S 2052 · 107th Congress · Social Welfare

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act Amendments of 2002

Introduced 2002-03-21· Sponsored by Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(2002-03-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act Amendments of 2002 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) reauthorize State family assistance grants and provide for their annual adjustment; (2) revise contingency fund requirements; (3) provide for bonuses for States that reduce child poverty; (4) repeal authority for Federal loans for State welfare programs; (5) replace the caseload reduction credit with employment credit to reward States in which families leave welfare for work; (5) increase guaranteed funding for child care; (6) authorize States to establish a parents as scholars program; (7) modify requirements with respect to vocational educational training and other preemployment activities; (8) eliminate the separate work participation rate for two parent families; (9) prohibit State imposition of stricter eligibility criteria for two-parent families; (10) establish grants to States for programs encouraging two-parent families and reducing teenage pregnancies; (11) require a child well-being plan as part of the individual responsibility plan; (12) exclude victims of domestic violenc…

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