How Children Fare in 2012 Farm Bill Proposals

By Meghan McHugh and David Seith

How Children Fare in 2012 Farm Bill ProposalsAs Congress continues to debate how to move forward on current Farm Bill proposals, First Focus Campaign Children has released a document that compares the current U. S. Senate passed legislation, The Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 (S.3240) with the U. S. House Agriculture Committee passed bill, The Federal Agricultural Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012 (H.R. 6083).

Ryan Plan Would End Children’s Health Coverage as We Know It

By Lisa Shapiro

Ryan Plan Would End Children’s Health Coverage as We Know ItEarlier this spring, the U.S. House of Representatives approved an FY 2013 Budget Resolution that included devastating cuts to essential health coverage programs for children. Most notably, the plan eviscerates Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) through dramatic cuts totaling $1.4 trillion. This fact sheet details key provisions of children's health coverage the House budget would cut.

Help Separated Families Act

By Wendy Cervantes

Help Separated Families ActThe Help Separated Families Act (H.R.6128), introduced by Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), aims to keep families together and reduce the number of children in foster care as a result of immigration enforcement. The bill prioritizes keeping children with their families and out of the public child welfare system whenever possible and ensures that separated families receive appropriate care and due process.

Preserve Family Tax Credits

By Megan Curran

Preserve Family Tax CreditsH.R. 6181, introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by lead sponsor Congressman Richard Neal (MA-2), would extend critical, but expiring, improvements to the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) through 2013. This bill will preserve these key credits for 13 million families and 26 million children nationwide.