Welfare Reform Proposals. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition of the Committee on Agriculture. House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, First Session [electronic resource]
This hearing seeks to examine the Family Welfare Reform Act, H.R. 1720, now pending, and determine what changes in the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program and the Food Stamp Program are needed to ensure that the United States has an integrated welfare system. H.R. 1720 includes be...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | This hearing seeks to examine the Family Welfare Reform Act, H.R. 1720, now pending, and determine what changes in the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program and the Food Stamp Program are needed to ensure that the United States has an integrated welfare system. H.R. 1720 includes benefit reforms, a new employment and training program, and steps to ensure that absent parents meet their moral and legal obligations to provide financial support for their children. Included are the opening statements by Representatives on the House Committee on Agriculture; and testimony and prepared statements by witnesses from the Department of Agriculture and other Federal Agencies, and from the Food Research and Action Center, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and the National Council of State Human Service Administrators, American Public Welfare Association. Also included is a document, "Comparison of Food Stamp and AFDC Program Requirements with Recommendations for Change," submitted by the latter organization. (BJV) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED290817. Availability: Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. ERIC Note: Serial No. 100-15. Some pages contain small, light type. |
| Physical Description: | 131 p. |