all-state call july 12, 2013 congressional update © american public human services association. all...

All-State CallJuly 12, 2013

Congressional Update

© American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.

Ron Smith, Director of Legislative Affairs

Larry Goolsby, Director of Strategic Initiatives

Cynthia Woodside, Senior Policy Associate

Christina Crayton, Senior Policy Associate

Rashida Brown, Senior Policy Associate



2013 Issues

SNAP Reauthorization


2013 Issues

Congressional action – - Full Senate passed S. 954, June 10

- House version, H.R. 1947, failed on House floor, June 20

- SNAP issues (benefit cuts and work requirements) again were prominent


2013 Issues

Congressional action – House passed H.R. 2642 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act, July 11, 2013 (216-208)

Contains Agricultural provisions contained in earlier farm bill, but does not include SNAP provisions.

Next moves are unclear at this time.


2013 Issues


Main SNAP issues – -Adequacy of benefits – too much or not? -Work requirements – should SNAP follow TANF’s example?-Are states “gaming” SNAP options?-Who should be prohibited from the program? -QC . . . . -Horizontal integration, options

Child Care and Development Block

Grant’s Reauthorizationo Last reauthorization took place in

1996o Senate Health, Education, Labor and

Pensions Subcommittee on Children and Families held hearings on CCDBG in the 112th Congress Focus on child care quality, health and

safety and access


Child Care and Development Block

Grant’s Reauthorizationo On June 3, Senators Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Richard Burr (R-NC), Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN) introduced a CCDBG reauthorization bill “Child Care and Development Act of 2013” also known as S. 1086.

American Public Human Services Association

S. 1086’s key provisions: New State Plan Requirements

Licensing and Training Monitoring and Inspection Reporting Child-to-Provider Ratio Standards Health and Safety Standards Eligibility Redetermination Early Learning and Development Guidelines

Comprehensive Background Check Requirements

Quality Activities © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.

New Child Care RegulationsChild Care and Development Fund

Notice for Proposed Rulemaking (CCDF NPRM) ACF-2013-0001

Need for regulatory action (Four Priority Areas): Improve health and safety in child care Improve child care quality Establish family-friendly polices Strengthen program integrity


President’s Pre-K Proposal

On Feb. 12th, President Obama announced his plan for early education during the State of the Union Address

The Universal Pre-K Plan’s Highlights: Provides high-quality preschool for all children Establishes New Early Head Start-Child Care

Partnership Extends Title V Home Visiting Program Encourages access to full-day kindergarten Creates new investments to expand child care

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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

(TANF)Legislative StatusLegislative Status

Current TANF extension expires September 30, 2013

Recent Congressional ActivityRecent Congressional Activity

Two House hearings

House & Senate legislation to eliminate HHS waiver authority

GAO report on potential TANF changes for Senate Finance Committee Chairman


Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

(TANF)GAO Report GAO Report

Changes to Work Participation Rate (WPR) New data reporting Pilots/waivers

Eliminating HHS Waiver AuthorityEliminating HHS Waiver Authority

House passed bill (H.R. 890) Senate proposed amendment to immigration bill


Workforce Investment Act (WIA)

Legislative StatusLegislative Status Reauthorization overdue (2003)

HouseHouse Passed Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act (H.R. 803) – March 2013

SenateSenate HELP Committee bipartisan discussion draft –

Possible markup July 2013


Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program

(LIHEAP)GAO Report – June 2010GAO Report – June 2010

Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia

Proposed RegulationsProposed Regulations

New data collection measuresComments due in August


What’s Emerging in Child Welfare

Reauthorizations – (1) Adoption Incentive Program (2) Family Connection Grants

Possible expansion to a permanency incentive


What’s Emerging in Child Welfare

Reauthorizations – (1) Adoption Incentive Program (2) Family Connection Grants

Possible expansion to a permanency incentive

Child Welfare Finance ReformNAPCWA focused on an Alignment StrategyRealigning Fiscal Structure to Support Continuum [prevention, protection, placement, permanency, post permanency]


Additional Child Welfare Highlights

Normal life experiences in foster care




Intersection of child welfare and domestic sex trafficking




Intersection of child welfare and domestic sex trafficking

Improved Outcomes for Older YouthUse of Psychotropic Medication, Credit ChecksMedicaid Coverage to Age 26Extended Care to 21


Not sent to President for signature

Sets Caps on Aggregate Appropriations

Sets Revenue Targets© American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.

