WELFARE: CHILDREN XXXX Voted To Examine Effects Of Welfare Reform On Child Poverty. In 2000, XXXX voted for an amendment that would require the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to report to Congress by June 1, 2001 on the extent and severity of child poverty in the United States. The report would also include an assessment of whether the rate and severity of child poverty has increased since the enactment of the welfare reform bill in 1996. The amendment was agreed to, 89-9. [Vote 20, 3/1/00] XXXX Voted Against Protecting Needs of Children in Bankruptcy Cases. In 1999, XXXX voted against protecting the needs of children in bankruptcy cases. [Vote 365, 11/10/99] XXXX Voted Against Increased Benefits for Children with Special Needs. In 1997, XXXX voted for a motion to table an amendment that would include additional benefits for children with special needs in the Social Security Act. [Vote 128, 6/25/97] XXXX Cast Crucial Vote Against Restoring Food Stamps to Children of Illegal Immigrants. In 1997, XXXX cast a crucial vote against a motion to waive the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to permit consideration of the Durbin amendment to S.947, which was an amendment to restore food stamps the 1996 welfare law cut for children of legal immigrants. [Vote 116, 6/25/97] 323