The following is a list of currently pending federal legislation, legislative summaries, policy analyses, government and institutional positions, and resources for additional information.

White House:

• President Calls for Action on Welfare Reform, 1-14-03
• Working Toward Independence, 2-26-02 

U.S. House of Representatives:

• HR 4, Personal Responsibility, Work and Family Promotion Act of 2003 (Passed by the House on 2-13-03.)

U.S. Senate:

• Senate Finance Committee TANF Reauthorization Bill (Approved 9-10-03.)

LEGISLATIVE SUMMARIES & ANALYSIS:

• Achieving Compromise on Welfare Reform Reauthorization, Brookings Institution, May 6, 2003 
• Analysis of PRIDE TANF Reauthorization Bill Passed by the Senate Finance Committee, The Workforce Alliance, October 2003 
• *For Welfare Reform to Work, Jobs Must Be Available, Center for Economic and Policy Research, April 1, 2004
• Imposing a 40-Hour Work Requirement Would Hurt State Welfare Reform Efforts, CLASP, February 12, 2003
• Most States Far Short of Meeting HR 4 Participation Requirements, CLASP, May 14, 2003 
• One Step Forward or Two Steps Back? Why the Bipartisan Senate Finance Bill Reflects a Better Approach to TANF Reauthorization than the House Bill, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and Center for Law and Social Policy, August 2002
• Recession and Reauthorization: The Economic Downturn and Federal Welfare Policy, Community Service Society of New York, April 2003
• Senate Finance Committee's TANF Reauthorization Bill, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, September 16, 2003 
• Side-by-Side Comparison of Work Provisions in Recent TANF Reauthorization Proposals, Center for Law and Social Policy, April 8, 2003
• Summary of HR 4, The Workforce Alliance, February 2003
• Summary of Key Provisions of HR 4, NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, March 2003
• What Works in Welfare Reform: Evidence and Lessons to Guide TANF Reauthorization, MDRC, 2004 
• WIA Reauthorization Update, NYC Employment & Training Coalition, November 21, 2003
• Work Participation and Child Care Funding Issues in TANF Reauthorization 2003, CLASP, January 25, 2003  

POLICY ANALYSIS:

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GOVERNMENT & INSTITUTIONAL POSITIONS:

• Position Paper on Welfare Law Reauthorization, NYC Employment & Training Coalition, May 2002

• Critical Issues & Initial Answers: Recommendations for TANF Reauthorization, Chicago Jobs Council
• HR-36: Welfare Reform Policy, National Governors Association, February 2002
• Platform: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) welfare program,
  The Workforce Alliance
• Recommendations on Reauthorization of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 and Related Legislation, NYC Human Resources Administration, May 2002
• Recommendations on the Reauthorization of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program, Jointly supported by New York State and the Undersigned Members of the New York State Human Services Advocacy Community, February 2002
• Statement of Principles for Welfare Reauthorization, Hunger Action Network of New York State, 2002

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

• Brookings Institution Welfare Reform & Beyond Initiative
• Center for Law and Social Policy
• Coalition on Human Needs Welfare Reauthorization Project
• Community Voices Heard
• The Finance Project TANF Reauthorization home page
• Greater Upstate Law Project TANF Reauthorization page
• National Campaign for Jobs and Income Support
• Welfare Law Center TANF Reauthorization Resources and Information
• "Welfare Made a Difference" National Campaign
• Western New York Law Center
• The Workforce Alliance

POLICY PROPOSALS:

GOVERNMENT & INSTITUTIONAL POSITIONS:

• WIA Reauthorization Recommendations, NYC Employment & Training Coalition, August 2003
• Comments on WIA Reauthorization Submitted to the U.S. DOL, Employment and Training Administration, NYC Employment & Training Coalition, June 2002

• Comments on Reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act, Jobs for the Future, June 2002
• Comments on WIA Reauthorization, The Workforce Alliance, June 2002
• Governors' Principles to Ensure Workforce Excellence Policy, National Governors Association
• Improving Our Response to Workforce Needs: Recommendations for Reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Chicago Jobs Council, February 2003
• National Workforce Association's Positions on WIA Reauthorization, November 2002
• Platform: Workforce Investment Act (WIA), The Workforce Alliance
• Recommendations for Reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, National Youth Employment Coalition, February 13, 2003
• Remarks at WIA Reauthorization Forum, David Jason Fischer, Center for an Urban Future, April 26, 2002
• Summary of WIA Comments Submitted in Writing to USDOL, USDOL, June 30, 2002 
• WIA Reauthorization Recommendations, CLASP, July 2003
• WIA Reauthorization Recommendations on Title I Youth Provisions, CLASP, August 28, 2003 
• Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization Statement of Principles and Consensus Positions, National Association of State Workforce Agencies, February 10, 2003 

FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

• Center for Law and Social Policy
• The Finance Project WIA Reauthorization home page 
• New York Association of Training and Employment Professionals 
• The Workforce Alliance

Other Employment Support Programs

LEGISLATIVE SUMMARIES & ANALYSIS:

• Are Policies That Assist Low-Income Workers Receiving Appropriate Priority?, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, August 29, 2003
• Block Grant Proposals That Threaten Services for Families and Communities, Coalition on Human Needs, August 29, 2003

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