The plan has been submitted to the governor s office and legislators to consider whether to move forward on it next year. The federal government will now take that money and distribute it to other states that have spent their full allocation, so that those states can spend it on their KidCare programs. However, a proposal in Congress would give Illinois more time to spend at least some of the money without losing it to other states. Child support and fatherhood initiatives may see Senate action before Congress adjourns this fall The Child Support Distribution Act of 2000, having passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 405 to 18, is likely to see Senate action before Congress adjourns. National Center on Poverty Law agrees with the child support measures in the bill and urges their adoption.
States have the option to compete on one, any number of, or none of the measures.
The amount awarded to each high-performing state may not exceed 5 percent of the state s TANF block grant. Such providers include hospitals, health maintenance organizations, nursing homes, home health agencies, Head Start programs, and state and local human service agencies such as the Illinois Department of Human Services. HUD is changing the formula it uses to determine the rent subsidies it pays to landlords under the Section 8 voucher program. This change goes into effect in 39 tight rental markets, including Chicago, where it could make up to 100,000 additional units available to Section 8 holders. Advocates in Illinois and across the country are working to fill the gap left by the U.S. Supreme Court s decision to strike down as unconstitutional the civil rights remedy of the Violence Against Women Act.