Federal · U.S. House · Subcommittee
Work and Welfare Subcommittee
MeetingsHearings, markups, and business meetings, most recent first.
Sep 12026
Subcommittee Hearing on Welfare Reform at 30: Restoring the Promise of Work and Personal Responsibility in Federal Welfare ProgramsMeeting2020 Rayburn House Office Building6:00 p.m.
Mr. Scott WinshipSenior Fellow and Director · Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility, American Enterprise InstituteWitness BiographyWitness StatementWitness Truth in Testimony
Ms. Missy HanksExecutive Director · The ELM FoundationWitness BiographyWitness StatementWitness Truth in Testimony
Mr. Matt DamschroderDirector · Ohio Department of Job and Family ServicesWitness BiographyWitness StatementWitness Truth in Testimony
Ms. Misty KelsoOperations Manager · Watered Gardens MinistriesWitness BiographyWitness StatementWitness Truth in Testimony
Ms. Kristin Rowe-FinkbeinerCo-Founder and CEO · MomsRisingWitness BiographyWitness StatementWitness Truth in Testimony
Ms. Kristin Rowe-FinkbeinerCo-Founder and CEO · MomsRising
Mar 52026
Work & Welfare Subcommittee Hearing on Reclaiming “Forgotten” Fraudulent Pandemic Unemployment Funds Frozen by BanksHearing2020 Rayburn House Office Building3:00 p.m.
Ms. Linda MillerPresident · Program Integrity AllianceWitness BiographyWitness StatementWitness Truth in Testimony
Mr. Dan WilliamsFounder · Origin PaymentsWitness BiographyWitness StatementWitness Truth in Testimony
Michele EvermoreSenior Fellow · National Academy of Social InsuranceWitness BiographyWitness StatementWitness Truth in Testimony
The Honorable Anthony D’EspositoInspector General · U.S. Department of LaborWitness BiographyWitness StatementWitness Truth in Testimony
Jan 212026
Strengthening the Child Support Enforcement Program: Status, Challenges, and Opportunities for ModernizationHearing2020 Rayburn House Office Building8:00 p.m.
Ms. Jessica TollestrupSpecialist in Social Policy · Congressional Research Service (CRS) Domestic Social Policy DivisionWitness Truth in TestimonyWitness BiographyWitness Statement
Ms. Connie ChesnikAdministrator · Wisconsin Division of Family and Economic Security in the Department of Children and FamiliesWitness BiographyWitness StatementWitness Truth in Testimony
Ms. Ruth ThorntonDirector · Texas Office of the Attorney General, Child Support DivisionWitness BiographyWitness StatementWitness Truth in Testimony
Mr. Nick GwynSenior Fellow · Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesWitness BiographyWitness StatementWitness Truth in Testimony
Nov 182025
Leaving the Sticky Notes Behind: Harnessing Innovation and New Technology to Help America's Foster Youth SucceedHearing3:00 p.m.
Mr. Martin EliscoCEO and Chairman of the Board · AugintelWitness StatementWitness BiographyWitness Truth in Testimony
Dr. Jennifer JacobsCEO and Co-Founder · Connect Our KidsWitness BiographyWitness StatementWitness Truth in Testimony
Mr. Michael LeachChief External Engagement Officer · Think of UsWitness StatementWitness Truth in TestimonyWitness Biography
Mr. Adrien LewisFounder and President · CarePortalWitness BiographyWitness StatementWitness Truth in Testimony
Jun 122025
Aging Out is Not a Plan: Reimagining Futures for Foster YouthHearing2020 Rayburn House Office Building1:00 p.m.
Ramond NelsonLived Experience Leader · Foster ClubWitness BiographyWitness StatementWitness Truth in Testimony
Lisa GuilletteExecutive Director · Foster ForwardWitness BiographyWitness StatementWitness Truth in TestimonyWitness Support Document
Maggie Stevens, Ed.D.President and CEO · Foster SuccessWitness BiographyWitness StatementWitness Truth in Testimony
Apr 82025
Government Watchdog Findings: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program In Need of Reform, Better State Accountability, and Fraud ProtectionHearing2020 Rayburn House Office Building6:00 p.m.
James DalkinDirector, Financial Management and Assurance · Government Accountability OfficeWitness Truth in TestimonyWitness StatementWitness Biography
Seto BagdoyanDirector, Forensic Audits and Investigative Services · Government Accountability OfficeWitness StatementWitness BiographyWitness Truth in Testimony
Jeffrey ArkinDirector, Strategic Issues · Government Accountability OfficeWitness Truth in TestimonyWitness Support DocumentWitness BiographyWitness Statement
Kathryn LarinDirector, Education, Workforce, and Income Security · Government Accountability OfficeWitness Support Document — HHRG-119-WM03-Wstate-LarinK-20250408-SD001.pdfWitness Support Document — HHRG-119-WM03-Wstate-LarinK-20250408-SD002.pdfWitness BiographyWitness Truth in Testimony
Roxane SomerlotDirector, Marion County Department of Job and Family Services, Marion, OhioWitness BiographyWitness StatementWitness Truth in Testimony
Feb 62025
Time's Running Out: Prosecuting Fraudsters for Stealing Billions in Unemployment Benefits from American WorkersHearing2020 Rayburn House Office Building7:00 p.m.
Haywood TalcoveChief Executive Officer · LexisNexis Risk Government SolutionsWitness StatementWitness BiographyWitness Truth in Testimony
Anna HuiDirector · Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial RelationsWitness BiographyWitness Truth in TestimonyWitness Statement
Jeff FickeChief Executive Officer and Founder · Russell Allen PartnersWitness Truth in TestimonyWitness BiographyWitness Statement
Shelby MeyenburgUnemployment Insurance Worker · AFSCME Council 28, the Washington Federation of State EmployeesWitness BiographyWitness Truth in TestimonyWitness Statement
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