Concurrent Budget Resolution


House and Senate Passed Budget Resolution

InMarch


Over Next Ten Years

Senate

Reduces debt $1.85 trillion(Half from new revenues)

Increase revenues by $975 billion





Over Next Ten Years

HouseCuts spending by $4.6 trillion

Reform tax code Use new revenues for debt reduction or lower tax rates

No Budget Conference Committee


Last time House and Senate agreed

on aBudget Resolution

FY2009



Budget Control Act of 2011






Set Aggregate Appropriation Caps for FY2013 – FY 2021

Sequestration

Appropriation Cap for FY2014 $967 billion

($984 billion in FY2013)



Sequestration FY2013Mandatory & Discretionary



Sequestration FY2014Mandatory Spending

Discretionary subject to capsand possible sequestration



Sequestration

Many Programs Exempt

TANF & SNAPSocial Security

Medicare (Capped at 2%)

Medicaid © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.



HouseAppropriations Vote

House Vote

SenateAppropriationsVote

Senate Vote

ConferenceCommittee

President’s Signature

Agriculture 6/13/13 6/20/13

CommerceJustice

Defense 6/12/13

Energy & Water 7/10/13 6/24/13

Financial Services

HomelandSecurity

5/22/13 6/6/13

Interior

Labor/HHS/Ed 7/11/2013

Legislative

Military/Veterans 5/21/13 6/4/13 6/20/13

State

Transportation 6/27/13 6/27/13

Grand Bargain


Grand Bargain

Limits on Appropriations(Sequestration)


Grand Bargain


Additional Revenues


Grand Bargain


Additional RevenuesDebt Ceiling


Grand Bargain



Entitlement Reform(Social Security, Medicare,

Medicaid)


Grand Bargain



Entitlement Reform(Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid)

Balanced Budget in 10 Years


Grand Bargain

Debt Ceiling

Must pass new ceiling by year’s end


Grand Bargain

Debt Ceiling

The President and Majority Leader Harry Reid insist that future increases are not subject to

negotiations.


Grand Bargain

September 30, 2013Government Funding Expires

Continuing ResolutionDebt Ceiling Deadline Looms

TANF & SNAP need to be extended


Sequestration—No way!


Sequestration

Was so politically painful lawmakers would compromise.


Sequestration

If triggered Congress would immediately reverse it.


Sequestration

Would apply only to fiscal 2013,

and spending cuts in following years

would be made in amore sensible and deliberate fashion.


Sequestration

For FY2014 sequestration for non-exempt mandatory spending

occurs 15 days after

1st Session of Congress Adjourns.


The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release

April 10, 2013

Sequestration Order for Fiscal Year 2014

By the authority vested in me as President by the laws of the United States of

America, and in accordance with section 251A of the Balanced Budget and

Emergency Deficit Control Act (the "Act"), as amended, 2 U.S.C. 901a, I hereby

order that, on October 1, 2013, direct spending budgetary resources for fiscal

year 2014 in each non-exempt budget account be reduced by the amount

calculated by the Office of Management and Budget in its report to the

Congress of April 10, 2013.

All sequestrations shall be made in strict accordance with the requirements of

section 251A of the Act and the specifications of the Office of Management

and Budget's report of April 10, 2013, prepared pursuant to section 251A(11)

of the Act.BARACK OBAMA


Ron Smith, Director of Legislative Affairs

([email protected])

Larry Goolsby, Director of Strategic Initiatives

([email protected])

Cynthia Woodside, Senior Policy Associate

([email protected])

Christina Crayton, Senior Policy Associate

([email protected])

Rashida Brown, Senior Policy Associate

([email protected])



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Documents

child care quality

child care partnership

snap provisions

development act

work requirements

senate health

early education

development fund notice