All-State Call July 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 Congressional Update © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.

2013 Issues SNAP Reauthorization © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.

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 © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.

2013 Issues Congressional action – House passed H.R Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act, July 11, 2013 ( ) Contains Agricultural provisions contained in earlier farm bill, but does not include SNAP provisions. Next moves are unclear at this time. © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.

2013 Issues © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved. 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

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Child Care and Development Block Grant’s Reauthorization o Last reauthorization took place in 1996 o Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Children and Families held hearings on CCDBG in the 112 th Congress Focus on child care quality, health and safety and access © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.

Child Care and Development Block Grant’s Reauthorization o 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 American Public Human Services Association

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2013  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 Regulations  Child Care and Development Fund Notice for Proposed Rulemaking (CCDF NPRM) ACF  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 © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.

President’s Pre-K Proposal  On Feb. 12 th, 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 access and improve the quality of child care American Public Human Services Association

TANF, WIA & LIHEAP Cynthia Woodside Senior Policy Associate © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Legislative Status  Current TANF extension expires September 30, 2013 Recent Congressional Activity  Two House hearings  House & Senate legislation to eliminate HHS waiver authority  GAO report on potential TANF changes for Senate Finance Committee Chairman © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) GAO Report  Changes to Work Participation Rate (WPR)  New data reporting  Pilots/waivers Eliminating HHS Waiver Authority  House passed bill (H.R. 890)  Senate proposed amendment to immigration bill © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.

Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Legislative Status  Reauthorization overdue (2003)House  Passed Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act (H.R. 803) – March 2013Senate  HELP Committee bipartisan discussion draft – Possible markup July 2013 © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) GAO Report – June 2010  Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia Proposed Regulations  New data collection measures  Comments due in August © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.

What’s Emerging in Child Welfare Reauthorizations – (1) Adoption Incentive Program (2) Family Connection Grants Possible expansion to a permanency incentive © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.

What’s Emerging in Child Welfare Reauthorizations – (1) Adoption Incentive Program (2) Family Connection Grants Possible expansion to a permanency incentive Child Welfare Finance Reform NAPCWA focused on an Alignment Strategy Realigning Fiscal Structure to Support Continuum [prevention, protection, placement, permanency, post permanency] © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.

Additional Child Welfare Highlights Normal life experiences in foster care © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.

Additional Child Welfare Highlights Normal life experiences in foster care Intersection of child welfare and domestic sex trafficking © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.

Additional Child Welfare Highlights Normal life experiences in foster care Intersection of child welfare and domestic sex trafficking Improved Outcomes for Older Youth Use of Psychotropic Medication, Credit Checks Medicaid Coverage to Age 26 Extended Care to 21 © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.

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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 In March American Public Human Services Association

Over Next Ten Years Senate Reduces debt $1.85 trillion (Half from new revenues) Increase revenues by $975 billion © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved. Concurrent Budget Resolution

© American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved. Concurrent Budget Resolution Over Next Ten Years House Cuts spending by $4.6 trillion Reform tax code Use new revenues for debt reduction or lower tax rates

No Budget Conference Committee © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.

Last time House and Senate agreed on a Budget Resolution FY2009 © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved. Concurrent Budget Resolution

Budget Control Act of 2011 © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved. Concurrent Budget Resolution

Budget Control Act of 2011 © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved. Concurrent Budget Resolution Set Aggregate Appropriation Caps for FY2013 – FY 2021 Sequestration

Appropriation Cap for FY2014 $967 billion ($984 billion in FY2013) © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved. Budget Control Act of 2011

Sequestration FY2013 Mandatory & Discretionary © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved. Budget Control Act of 2011

Sequestration FY2014 Mandatory Spending Discretionary subject to caps and possible sequestration © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved. Budget Control Act of 2011

Sequestration Many Programs Exempt TANF & SNAP Social Security Medicare (Capped at 2%) Medicaid © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved. Budget Control Act of 2011

© American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved. House Appropriati ons Vote House Vote Senate Appropriations Vote Senate Vote Conference Committee President’s Signature Agriculture6/13/136/20/13 Commerce Justice Defense6/12/13 Energy & Water7/10/136/24/13 Financial Services Homeland Security 5/22/136/6/13 Interior Labor/HHS/Ed7/11/2013 Legislative Military/Veterans5/21/136/4/136/20/13 State Transportation6/27/13

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Grand Bargain Limits on Appropriations (Sequestration) © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.

Grand Bargain Limits on Appropriations (Sequestration) Additional Revenues © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.

Grand Bargain Limits on Appropriations (Sequestration) Additional Revenues Debt Ceiling © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.

Grand Bargain Limits on Appropriations (Sequestration) Additional Revenues Debt Ceiling Entitlement Reform (Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid) © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.

Grand Bargain Limits on Appropriations (Sequestration) Additional Revenues Debt Ceiling Entitlement Reform (Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid) Balanced Budget in 10 Years © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.

Grand Bargain Debt Ceiling Must pass new ceiling by year’s end © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.

Grand Bargain Debt Ceiling The President and Majority Leader Harry Reid insist that future increases are not subject to negotiations. © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.

Grand Bargain September 30, 2013 Government Funding Expires Continuing Resolution Debt Ceiling Deadline Looms TANF & SNAP need to be extended © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.

Grand Bargain Sequestration—No way! © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.

Grand Bargain Sequestration Was so politically painful lawmakers would compromise. © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.

Grand Bargain Sequestration If triggered Congress would immediately reverse it. © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.

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

Grand Bargain Sequestration For FY2014 sequestration for non-exempt mandatory spending occurs 15 days after 1 st Session of Congress Adjourns. © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.

Grand Bargain 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, 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 © 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 Congressional Update © American Public Human Services Association. All rights reserved.