THE SUPERWAIVER WOULD CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE FOOD STAMP
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
- Organization: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- Link: http://www.cbpp.org
The House of Representatives' TANF reauthorization bill (H.R. 240) contains a proposal to grant sweeping authority to the Executive Branch to waive, at a governor's request, most provisions of federal law related to a range of low-income and other domestic programs. This "superwaiver" proposal is identical to a provision that the House passed in 2002 and 2003. Though contained in TANF legislation, the superwaiver is not primarily about TANF: states could submit superwaiver proposals entirely unrelated to TANF that cover an array of other programs, including the Food Stamp Program, child care, job training, adult education programs, homelessness programs, and public housing.
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