Updates

108th Congress, 2nd Session

Keep up on the status of key issues in Congress, the White House, and agencies with these Government Relations Updates.

Government Relations Updates

• Congress Reauthorizes IDEA Until 2011! (12/17/04)
• School Counseling Program Receives Funding for FY05! (12/13/04)
• Loan Forgiveness Programs Available to Social Workers (12/3/04)
• NASW Comments on Medicare Rx Regs(10/5/04)
• Update on IDEA Legislation (10/4/04)
• Attempt Fails To Add New Policies To TANF Extension (10/1/04)
• Health Legislation Awaits Congressional Action (9/27/04)
• Update on the Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Bills (S.2810/H.R. 5006) (9/21/04)
• Fact Sheet: Title IV-E Child Welfare Training Program (8/11/04)
• The Case For Retaining the Title IV-E Child Welfare Training Program (8/11/04)
• Testimony to the Institute of Medicine Committee on Crossing the Quality Chasm: An Adaptation to Mental Health and Addictive Disorders (8/3/04)
• Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Program (ESSCP) Awards Announced for FY04 (7/21/04)
• Loan Forgiveness Advocacy Package (6/14/04)
• NASW Supports Calling for the Adoption of a Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (6/3/04)
• IDEA Bill Passed by Senate (5/14 /04)
• Loan Forgiveness: On Hold (4/30/04)
• Loan Debt of Social Work Students (4/22/04)
• Mental Health Parity Coalition Seeks Senate Action (4/14/04)
• TANF Reauthorization: Delayed Once Again (4/2/04)
• Mental Health Legislative Action Expected in 2004 (2/20/04)
• Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Program Grant Applications Available (2/9/04)
• “NIH Plan for Social Work Research” Available Online (2/4/04)