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The proposals before Congress have long-term effects on our nation's budget — and potentially yours.
Bills pending in Congress right now are listed below, along with estimates about their costs or savings.
To learn more information, participate in a forum, or take action, click on the name of the bill.
S. 119 would change federal immigration procedures as they relate to certain unauthorized alien children under age 18 who are in the United States without a legal parent or guardian. This bill would authorize funding to establish a pilot program at three sites that would assign legal guardians to such children. The legislation also would provide free legal counsel for all children during their immigration proceedings.
Cost per person: $0.02
S. 667, the Personal Responsibility and Individual Development for Everyone (PRIDE) Act would: Reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program at current funding levels (it would increase funding for some grants and establish several new grants, but also would eliminate funding for other related grants); Increase funding for child care programs and the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG), and continue funding abstinence education programs; Make several changes to eligibility rules relating to the earned income credit and various child-related tax benefits; Make several changes to the child support enforcement program, including allowing the distribution to families of more collections from child support payments; Increase funding for the foster care program for Puerto Rico and for Indian tribes; Require the Social Security Administration (SSA) to change its system of reviewing awards to certain disabled adults in the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program and extend the eligibility of certain refugees for benefits in the SSI program; and Extend by five years the requirement that state Medicaid programs provide transitional medical assistance (TMA) to certain Medicaid beneficiaries and allow states to simplify aspects of TMA administration. S. 667 would extend the TANF and child care programs through 2010. Those programs are scheduled to expire on June 30, 2005. S. 667 also would authorize appropriations for new grant programs and for the administration of new functions in the SSI program.
Cost per person: $335.34