National Association of County Human Services Administrators   Email Archives Homepage This NACHSA archive page allows you to read previous e-Alerts sent to members on federal legislative and regulatory developments, as well as human services resources, grant opportunities and recent job announcements from member counties. For more information about NACHSA, go to our website at www.nachsa.org. May 15, 2015 Child Welfare Reform Gains Congressional Attention May 1, 2015 House Holds TANF Hearing and Passes Budget Agreement April 16, 2015 Senate Adopts Doc Fix Bill, SSBG Alert April 10, 2015 Doc Fix Bill, Federal Budget Process April 1, 2015 SSBG Advocacy March 30, 2015 House Passes Doc Fix Bill, House and Senate Pass Budget Resolutions March 19, 2015 NACHSA Key Lead on SSBG Letter, Trafficking Bill Stalled March 4, 2015 NACo Legislative Conference February 18, 2015 Letter from NACHSA President Glenn Osborne February 6, 2015 Obama Administration Releases Budget Proposal January 30, 2015 Counties Experience Spike in Assistance Applications January 21, 2015 Congressional Committees Discuss Priorities for the Year January 9, 2015 CWDA Conference Summary December 19, 2014 113th Congress Ends December 5, 2014 House & Senate Agree On Funding Bill to Continue Most Federal Programs November 13, 2014 GOP Sweep Elections, Congress In Lame Duck Session November 3, 2014 HHS Proposes to Extend Enhanced IT Funding October 21, 2014 NACHSA Resource Page Available October 6, 2014 Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act is Signed into Law September 19, 2014 Child Protection Bill Heads to President September 12, 2014 Congress Works on Short-Term Spending Bill September 2, 2014 Awaiting Action on Child Welfare and Sex Trafficking Bill August 18, 2014 Congress in Summer Recess, NACHSA Scholarships Available August 1, 2014 House Adopts the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act, NACHSA Scholarships Available July 9, 2014 Congress Returns, House Adopts the Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization June 27, 2014 Congress Reaches Agreement on Child Welfare, Trafficking & Child Support Measures June 17, 2014 Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Marks Up FY 2015 Spending Bill May 27, 2014 House Adopts Five Bills Addressing Child Sex Trafficking, NACHSA Networker Articles Requested May 9, 2014 House Focuses on Youth Sex Trafficking, Burwell Nomination Process Underway April 25, 2014 Obama Administration Proposes New Psychotropic Medication Initiative April 7, 2014 Federal Budget Process Begins, Medicaid Provisions in Medicare Bill March 20, 2014 Obama Administration Released its FY 2015 HHS Budget February 18, 2014 Congress in Recess, NACHSA to Meet at NACo February 4, 2014 Winter 2014 Edition of the NACHSA Networker Published January 28, 2014 Farm Bill Ready for the Floor January 24, 2014 Congress in Recess, FY 2014 Omnibus Spending Bill Includes SNAP Funding January 14, 2014 Congress Returns from Holiday Recess, Agreement on FFY 2014 Omnibus Spending Bill Announced, Farm bill Conferees Continue Work NACHSA 2014 Dues Invoice NACHSA Dues Are Due! December 20, 2013 Congress Adjourned for the Year, Bipartisan Budget Blueprint Adopted for Remainder of This Year and FFY 2015 December 2, 2013 Possible Cut to SNAP in Farm Bill, FY 2014 Budget Conference November 15, 2013 Farm Bill Conference, Budget Conference November 1, 2013 Farm Bill Conference, Adoption Incentives October 18, 2013 Shutdown Ends, Federal Budget Overview October 1, 2013 Official Federal Government Shutdown Memos September 13, 2013 House to Vote on Nutrition-Only Section of Farm Bill, TANF Reauthorization Pending August 23, 2013 Congress in Recess, House proposing Larger SNAP Cuts August 2, 2013 Congress in August Recess, Spending Measures Likely to be Temporarily Extended July 10, 2013 Congress Focused on Federal FY 2014 Spending Bills June 20, 2013 House Rejected the Farm Bill May 29, 2013 Senate Farm Bill Debate, Senate Judiciary Committee Immigration Reform Bill May 14, 2013 SNAP Changes in the Farm Bill April 30, 2013 Congress Recesses, Impact of the Sequester April 17, 2013 NACo Issues Obama Budget Summary April 12, 2013 NACHSA Releases Obama FY 2014 Budget Analysis February 26, 2013 Sequester Imminent February 12, 2013 Congress Recesses, No Budget Deal In Sight January 25, 2013 Protect Our Kids Act Signed Into Law, ACA Proposed Rules Published January 18, 2013 Congress to Reconvene, New Health Reform Resources Available January 3, 2013 NACo Releases County Fiscal Cliff Analysis January 2, 2013 Fiscal Cliff Agreement Reached; Congress Adopts Child Welfare/Education Improvement December 21, 2012 Congress recesses until next week without a fiscal cliff deal. December 7, 2012 Serious fiscal cliff negotiations begin. November 12, 2012 Congress Returns for Lame Duck October 22, 2012 New Human Services Resources Available October 1, 2012 Congress Recesses, Federal Funding Extended for Six Months September 14, 2012 OMB Releases Sequester Report/NACHSA Releases SSBG Survey Findings September 10, 2012 Congress Returns to Huge List of Unfinished Business September 5, 2012 NACHSA Networker Now Available August 28, 2012 NACHSA Prepares for Congressional SSBG Briefing August 13, 2012 Health Reform Resources Available July 26, 2012 Senate Releases Report on Impact of Possible Sequester July 11, 2012 Congress Returns -- SNAP Changes in Farm Bill on Agenda June 19, 2012 Senate Holds TANF Hearing May 31, 2012 Congress Begins Summer Session with No Spending Bills Completed May 16, 2012 Report Released on Impact of SSBG Elimination May 2, 2012 Psychotropic Use in Child Welfare is Focus of National Report SSBG Alert April 16 House Slates SSBG for Elimination! April 12, 2012 Congress in Recess/HHS Releases Psychotropics in Child Welfare Memo March 30, 2012 House Passes Budget to Block Grant Medicaid and SNAP March 23, 2012 Human Services Resources Available March 14, 2012 TANF Reports Released March 1, 2012 HHS Updates its Websites February 17, 2012 NACHSA Releases Analysis of Obama Budget Proposal February 6, 2012 House Acts to Restrict TANF EBT Access at Certain Venues January 25, 2012 Human Services Resources Available January 13, 2012 NACHSA Awards Process Begins January 10, 2012 NACHSA Dues are Due! January 3, 2012 Winter NACHSA Networker Now Available National Association of County Human Services Administrators 900 Second Street, NE Washington, District of Columbia 20002 202-898-1444 Sign up for NACHSA e-Alerts!