HR 5169 · 114th Congress · Social Welfare

What Works to Move Welfare Recipients into Jobs Act

Introduced 2016-05-06· Sponsored by Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]· House

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Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 478.(2016-06-10)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] What Works to Move Welfare Recipients into Jobs Act This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title VI of the Social Security Act to revise requirements for research by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the benefits, effects, and costs of operating different state programs funded under part A and any other state program funded with qualified state expenditures. Such research shall focus on the effect of these programs as well as of healthy marriage promotion and responsible fatherhood grants on employment, self-sufficiency, child well-being, unmarried births, marriage, poverty, economic mobility, and other factors determined by HHS. At the request of a state, HHS may provide assistance to help the state develop and evaluate policies to achieve specified goals. A state's contribution to the cost of a state-initiated evaluation of its program, from non-federal sources, shall increase from at least 10% to at least 25% of the cost of the proposed evaluation. The Bureau of the Census shall implement or enhance household surveys of program participation to allow for assessment of the outcomes of continued welfare reform on the economic…

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H.R. 5169, What Works to Move Welfare Recipients into Jobs Act

Jun 2, 2016

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on May 24, 2016

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