Number: RL32736
Title: Charitable Choice and Faith-Based Organizations
Authors: Joe Richardson, Domestic Social Policy Division 
Abstract: The 109th Congress faces a continuing debate over whether to accept the existing situation - where the EO has by regulation effectively put in place most, but not all, Charitable Choice principles for the bulk of social service programs, except where barred by law - or challenge it, or enact the provisions of the EO (and possibly other rules it does not include) and cover more programs than now are covered by law. Other items of related interest in the Charitable Choice arena include the role of states/localities (which actually administer the majority of federal social service grant money), litigation over the constitutionality of Charitable Choice rules (whether set by law or regulation), and the status of, and funding for, the Compassion Capital Fund (a program providing direct grants to faith- and community-based organizations to help them expand their services).
Pages: 18
Date: July 12, 2006