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This page contains links to Email Benefits Updates originally prepared by NILC's Washington, DC, office
between Aug. 1998 and Sept. 2000. |
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2000 |
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September
1, 2000 – White House, DOJ, and HHS Release Policies to Improve
Linguistic Access to Benefits and Other Federal Programs |
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April 21, 2000 – Sample Comments on the Proposed Food Stamp Rules; Deadline Is May 1 |
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January 4, 2000 – Sign on to Comments
by January 7 at Noon, E.S.T.: Proposed Rules for CHIP—Issues of Special
Interest to Immigrants |
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1999 |
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May 26, 1999 – Questions and Answers
about "Public Charge" (99-5) |
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May 25, 1999 – Administration
Clarifies Public Charge Policy for Immigrants Who Use Health Care and Other Safety Net
Programs (99-4) |
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April 23, 1999 – Fairness for Legal
Immigrants Bill Introduced with Bipartisan Support and Hundreds of Endorsements (99-3) |
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April 2, 1999 – Survey Will Help
Advocates Document the Extent of Barriers to Benefits Access Faced by Needy Immigrants
(99-2) |
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March 31, 1999 – Significant
Legislation to Restore Benefits to Legal Immigrants Set to Be Introduced Soon (99-1) |
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1998 |
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November 20, 1998 – Model Comments on
Linguistic Access to Medicaid Managed Care (98-20) |
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October 13, 1998 – Congress Passes
Law Continuing SSI for "Not Qualified" Immigrants Who Were Receiving Assistance
on 8/22/96; President Will Sign (98-19) |
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October 1, 1998 (b) – NILC's Comments
to Department of Health and Human Service Notice Interpreting "Federal Public
Benefit" (98-18) |
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October 1, 1998 (a) – Summary
of NILC's Comments to INS's Proposed Regulation Governing Verification of Eligibility for
Public Benefits (98-17) |
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September 24, 1998 – House Approves
Measure Continuing SSI for "Not Qualified" Immigrants; Senate Action Pending
(98-16) |
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September 19, 1998 – Continuation of
SSI for "Not Qualified" Immigrants Moves One Step Closer to Passage (98-15) |
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September 15, 1998 – House
Subcommittee Passes Permanent Grandfather of "Not Qualified" Immigrants
Scheduled to Lose SSI; Hopes Rise for Legislation this Congress (98-14) |
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August 14, 1998 – Administrative
Change Will Help Many SSI "Not Qualified" (98-13) (includes links to
Social Security Administration survey materials.) |
