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National Children's Alliance Lobbies Congress on Budget Restoration
National Children's Alliance filed a lobbying disclosure on July 28 for second quarter activity, reporting $120,000 in spending as it pursues funding...
Alliance Expands Social Security, Veterans Lobbying Effort
Alliance for America's Promise Inc. is lobbying on Social Security and disabled veterans legislation through multiple firms, suggesting the organization is...
Senate Budget Committee Will Examine Impact of Medicaid Cuts
The Senate Budget Committee is convening to examine Medicaid. The Medicare Rights Center warned on July 27, 2026 that HR 1's Medicaid cuts are having...
Employer Retirement Plans Increase But Many Workers Still Left Out
A Congressional Research Service report released this week reveals a fundamental shift in how American workers access retirement security. While...
2.6 Million Children Living in Kinship Care Need More Resources
A new Congressional Research Service report reveals that 2.6 million children in the United States currently live in kinship care—full-time arrangements...
Goodwill Industries Reports $100K Q2 Lobbying
Goodwill Industries International Inc. filed its Second Quarter 2026 lobbying disclosure on July 21, reporting $100,000 in in-house lobbying expenses.
House Passes Disability Work Bill To Extend Testing Authority
The House passed H.R. 8884 by a vote of 232 to 207, advancing legislation that would extend the Social Security Administration's authority to test new...
Chronic Homelessness Reaches Highs Despite Overall Decline
Homelessness statistics 2025 reveal a troubling paradox: while overall homelessness declined modestly from the prior year, the number of chronically...
CRS Report Highlights Divide Over Unemployment Insurance Reform
A sprawling Congressional Research Service report reveals deep fault lines: Republicans are pursuing narrow fraud recovery while Democrats push expansive...
Senate Set to Vote on Ernst's Federal Fraud-Fighting Bill
S. 4952 scheduled votes represent a critical moment for Republican efforts to crack down on federal program fraud. The bill, introduced by Senator Joni...
988 Lifeline Struggles to Keep Up as Suicide Crisis Deepens
More than 49,000 deaths resulted from suicide in 2023, part of a broader crisis that has seen suicide deaths increase by 31 percent over the past two...
Committee Probes Automatic Cuts to Early Childhood Program
The House Ways and Means Committee is examining a federal early childhood support program facing an existential threat from deficit-driven automatic...
Family Child Care Group Hires Raben for Advocacy
The National Association for Family Child Care filed a new lobbying registration with Raben Group LLC on June 29, 2026, marking its entry into direct...
Senate Panel Confronts Social Security's $30 Trillion Crisis
Why it matters: The Senate Finance Subcommittee held a Social Security hearing on June 24, 2026, confronting a $30 trillion unfunded liability that...
House Panel Examines Home Visiting Program as 2027 Deadline Looms
Congress faces a ticking clock on the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program. The House Work and Welfare Subcommittee held a MIECHV...
Hearing Reveals $3B Waste and a Black Market for Food Stamps
A House subcommittee hearing on combating waste, fraud, and abuse in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on June 25, 2026, revealed sharp...
DOD's Growing Child Care Program Leaves Providers in the Dark
The Department of Defense's military child care assistance program has grown substantially, but a critical gap in how the agency communicates with providers...
Staring Down Insolvency For Social Security 2032
The insolvency clock for Social Security is ticking faster than previously expected. A new trustees report moved the projected depletion date of the Old-Age...