Insecurity' | | May 12, 2008 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Social Services Claims, 1978 Legislative Chronology | | 1978 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Social Services Funds, 1978 Legislative Chronology | | 1978 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Social Services Programs, 1974 Legislative Chronology | | 1974 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Social Services, Energy Aid, 1981 Legislative Chronology | | 1981 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Social Services, Energy Aid, 1984 Legislative Chronology | | 1984 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | The GOP's Food for Thought on SNAP | | Sep. 16, 2013 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | The Mandatory Fund Conundrum | | Jun. 25, 2007 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | The Trump Budget: Entitlements No Longer Untouchable | | Jun. 26, 2017 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Tribal Recognition, 1995-1996 Legislative Chronology | | 1995 - 1996 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Universal Income Not Universally Loved | | Jun. 27, 2016 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Veterans Benefits, 1997-1998 Legislative Chronology | | 1997 - 1998 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Volunteer Programs, 1985-1986 Legislative Chronology | | 1985 - 1986 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) Authorization, Fiscal Years 1984-1986 | | 1984 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) Authorization, Fiscal Years, 1984-1986 | | 1983 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Women with AIDS, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology | | 1992 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Reauthorization, 1989-1990 Legislative Chronology | | 1989 | ![Reporting and analysis of legislation.](/xsite/images/icon_leghist.gif) | Legislative Analysis |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Califano, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare v. Goldfarb: U.S. Supreme Court Opinion Banning Dependent Status Tests for Widowers but not Widows. Justices W. Brennan, J. Stevens, W. Rehnquist | | Mar. 2, 1977 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Common Destiny: Blacks and American Society. Report of the National Research Council on Education, Health, and Socioeconomic Status | | Jul. 27, 1989 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Faith-Based and Community Initiative Executive Orders, Signed by President George W. Bush | | Jan. 29, 2001 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Report of the U.S. Census Bureau: "Health Insurance Coverage, 1999" | | Sep. 28, 2000 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Report of the U.S. Congressional Budget Office on the Effects of Legislative Changes in Federal Human Resources Programs | | Aug. 25, 1983 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Speech by Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) M.M. Heckler on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) at U.S. Conference of Mayors, Denver, CO | | Jun. 14, 1983 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |
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![](images/g_link.gif) | Speech of Senate Majority Leader B. Dole on Social Issues at the 77th Annual Convention of the American Legion, Indianapolis, IN | | Sep. 4, 1995 | ![Full-text or excerpts of primary source material.](/xsite/images/icon_prime.gif) | Primary Source |