National Association of Social Workers

Federal Legislation

107th Congress Archives

Government Relations Alerts

• Send Your Members of Congress a TANF Holiday Card! (December 5, 2003)Action Needed on Welfare and Disabilities (August 8, 2003)
• Still Time to Influence Senate Action on Welfare Reauthorization (July 3, 2003)
• Senate Contacts Needed on Welfare Reauthorization (April 7, 2003)
• Immediate Contacts Needed with Members of U.S. House of Representatives: Vote on Welfare Bill Possible before Valentine’s Day!

Legislative Updates

• Once Again, TANF Reauthorization Pushed Off Until “Next Year” (November 7, 2003)
• House Passes Welfare Bill, Again (February 14, 2003)
• 107th Congress "Punts" Welfare Reauthorization to the 108TH (November 22, 2002)
• Summary of Work, Opportunity, and Responsibility for Kids (WORK) Act approved by Senate Finance Committee (June 26, 2002)
• Summary of House-passed Personal Responsibility, Work and Family Promotion Act (H.R. 4737) (May 16, 2002)
• Summary of 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PDF)

NASW Position Papers

• NASW Testimony for Senate Welfare Hearing (March 25, 2003)
• NASW Letter Opposing House Passage of Welfare Bill (H.R. 4) (June 24, 2002)
• NASW Letter to Senate Finance Committee and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee (June 13, 2002)
• Recommendations for the Reauthorization of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PDF)
• *NASW Priorities for Welfare

Miscellaneous Resources

• Coalition Partners
• Grassroots Tool

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