Pursuant to P.L 88-246, the Congressional Research Service has compiled a preliminary, annotated bibliography on the 1984-85 National High School Debate topic - "How Can the Federal Government Best Decrease Poverty in the United States?": nResolved: that the Federal Government should guarantee a minimum annual cash income to all United States citizens. nResolved: that the Federal Government should adopt a negative income tax to assist all United States citizens living in poverty. nResolved: that the Federal Government should provide employment for all employable United States citizens living in poverty. nThis bibliography is designed to facilitate early research preparation for the debators by providing pertinent citations to materials related to the topic and propositions.,Abstract -- General Background Sources -- Debate Proposition One: That the Federal Government Should Guarantee a Minimum Annual Cash Income to All United States Citizens -- Debate Proposition Two: That the Federal Government Should Adopt a Negative Income Tax to Assist All United States Citizens Living in Poverty -- Debate Proposition Three: That the Federal Government Should Provide Employment for All Employable United States Citizens Living in Property.,Marsha Cerny, Senior Bibliographer, Library Services Division, and Joe Richardson, Specialist in Social Legislation, Education and Public Welfare Division.,CRS 84-49 EPW,"March 23, 1984.",SuDoc# LC 14. 18/3

The Federal Government administers two weatherization programs designed to assist low-income households reduce the cost of home energy consumption: (1) the Department of Energy (DOE) Weatherization Assistance program and (2) the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Low-Income Home Energy Assistance program (LIHEAP), Weatherization Assistance Component. This paper summarizes the purpose, eligibility criteria, and relevant data and expenditures of these two weatherization programs.,Evelyn Howard and Mary Pilote, Analysts in Social Legislation, Education and Public Welfare Division, Updated by Joe Richardson and Mary F. Smith, Specialists in Social Legislation, Education and Public Welfare Division,CRS 87-235 EPW,"May 16, 1985."n"Updated March 19, 1987.",SuDoc# 14. 18/3