Legislation

Farm Bill Passage Locks In $187B in SNAP Cuts and Pesticide Liability Shield

The House cleared a significant hurdle Wednesday night on the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, passing an amendment to HR 7567 384-35 in a...

Legislation

House Passes Farm Bill With $187 Billion in Food Aid Cuts on Party-Line Vote

The House cleared the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 on Thursday in an HR 7567 floor vote that landed 224-200, with Republicans providing...

Social Welfare

Member Weekly Roundup: Fetterman on SNAP Reform, a Shooting, and More Infighting

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) had a week that touched on food access for low-income families, a harrowing security incident at the White House Correspondents'...

Labor and Employment

House Passes Clergy Act with Overwhelming Bipartisan Support

Why it matters: The House passed HR 227, the Clergy Act, on Monday, giving members of the clergy a second chance at a decision that has long haunted many...

Labor and Employment

Low-wage workers losing Social Security's key safety net

A new Congressional Research Service report published April 6, 2026 finds that Social Security low earners — workers who spent entire careers in low-wage...

Social Welfare

Adoption Funding Hearing Exposes HHS Cuts Contradiction

Why it matters: The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies held a child welfare permanency...

Social Welfare

Senate Tackles Social Security's Looming Insolvency Crisis

Social Security's trust fund is barreling toward insolvency as early as 2032, and the Senate Budget Committee is convening a Social Security hearing on...

Law, Crime, and Family Issues

# Trafficking Hearing Exposes Gap Between Rhetoric and Funding Cuts

The Senate Judiciary Committee's child trafficking hearing on March 3, 2026, exposed a sharp contradiction at the center of federal policy: the Trump...

Congress

Railroad Retirement Board Hearing Reveals Pension System Strengths

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee convened a critical hearing on February 5, 2026, to examine the Railroad Retirement Board's...

Social Welfare

Committee Examines Federal Funding for Foster Adoptions

Roughly 114,000 children are waiting to be adopted out of the foster care system, while only about 54,000 were adopted in the most recent fiscal year,...

Macroeconomics

Congress Delves Into America's Demographic Time Bomb

Committee Chair Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ-1) has spent the past month laying the groundwork in public. His message is blunt and consistent: the math...

Social Welfare

House Moves on Foster Care Resolution as Federal Child Welfare System Faces Mounting Pressure

Why It Matters H.Res.390, a bipartisan House resolution recognizing National Foster Care Month, has been introduced and referred to the […]

Social Welfare

Feeding Our Future Fraud: $9 Billion Social Services Scandal Exposed

Here's a draft article based on the hearing analysis: # Minnesota Social Services Fraud: $9 Billion Loss Sparks Heated Congressional Hearing ## Why It Matters...

Social Welfare

YMCA Lobbying Intensifies on Youth Health, Child Care

The YMCA of the USA increased in-house lobbying in Q3 2025, spending $110,000 to push for youth health, child care, and community programs, continuing a two-decade advocacy strategy backed by seasoned in-house lobbyists.

Social Welfare

YMCA of the USA Maintains Steady Lobbying Push on Taxes, Child Care, and Youth Sports

YMCA of the USA maintained steady Q3 2025 lobbying with $110,000 in-house filings, focusing on taxes, child care, youth sports, education, health, and agriculture.