HR 5783 · 113th Congress · Social Welfare
CSA OPPORTUNITY Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2014-12-19)
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Children's Savings Accounts Offer Parents Plenty of Reasons to Understand and Invest in Tuition Yearly Act or the CSA OPPORTUNITY Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct a state receiving a TANF grant to disregard the value of any interest in, or distribution from, a qualified tuition program, as well as the value of a child's savings account, in determining individual or family TANF eligibility or the amount or type of assistance. Amends SSA title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) to exclude from an individual's resources for SSI eligibility or benefit purposes the value of any interest in, or distribution from, a qualified tuition program as well as the value of a child's savings account. Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to exclude any child's savings accounts from resources for eligibility and benefit purposes under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp program). Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to exclude from household income any child's savings accounts from resources for eligi…
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Cosponsors (10)
9 Democrats1 Republican