HR 751 · 109th Congress · Social Welfare

Work, Family, and Opportunity Promotion Act

Introduced 2005-02-10· Sponsored by Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]· 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: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.(2005-03-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Work, Family, and Opportunity Promotion Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act (SSA), including with respect to: (1) modification of individual responsibility plans; (2) elimination of the caseload reduction rate under mandatory work requirements; (3) the State option to select a job entry rate requirement in lieu of the work participation rate requirement; (4) work rates; (5) employment credit; (6) the effect of wage subsidies on the five-year limit of assistance; (7) workplace discrimination laws; (8) the funding for child care; (9) extension of supplemental grants; (10) additional grants for States with low Federal funding per poor child; (11) the bonus to reward high performance States; (12) contingency fund grants; (13) eligibility of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and Guam for the supplemental grant for population increases, the contingency fund, and mandatory child care funding; (14) education and training; (15) poverty reduction; (16) the family formation fund; (17) two-parent eligibility; (18) treatment of aliens under the TANF program; (19) the authority of States to use TANF funds carried over from …

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Cosponsors (4)

4 Democrats