New York City Council Committee on General Welfare Meeting Minutes - September 15, 2025
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The Committee on General Welfare met jointly with the Committees on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation, and Hospitals to discuss federal budget impacts and several local law introductions related to census office establishment, federal funding reporting, and rental assistance voucher regulations.
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- Oversight hearing held on the impacts of federal budget cuts; the matter was filed by the committee.
- Int 1225-2025 (Local Law to establish an office of the census) was hearing held and laid over by the committee.
- Int 1364-2025 (Local Law requiring monthly reporting on federal funding status) was hearing held and laid over by the committee.
- Int 1372-2025 (Local Law to limit household rent contribution for rental assistance voucher recipients) was hearing held and laid over by the committee.
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Committee on General Welfare
Jointly with the Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation and the Committee on Hospitals
Agenda
- Oversight - The Impacts of Federal Budget Cuts.
- A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to establishing an office of the census
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to monthly reporting by the director of management and budget on the status of all federal funding
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to limiting the household rent contribution for recipients of a rental assistance voucher
- Jointly with the Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation and the Committee on Hospitals
- Jointly with the Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation and the Committee on Hospitals
- Roll Call
- Agenda Item
- Oversight - The Impacts of Federal Budget Cuts.
- A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to establishing an office of the census
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to monthly reporting by the director of management and budget on the status of all federal funding
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to limiting the household rent contribution for recipients of a rental assistance voucher
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