Federal Priorities
In addition to advocating on pending legislation and budget proposals, CWDA monitors federal agency regulations and policy changes that affect county human services programs. For the current session of Congress, the CWDA federal priorities include:
2012 Federal Updates
CWDA retains Waterman & Associates in Washington, DC to advocate its federal priorities. Contact Tom Joseph at tj@wafed.com.
2011 Federal Updates
- November 15, 2011
- September 6, 2011
- August 9, 2011
- June 7, 2011
- May 10, 2011
- April 11, 2011
- March 8, 2011
- February 14, 2011
- January 11, 2011
Advocacy Efforts
General
Adult Services
Elder Justice Act
Children’s Services
- July 31, 2008 Letter to Senators Baucus and Grassley: Senate Finance Committee Foster Care Bill – SUPPORT
- June 23, 2008 Letter to Reps. McDermott and Weller: Fostering Connections to Success Act – SUPPORT
- May 19, 2008 Letter to Senator Grassley: Improved Adoption Incentives and Relative Guardianship Support Act of 2008 Draft Summary - SUPPORT
- February 26, 2008 Letters regarding Housing and Urban Development Department ruling on KinGAP payments that would have negatively impacted Section 8 tenants.
- September 19, 2007 Letter to Senator Barbara Boxer: Foster Care Continuing Opportunities Act (S. 1512) – SUPPORT
- May 15, 2007 Testimony for the Record: Hearing on Challenges Facing the Child Welfare System, Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support of the House Committee on Ways and Means
- June 11, 2003 Testimony of Dianne Edwards, Director, Sonoma County Human Services Department: Hearing on the Bush Administration’s Foster Care Flexible Funding Proposal, Subcommittee on Human Services of the House Ways and Means Committee.
Self-Sufficiency
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
- March 6, 2007 Testimony of Bruce Wagstaff, Director, Sacramento County Department of Human Assistance: Hearing on Recent Changes to Programs Assisting Low-Income Families, Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support of the House Committee on Ways and Means
- August 28, 2006 Joint CSAC-CWDA Comments on the Interim Final Rule on the Reauthorization of the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program
- April 11, 2002 Testimony of Will Lightbourne, Director, Santa Clara County Social Services Agency: Hearing on Welfare Reform Reauthorization, Subcommittee on Human Resources of the United States House Committee on Ways and Means.
- November 30, 2001 Joint CWDA-CSAC comments on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Reauthorization, submitted to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Reauthorization. - Cover Letter - Comments
Food Stamps (Renamed SNAP effective October 1, 2008)
Medicaid Regulations Moratoria
- March 20, 2008 letter to California delegation requesting cosponsors for the Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 (H.R. 5613)
- April 15, 2008 letter to Senator Barbara Boxer requesting she cosponsor the Economic Recovery in Health Care Act of 2008 (S. 2819)
- April 14, 2008 joint CSAC-CWDA letter to Senator Feinstein regarding S. 2819
- April 15, 2008 letter to Senator Feinstein thanking her for cosponsoring S. 2819
Deficit Reduction Act Citizenship/Identity Documentation Requirements