Social Welfare
Housing Trust Fund Faces Conservatorship Uncertainty
A recent CRS report examines the Housing Trust Fund, a federal program that has generated $238.4 million in 2026 to address a shortage of 7.3 million...
CRS Report Reviews Social Security Fairness Act
A recent Congressional Research Service report examines the rollout of the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 (P.L. 118-273), which was signed into law on...
Millions of Working Adults Rely on Medicaid and SNAP, GAO Finds
An estimated 13.8 million working-age adults enrolled in Medicaid held jobs in 2024. So did 10.6 million adults in households receiving SNAP benefits. Yet...
Report: Draft Farm Bill Would Delay, Increase State SNAP Costs
The FY2025 budget reconciliation law already requires states with high payment error rates to shoulder a portion of benefit costs beginning in fiscal 2028,...
Flat Funding Threatens to Deepen Social Security Staff Crisis
The Social Security Administration faces a funding squeeze that threatens to deepen a staffing crisis even as the agency manages benefits for tens of...
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...
Easter Seals Shuts Down Federal Lobbying After Medicaid Cuts Pass
Easter Seals Serving DC/MD/VA Inc. shut down its in-house federal lobbying operation, effective June 30, 2026.
U.S. Refugee Admissions Hit Historic Low of 17,500
The Trump administration's refugee admissions program has shrunk to historic lows, with a new Congressional Research Service report documenting a dramatic...
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...