1. Congressional Update From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

2. Congressional Update Ron Smith Director of Legislative Affairs From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

3. 2013 Issues From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

4. 2013 Issues From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013 Immigration Provisional Legal Status

5. 2013 Issues Immigration Provisional Legal Status From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013 (Allows for millions people who currently are in the U.S. illegally to obtain a legal status while working toward becoming citizens)

6. 2013 Issues Immigration Provisional Legal Status Not eligible for any federal means-tested benefit Might qualify for state assistance

7. 2013 Issues TANF Extension Current program expires September 30, 2013 From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

8. 2013 Issues TANF Extension Waivers on Workforce Requirements From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

9. 2013 Issues TANF Extension GAO Report From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

10. 2013 Issues TANF Extension GAO Report “Current policies may be discouraging states from serving some families who are not work- ready, such as those with significant barriers to employment or complex needs” From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

11. 2013 Issues TANF Extension GAO Report Suggested Options Eliminating, limiting, or modifying some of the credits use to reduce work participation rates From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

12. 2013 Issues TANF Extension GAO Report Suggested Options Adjusting requirements to better ensure engagement of those not work-ready From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

13. 2013 Issues TANF Extension GAO Report Suggested Options Developing additional or alternate set of measures that focus on employment outcomes From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

14. 2013 Issues Child Care Development Block Grant Last reauthorized in 1996 From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

15. 2013 Issues Child Care Development Block Grant Possible Reauthorization bill in Senate Less likely in House From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

16. 2013 Issues Child Care Development Block Grant S. 1086 Senators Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) Tom Harkin (D-IA) Lamar Alexander (R-TN) Richard Burr (R-NC) From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

17. 2013 Issues Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act Likely Reauthorization in 2013 From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

18. 2013 Issues Social Services Block Grant Subject to Sequestration House voted to repeal SSBG in 2012 Not yet an issue in 2013 From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

19. 2013 Issues Workforce Investment Act Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act (SKILLS Act) From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

20. 2013 Issues SKILLS Act Passed House on party-line vote Senate action highly doubtful From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

21. 2013 Issues SNAP Reauthorization From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

22. 2013 Issues SNAP Reauthorization Larry Goolsby Director of Strategic Initiatives From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

23. The Really Big Picture Budget Process From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

24.  Concurrent Budget Resolution  Appropriation bills Labor/HHS/Ed  Budget Control Act of 2011 Sequestration  Statutory Ceiling on Debt  Tax Reform  Balanced Budget Amendment From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

25. Concurrent Budget Resolution From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

26. Concurrent Budget Resolution From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013 Not sent to President for signature Used to give both House and Senate same set of assumptions/instructions in developing the next year’s budget

27. Concurrent Budget Resolution Sets Caps on Aggregate Appropriations Sets Revenue Targets From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

28. Concurrent Budget Resolution House and Senate Passed Budget Resolution In March From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

29. Concurrent Budget Resolution From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013 Over Next Ten Years SenateHouse Reduce deficit to 2.2% of GDPBalance Budget in 10 years Reduces debt $1.85 trillionCuts spending by $4.6 trillion (Half from new revenues) Increase revenues by $975 billion forReform tax code and use all High wage earners and new revenues for debt Corporationsreduction or lower tax rates

30. Concurrent Budget Resolution From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013 Last time House and Senate agreed on a Budget Resolution FY2009

31. From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013 Concurrent Budget Resolution Instead of passing a concurrent budget resolution, Congress relying on provisions in the Budget Control Act of 2011

32. From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013 Raised Deb Ceiling Budget Control Act of 2011

33. From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013 Sequestration FY2013 Mandatory & Discretionary Budget Control Act of 2011

34. From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013 Sequestration FY2014 Mandatory Spending Discretionary subject to caps and possible sequestration Budget Control Act of 2011

35. From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013 Sequestration Many Programs Exempt TANF & SNAP Social Security Medicare (Capped at 2%) Medicaid Budget Control Act of 2011

36. From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013 Caps on discretionary spending For 10 years (FY2013 - FY2021) Budget Control Act of 2011

37. From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013 Budget Control Act of 2011 Appropriation Cap for FY2014 $967 billion ($984 billion in FY2013)

38. House Appropriations Committee Deemed House Budget Operational From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

39. House Appropriations Committee Agriculture Defense Homeland Security Military Construction—VA (50% of total appropriations cap) From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

40. $72 billion cut in FY14 in Non-security/defense/VA (17% reduction from current levels) $35 billion in BA from Labor/HHS/ED (22% reduction) From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013 House Appropriations Committee

41. Senate Appropriations Committee Yet to Report Any FY14 Appropriation Bills From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

42. From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013 Grand Bargain

43. No Budget Conference Committee From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

44. Grand Bargain No Budget Conference Committee House Majority Could Lose Control of agenda (Motions to Instruct Conferees to make political points) From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

45. Grand Bargain No Budget Conference Committee Concern over tax increases being included From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

46. Grand Bargain No Budget Conference Committee Concern over Debt Ceiling being Included From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

47. Grand Bargain Debt Ceiling Must pass new ceiling by October’s end From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

48. Grand Bargain Debt Ceiling 2011 Congress and the President negotiated the Budget Control Act From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

49. Grand Bargain Debt Ceiling The President and Majority Leader Harry Reid insist that future increases are not subject to negotiations. From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

50. Grand Bargain Debt Ceiling Speaker John Boehner Rule Dollar for Dollar decrease in debt for every increase in ceiling From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

51. Grand Bargain Chairman Dave Camp –Ways & Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan—Budget Committee From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013 Tax Reform/Debt Ceiling package possible

52. Grand Bargain Republican Study Committee RSC Chairman Steve Scalise (R-LA) Debt Ceiling Increase + Balanced Budget in 10 Years From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

53. Grand Bargain September 30, 2013 Government Funding Expires Continuing Resolution Debt Ceiling Deadline Looms (TANF & SNAP Authorizations Expire) From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

54. Grand Bargain Sequestration From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

55. Grand Bargain Sequestration Was so politically painful lawmakers would compromise From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

56. Grand Bargain Sequestration If triggered Congress would immediately reverse it From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

57. Grand Bargain Sequestration Would apply only to fiscal 2013, and spending cuts in following years would be made in a more sensible and deliberate fashion From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013

58. Grand Bargain Sequestration For FY2014 sequestration for non-exempt mandatory spending occurs 15 days after 1 st Session of Congress adjourns From Innovation to Transformation June 10-12, 2013