HR 3366 · 100th Congress · Social Welfare
A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to promote the welfare of homeless families by affirming the right of States under the AFDC program to provide simultaneous multiple shelter allowances or special need allowances to reflect differences in the types of housing in which the recipients reside, by removing the 30-day limit on emergency assistance insofar as it involves shelter, and by making it clear that a State need not specify the maximum amounts of assistance to be provided for the various types of emergency identified in its State plan.
Bill Progress
✓
Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Provisions of Measure Incorporated Into H.R.4352.(1988-11-07)
Plain Language Summary
[AI summary unavailable — showing source text]
Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) (AFDC) of title IV of the Social Security Act to make it clear that a State may include in its standard of need for AFDC applicants and recipients an amount for shelter that varies according to the type of housing occupied. Eliminates the 30-day per year limitation on AFDC emergency shelter assistance. Makes it clear that a State need not specify the maximum amount of assistance to be provided for each type of emergency.…
Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only