HR 982 · 104th Congress · Social Welfare

Individual Responsibility Act of 1995

Introduced 1995-02-16· Sponsored by Rep. Deal, Nathan [D-GA-9]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: See H.R.4.(1995-03-24)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Time-Limited Transitional Assistance Title II: Make Work Pay Title III: The Work First Program Title IV: Family Responsibility and Improved Child Support Enforcement Title V: Teen Pregnancy and Family Stability Title VI: Program Simplification Title VII: Financing Title VIII: SSI Reform Title IX: Effective Date Individual Responsibility Act of 1995 - Title I: Time-Limited Transitional Assistance - Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) (AFDC) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) require States opting to have work first programs to make ineligible for AFDC any family with a member who has participated in such work program, generally, for two years (and so is prohibited from further participation), while preserving the eligibility of such families for Medicaid; (2) condition eligibility for AFDC on participation in job search activities except during unsubsidized full-time private sector employment; and (3) direct the Secretary of Health and Human Service (Secretary) to establish a database of work first and community service programs participants for use by States opting to have work first programs. Title II: Make Work Pay…

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Cosponsors (20)

19 Democrats1 Republican