WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) introduced the Blind Americans Return to Work Act, legislation that will modernize the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) system by removing barriers that discourage blind Americans from advancing in the workforce. Specifically, the legislation reforms SSDI by replacing the current “earnings cliff,” where beneficiaries […]
Washington, D.C. – Thursday, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced the bipartisan Preventing Youth Homelessness Demonstration Act. This legislation would authorize $105 million for HHS’s Administration for Children and Families (ACF) aimed at tackling youth homelessness by investing in prevention strategies and community-based solutions. The funding would be used to […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) alongside Representative Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ-7) reintroduced the American Indian and Alaska Native Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (AI/AN CAPTA). This bipartisan, bicameral legislation would amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) to strengthen resources available to Tribal nations working […]
Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Jack Reed (D-RI), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced legislation to help young people pursuing higher education afford college. The State-Based Education Loan Awareness Act would make it easier for higher education institutions to inform students of financial aid opportunities offered by non-profit, […]
