Congressional Update From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

Congressional Update Ron Smith Director of Legislative Affairs From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

2013 Issues From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

2013 Issues From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013 Immigration Provisional Legal Status

2013 Issues Immigration Provisional Legal Status From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013 (Allows for millions people who currently are in the U.S. illegally to obtain a legal status while working toward becoming citizens)

2013 Issues Immigration Provisional Legal Status Not eligible for any federal means-tested benefit Might qualify for state assistance

2013 Issues TANF Extension Current program expires September 30, 2013 From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

2013 Issues TANF Extension Waivers on Workforce Requirements From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

2013 Issues TANF Extension GAO Report From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

2013 Issues TANF Extension GAO Report “Current policies may be discouraging states from serving some families who are not work- ready, such as those with significant barriers to employment or complex needs” From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

2013 Issues TANF Extension GAO Report Suggested Options Eliminating, limiting, or modifying some of the credits use to reduce work participation rates From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

2013 Issues TANF Extension GAO Report Suggested Options Adjusting requirements to better ensure engagement of those not work-ready From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

2013 Issues TANF Extension GAO Report Suggested Options Developing additional or alternate set of measures that focus on employment outcomes From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

2013 Issues Child Care Development Block Grant Last reauthorized in 1996 From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

2013 Issues Child Care Development Block Grant Possible Reauthorization bill in Senate Less likely in House From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

2013 Issues Child Care Development Block Grant S Senators Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) Tom Harkin (D-IA) Lamar Alexander (R-TN) Richard Burr (R-NC) From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

2013 Issues Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act Likely Reauthorization in 2013 From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

2013 Issues Social Services Block Grant Subject to Sequestration House voted to repeal SSBG in 2012 Not yet an issue in 2013 From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

2013 Issues Workforce Investment Act Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act (SKILLS Act) From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

2013 Issues SKILLS Act Passed House on party-line vote Senate action highly doubtful From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

2013 Issues SNAP Reauthorization From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

2013 Issues SNAP Reauthorization Larry Goolsby Director of Strategic Initiatives From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

The Really Big Picture Budget Process From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

 Concurrent Budget Resolution  Appropriation bills Labor/HHS/Ed  Budget Control Act of 2011 Sequestration  Statutory Ceiling on Debt  Tax Reform  Balanced Budget Amendment From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

Concurrent Budget Resolution From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

Concurrent Budget Resolution From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013 Not sent to President for signature Used to give both House and Senate same set of assumptions/instructions in developing the next year’s budget

Concurrent Budget Resolution Sets Caps on Aggregate Appropriations Sets Revenue Targets From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

Concurrent Budget Resolution House and Senate Passed Budget Resolution In March From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

Concurrent Budget Resolution From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013 Over Next Ten Years SenateHouse Reduce deficit to 2.2% of GDPBalance Budget in 10 years Reduces debt $1.85 trillionCuts spending by $4.6 trillion (Half from new revenues) Increase revenues by $975 billion forReform tax code and use all High wage earners and new revenues for debt Corporationsreduction or lower tax rates

Concurrent Budget Resolution From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013 Last time House and Senate agreed on a Budget Resolution FY2009

From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013 Concurrent Budget Resolution Instead of passing a concurrent budget resolution, Congress relying on provisions in the Budget Control Act of 2011

From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013 Raised Deb Ceiling Budget Control Act of 2011

From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013 Sequestration FY2013 Mandatory & Discretionary Budget Control Act of 2011

From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013 Sequestration FY2014 Mandatory Spending Discretionary subject to caps and possible sequestration Budget Control Act of 2011

From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013 Sequestration Many Programs Exempt TANF & SNAP Social Security Medicare (Capped at 2%) Medicaid Budget Control Act of 2011

From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013 Caps on discretionary spending For 10 years (FY FY2021) Budget Control Act of 2011

From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013 Budget Control Act of 2011 Appropriation Cap for FY2014 $967 billion ($984 billion in FY2013)

House Appropriations Committee Deemed House Budget Operational From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

House Appropriations Committee Agriculture Defense Homeland Security Military Construction—VA (50% of total appropriations cap) From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

$72 billion cut in FY14 in Non-security/defense/VA (17% reduction from current levels) $35 billion in BA from Labor/HHS/ED (22% reduction) From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013 House Appropriations Committee

Senate Appropriations Committee Yet to Report Any FY14 Appropriation Bills From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013 Grand Bargain

No Budget Conference Committee From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

Grand Bargain No Budget Conference Committee House Majority Could Lose Control of agenda (Motions to Instruct Conferees to make political points) From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

Grand Bargain No Budget Conference Committee Concern over tax increases being included From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

Grand Bargain No Budget Conference Committee Concern over Debt Ceiling being Included From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

Grand Bargain Debt Ceiling Must pass new ceiling by October’s end From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

Grand Bargain Debt Ceiling 2011 Congress and the President negotiated the Budget Control Act From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

Grand Bargain Debt Ceiling The President and Majority Leader Harry Reid insist that future increases are not subject to negotiations. From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

Grand Bargain Debt Ceiling Speaker John Boehner Rule Dollar for Dollar decrease in debt for every increase in ceiling From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

Grand Bargain Chairman Dave Camp –Ways & Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan—Budget Committee From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013 Tax Reform/Debt Ceiling package possible

Grand Bargain Republican Study Committee RSC Chairman Steve Scalise (R-LA) Debt Ceiling Increase + Balanced Budget in 10 Years From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

Grand Bargain September 30, 2013 Government Funding Expires Continuing Resolution Debt Ceiling Deadline Looms (TANF & SNAP Authorizations Expire) From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

Grand Bargain Sequestration From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

Grand Bargain Sequestration Was so politically painful lawmakers would compromise From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

Grand Bargain Sequestration If triggered Congress would immediately reverse it From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

Grand Bargain Sequestration Would apply only to fiscal 2013, and spending cuts in following years would be made in a more sensible and deliberate fashion From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

Grand Bargain Sequestration For FY2014 sequestration for non-exempt mandatory spending occurs 15 days after 1 st Session of Congress adjourns From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013