S 367 · 108th Congress · Social Welfare

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act Amendments of 2003

Introduced 2003-02-12· 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.(2003-02-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act Amendments of 2003 - 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; (6) increase guaranteed funding for child care; (7) authorize States to establish a parents as scholars program; (8) modify requirements with respect to vocational educational training and other preemployment activities; (9) eliminate the separate work participation rate for two parent families; (10) prohibit State imposition of stricter eligibility criteria for two-parent families; (11) establish grants to States for programs encouraging two-parent families and reducing teenage pregnancies; (12) require a child well-being plan as part of the individual responsibility plan; (13) exclude victims of domestic violen…

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