S 3607 · 109th Congress · Social Welfare

Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2006

Introduced 2006-06-29· Sponsored by Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN]· Senate

Bill Progress

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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.(2006-06-29)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2006 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to: (1) funding for responsible fatherhood programs; (2) requirements to ensure procedures to address domestic violence; (3) activities promoting responsible fatherhood; (4) grants to healthy family partnerships for domestic violence prevention, for services for families and individuals affected by domestic violence, and for developing and implementing best practices; and (5) elimination of separate TANF work participation rate for two-parent families. Amends SSA title IV part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity), as amended by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, to prohibit a state from collecting any amount owed to the state by reason of costs it has incurred for the birth of a child for whom support rights have been assigned. Requires a state to make a full distribution of collected child support to the family. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to states for three employment demonstration projects, including: (1) a court- or state child support agency-supervis…

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1 Democrat