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Unemployed and Low-Income Issue Summary

Key Votes

Date	State	Bill No.	Title	Outcome
May 29, 2026	Louisiana	HB 211	Prohibits Camping on Public Property and Establishes a Homelessness Court Program	Concurrence Vote Passed - House (72 - 28)
May 28, 2026	Louisiana	HB 211	Prohibits Camping on Public Property and Establishes a Homelessness Court Program	Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15)
June 9, 2025	Louisiana	HB 300	Increases the Income Limit to Qualify for the Property Tax Special Assessment Program	Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2)
May 29, 2025	Louisiana	HB 300	Increases the Income Limit to Qualify for the Property Tax Special Assessment Program	Bill Passed - House (91 - 2)
June 10, 2021	Louisiana	HB 183	Rescinds Federal Unemployment Compensation and Increases State Unemployment Compensation by $28	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 5)

Date	No.	Title	Outcome
5/29	HB 211	Prohibits Camping on Public Property and Establishes a Homelessness Court Program	Concurrence Vote Passed - House (72 - 28)
5/28	HB 211	Prohibits Camping on Public Property and Establishes a Homelessness Court Program	Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15)
6/09	HB 300	Increases the Income Limit to Qualify for the Property Tax Special Assessment Program	Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2)
5/29	HB 300	Increases the Income Limit to Qualify for the Property Tax Special Assessment Program	Bill Passed - House (91 - 2)
6/10	HB 183	Rescinds Federal Unemployment Compensation and Increases State Unemployment Compensation by $28	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 5)

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Public Statements

Date	Title	Politician
Sept. 12, 2023	Wyden, Brown, Cassidy Announce First Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill in Decades to Update Supplemental Security Income Program	Sen. Bill Cassidy
March 16, 2023	DAINES, REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES CALL FOR BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO LIFT ONEROUS REGULATIONS ON CHIPS ACT FUNDING	Sen. Bill Cassidy
March 1, 2022	Letter to Hon. Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture U.S. Department of Agriculture - Senators Warnock, Warren, Sanders, Padilla, Murphy, Lawson, Hayes, Torres, Colleagues Urge USDA to Issue Clearer Guidance that Informs Students of Their SNAP Benefits	Rep. C Carter
Feb. 28, 2022	Letter to Hon. Tammy Baldwin, and Hon. Joe Hoeven, Chair and Ranking Member, Senate Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, and Hon. Sanford Bishop and Hon. Andy Harris, Chair and Ranking Member, House Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee - ICYMI: Young, Panetta, Brown Lead Bipartisan Group Requesting Funding for The Emergency Food Assistance Program	Rep. C Carter
July 20, 2021	Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Urging Creation of Civilian Climate Corps	Rep. C Carter

Date	Title	Politician
Sept. 12, 2023	Wyden, Brown, Cassidy Announce First Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill in Decades to Update Supplemental Security Income Program	Sen. Bill Cassidy
March 16, 2023	DAINES, REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES CALL FOR BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO LIFT ONEROUS REGULATIONS ON CHIPS ACT FUNDING	Sen. Bill Cassidy
March 1, 2022	Letter to Hon. Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture U.S. Department of Agriculture - Senators Warnock, Warren, Sanders, Padilla, Murphy, Lawson, Hayes, Torres, Colleagues Urge USDA to Issue Clearer Guidance that Informs Students of Their SNAP Benefits	Rep. C Carter
Feb. 28, 2022	Letter to Hon. Tammy Baldwin, and Hon. Joe Hoeven, Chair and Ranking Member, Senate Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, and Hon. Sanford Bishop and Hon. Andy Harris, Chair and Ranking Member, House Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee - ICYMI: Young, Panetta, Brown Lead Bipartisan Group Requesting Funding for The Emergency Food Assistance Program	Rep. C Carter
July 20, 2021	Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Urging Creation of Civilian Climate Corps	Rep. C Carter

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Interest Group Ratings

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Ballot Measures

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2012	Louisiana	CA NO. 1 (Act 873 - SB 82): Medicaid Trust Fund for the Elderly	Passed

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