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This page contains links to Email Benefits Updates, originally prepared by NILC's Washington, D.C. office, and adapted for web publication. Updates
released since August 1998 are indexed, with the most recent Updates listed
first. To subscribe to this service and receive these e-mails as soon as they are
created, visit the Publications page or
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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.) |
