,,Final 2006 Budget Bill Cuts Services to Abused and Neglected Children

Final 2006 Budget Bill Cuts Services to Abused and Neglected Children


 

Publication Date: February 2006

Publisher: Center for Law and Social Policy

Author(s): Rutledge Q. Hutson; Vicki Turetsky; Casey Trupin

Research Area: Social conditions

Type: Brief

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

On February 8, 2006, President Bush signed into law the 2006 federal budget bill (called “The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005,” or S. 1932). The bill narrowly passed the United States Senate and House. The 2006 budget decreases federal funding for a range of services that help children who have been abused or neglected. [Updated February 17, 2006]