CLASP submitted comments opposing a new federal policy that would allow citizenship and immigration data from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to be shared with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The comments warn that expanded data sharing could deter eligible immigrant…
CLASP submitted this comment in support of the USDA’s proposed expansion of retailer access to SNAP incentive waivers. Programs such as the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) have demonstrated that when families have greater access to affordable fruits and vegetables, they purchase and consume…
If implemented, the OMB proposed revisions would create significant financial risk and instability for federal grantees, making it more difficult to provide vital services to communities.
CLASP submitted this comment in response to the U.S. Department of Education’s Reimagining and Improving Student Education Committee’s ongoing rulemaking to implement student financial aid provisions under Public Law 119–21 and the Office of Postsecondary Education’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued on January 30, 2026.
CLASP's public comment in support of Louisiana's Section 1115 request to offer Medicaid-covered services to individuals 90-days prior to their release from incarceration from a public institution.
The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) submits this comment in response to the Department of Health and Human Services (“the Department”) Request for Information published in the Federal Register on November 27, 2023, entitled “Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Implementation of Sections…
CLASP submitted a public comment in support of New York's Section 1115 request to implement multi-year continuous eligibility for young children from birth to six years old who are enrolled in Medicaid or Children's Health Plus.
CLASP submitted comments in support of Connecticut’s Section 1115 waiver demonstration, which would provide pre-release Medicaid services to individuals leaving incarceration and improve continuity of care into the community upon release and during re-entry.
In April 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance to state Medicaid agencies detailing opportunities to expand Medicaid coverage to people up to 90 days before they are released from incarceration. Through a state flexibility known as a Section 1115 demonstration…