HR 3367 · 114th Congress · Social Welfare
Stephanie Tubbs Jones Assets for Independence Reauthorization Act of 2015
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Introduced2
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.(2015-08-12)
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Stephanie Tubbs Jones Assets for Independence Reauthorization Act of 2015 This bill amends the Assets for Independence Act, which provides for demonstration projects designed to provide individuals and families of limited means with an incentive to save a portion of their earned income and thereby accumulate assets, increase their economic self-sufficiency, and stabilize such families and the communities in which they live. Expresses the sense of Congress that a qualified entity conducting a demonstration project under the Act should, to the maximum extent practicable, increase: (1) the rate at which it matches contributions by participating individuals, or (2) the number of such participating individuals. States that multiple households may share a single residence. Specifies public housing agencies and tribally designated housing entities as entities qualified to participate in a demonstration project. Repeals the requirement that state or local government or other public agencies apply jointly with a tax-exempt not-for-profit charitable organization or collaborate with certain kinds of local community-based organizations. Includes among postsecondary educational expenses any exp…
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