The Build Back Better Act Is On Hold—With Better, But Still Flawed, Language About Faith-Based Child Care and Pre-K

The Build Back Better Act Is On Hold—With Better, But Still Flawed, Language About Faith-Based Child Care and Pre-K

The Build Back Better Act (BBBA—H.R. 5376) proposes greatly increased federal subsidies for child care and a new, free, universal pre-kindergarten program. These programs are…

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The “Build Back Better” Bill Still Needs To Be Rewritten For the Sake of Families Seeking Faith-Based Child Care and PreK Programs

The “Build Back Better” Bill Still Needs To Be Rewritten For the Sake of Families Seeking Faith-Based Child Care and PreK Programs

The Build Back Better bill to promote social welfare and respond to climate change was passed by the House on November 19th and is now…

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In Reauthorizing the CSBG Program, Congress Should Retain Its Charitable Choice Provision

In Reauthorizing the CSBG Program, Congress Should Retain Its Charitable Choice Provision

The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program funds Community Action Agencies and other organizations that provide services to lift up low-income persons and neighborhoods. When…

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Bringing Back Uncertainty to Federal Contracting: Opportunity to Comment on a Proposed Regulatory Change

Bringing Back Uncertainty to Federal Contracting: Opportunity to Comment on a Proposed Regulatory Change

On November 9th, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) in the Department of Labor published a Notice of proposed recission announcing its plan…

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Congress and President Biden Should Change “Build Back Better” to Make it Welcoming to Faith-Based Child Care and Pre-K Programs

Congress and President Biden Should Change “Build Back Better” to Make it Welcoming to Faith-Based Child Care and Pre-K Programs

Congress and the White House are in continuous and contentious discussion about President Biden’s Build Back Better plan, also known as the reconciliation bill or the social welfare bill. Public attention has been mainly captured by the big issues: how many trillions of dollars will the bill total? What tax changes will be made? How dramatic will be the actions against climate change? What size the benefits for families? And so on.

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EEOC Affirms Protections for Religious Staffing, Post-Bostock

EEOC Affirms Protections for Religious Staffing, Post-Bostock

In commemoration of LGBTQ+ Pride Month and the one-year anniversary of the U. S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County, the U.S. Equal…

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Are the Regulations of the Faith-based Initiative About to Be Modified Again?

Are the Regulations of the Faith-based Initiative About to Be Modified Again?

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently announced, via its Spring 2021 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, that the nine major federal…

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Fulton v. City of Philadelphia: Supreme Court Upholds Civic Pluralism for our Diverse Society

Fulton v. City of Philadelphia: Supreme Court Upholds Civic Pluralism for our Diverse Society

There is no doubt that Americans are deeply divided about sexuality and marriage. Contrasting personal convictions and practices embody our divisions as do the different…

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Statement of the Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance Regarding Supreme Court Decision in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia Case

Statement of the Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance Regarding Supreme Court Decision in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia Case

Issued June 17, 2021 (June 17, 2021) – The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled unanimously that a faith-based foster care service provider that holds a…

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The Biden Partnerships Plan Is Faith-Based Initiative 5.0

The Biden Partnerships Plan Is Faith-Based Initiative 5.0

Editors’ Note: This essay by IRFA Director Stanley Carlson-Thies first appeared on HistPhil. It was reprinted in the Program for Research on Religion and Urban…

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