Introduction of Survey of Income and Program Participatin Legislation

INTRODUCTION OF SURVEY OF INCOME AND PROGRAM PARTICIPATION LEGISLATION

Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, today I, along with Senator JACK REED (D-RI) in the Senate, introduce legislation that will establish a Commission on the Survey of Income and Program Participation. The President has proposed eliminating the SIPP in his FY 2007 Budget, with a redesigned survey to take its place in 2009. This is careless, as it takes away one of the most valuable sources of data on the economic well-being of American families. The SIPP Commission represents a fair process for changing or eliminating the survey if the need arises. Should someone wish to change the SIPP, a detailed proposal outlining the change, its justification, and the timetable on which it should take place, will be submitted to the SIPP Commission for evaluation. Members of the Commission would include the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, one appointed member from Department of Agriculture, the Department of Labor, the Department of Energy, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Social Security Administration, the Bureau of the Census, and two members from the National Academy of Sciences.

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