by familyvoices | Jul 3, 2018 | Family Voices, NCFPP, Washington Update
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) has custody of over 2000 children who were separated from their parents after crossing the border illegally since May. The president issued an Executive Order on June 20 to end the...
by familyvoices | Jul 3, 2018 | Family Voices, NCFPP, Washington Update
As reported in last week’s Update, the White House has revealed a plan to reorganize and merge several departments of the federal government. See the White House Fact Sheet. Not mentioned last week: part of this reorganization plan would be to reduce the Public Health...
by familyvoices | Jul 3, 2018 | Family Voices, NCFPP, Washington Update
On June 27 the House voted on immigration legislation that would have provided funding for a border wall, addressed the separation of immigrant families, and provided a path to citizenship for the so-called DREAMers (young adults who were brought to the country...
by familyvoices | Jul 3, 2018 | Family Voices, NCFPP, Washington Update
On June 21, the House approved the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment or for Patients and Communities Act – or SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6) – which consolidated multiple previously passed bills. See...
by familyvoices | Jul 3, 2018 | Family Voices, NCFPP, Washington Update
On June 26, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) approved two bills intended to improve maternal and child health. The Maternal Health Accountability Act (S. 1112) would establish a new grant program administered by CDC to provide...
by familyvoices | Jul 3, 2018 | Family Voices, NCFPP, Washington Update
Update: The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education approved its version of the bill to fund those agencies in FY 2019, and the full committee approved the bill the next day. (See the committee report.) As reported in last week’s Update, the...
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