Issue: Poverty and welfare assistance

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S.1293 - Enhancing Child Health with Automatic School Meal Enrollment Act of 2009
A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve automatic enrollment procedures for the national school lunch and ...

Introduced Jun 18, 2009 4 Views
H.R.2909 - Measuring American Poverty Act of 2009
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for an improved method to measure poverty so as to enable a better assessment of the e...

Introduced Jun 17, 2009 74 Views
H.R.403 - Homes for Heroes Act of 2009
To provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans.

House Passed Jun 17, 2009 36 Views
H.R.2876 - Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2009
To establish a program to preserve rural multifamily housing assisted under the Housing Act of 1949.

Introduced Jun 15, 2009 12 Views
H.R.2866 - Improving Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2009
To provide for a disregard under the Supplemental Security Income program of compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseas...

Introduced Jun 15, 2009 13 Views
H.R.2829 - Recidivism Reduction Act
To ensure prompt access to supplemental security income, Social Security disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain p...

Introduced Jun 12, 2009 6 Views
S.Res.183
A resolution celebrating the life and achievements of Millard Fuller, the founder of Habitat for Humanity.

Senate Passed Jun 11, 2009 8 Views
H.R.2839 - Puerto Rico Work and Empowerment Act of 2009
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit.

Introduced Jun 11, 2009 7 Views
H.R.2803 - Paperless Enrollment for School Meals Act of 2009
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve paperless enrollment and efficiency for the national school lunch and sch...

Introduced Jun 10, 2009 16 Views
H.R.2804 - Ensuring Continuous Coverage under SCHIP Act of 2009
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to require 12-month continuous coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program.

Introduced Jun 10, 2009 18 Views

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