US HB5783 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: Introduced on December 3 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-12-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 3 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-12-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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 eligibility and benefit purposes under the low-income home energy assistance program. Presribes penalties for noncompliance.
Title
Children's Savings Accounts Offer Parents Plenty Of Reasons To Understand aNd Invest in Tuition Yearly Act
Sponsors
Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA] | Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] |
Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI] | Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA] |
Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA] | Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV] | Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2014-12-19 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2014-12-03 | House | Referred to House Education and the Workforce |
2014-12-03 | House | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
2014-12-03 | House | Referred to House Agriculture |
2014-12-03 | House | Referred to House Ways and Means |
2014-12-03 | House | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
Subjects
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Energy assistance for the poor and aged
Food assistance and relief
Higher education
Income tax exclusion
Poverty and welfare assistance
Social welfare
Student aid and college costs
Energy assistance for the poor and aged
Food assistance and relief
Higher education
Income tax exclusion
Poverty and welfare assistance
Social welfare
Student aid and college costs
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5783/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5783/BILLS-113hr5783ih.pdf |