Subject Poverty and welfare assistance | Current
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | HB25 | Fair Tax Act of 2013 - Repeals the income tax, employment tax, and estate and gift tax. Redesignates the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as the Internal Revenue Code of 2013. Imposes a national sales tax on the use or consumption in the United States ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-03 |
| US | HB172 | Ensuring Continuous Coverage under SCHIP Act of 2013 - Amends title XXI (Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to a state plan that provides child health insurance through a means other than through the sta... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-04 |
| US | HB201 | Poverty Impact Trigger Act of 2013 - Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to make it out of order to consider a public bill or joint resolution authorizing an appropriation of $10 million or mor... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-04 |
| US | HB197 | Food Assistance to Improve Reintegration Act of 2013 - Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to repeal the denial of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) eligibility of a ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-04 |
| US | HB243 | Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering America's Debt Act - Prohibits the total amount of appropriations to the White House for the Executive Office of the President, to the President, and to Congress for FY2014-FY2018 from exceeding 85% of the total amount... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-14 |
| US | HB91 | Amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to make residents of Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa eligible to participate in the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program for the Aged, Blind, and Disab... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-15 |
| US | HB341 | Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, through the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), to establish a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grant Program (VITA grant program) for the development, ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-22 |
| US | SB122 | Fair Tax Act of 2013 - Repeals the income tax, employment tax, and estate and gift tax. Redesignates the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as the Internal Revenue Code of 2013. Imposes a national sales tax on the use or consumption in the United States o... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-23 |
| US | HB386 | Homes for Heroes Act of 2013 - Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) a Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs to: (1) ensure veteran access to HUD housing and ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-23 |
| US | HB228 | SNAP Fraud Prevention Act of 2013 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prohibit the payment of a deposit fee in excess of any state fee reimbursement to recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-04 |
| US | HB208 | Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2013 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (formerly known as the Food Stamp Act of 1977) to replace current Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) administrative cost provisions wi... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-04 |
| US | HB364 | Supplemental Security Income Equality Act - Amends the Social Security Amendments of 1972 to extend the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program under title XVI of the Social Security Act to Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-04 |
| US | HB365 | Territorial TANF Equity Act of 2013 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to remove the limitation on payments by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa under grants ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-04 |
| US | HR55 | Condemns unfounded reliance on Stand Your Ground laws to protect actions that extend far beyond historical use of self-defense. Urges state legislatures to reject or repeal Stand Your Ground legislation. Commits to developing incentives for states t... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| US | SB313 | Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2013 or the ABLE Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish tax-exempt ABLE accounts to assist an individual with a disability in building an account to pay for qualified disability expenses.... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-13 |
| US | HB647 | Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2013 or the ABLE Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish tax-exempt ABLE accounts to assist an individual with a disability in building an account to pay for qualified disability expenses.... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-15 |
| US | SB11 | Fiscal Sustainability Act of 2013 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to authorize a five-year renewable comprehensive Medicaid waiver to allow a state to elect to provide medical assistance under SSA title XIX (Medicaid), directly or ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-26 |
| US | HB350 | Repeals the Legal Services Corporation Act (established a federally funded nonprofit corporation to provide financial support for legal assistance in noncriminal matters to persons financially unable to afford such assistance). [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-28 |
| US | SB427 | Sensible School Lunch Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from promulgating rules and regulations applicable to the school lunch and breakfast programs that establish a maximum quanti... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-28 |
| US | SJR9 | Disapproves of the rule submitted by the Office of Family Assistance of the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) relating to waiver and expenditure authority under the Social Security Act with ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-04 |
| US | HB814 | Rewriting to Improve and Secure an Exit Out of Poverty Act or RISE Out of Poverty Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require state TANF plans to address whether and how s... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-04 |
| US | HB909 | Welfare Integrity Act of 2013 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require state TANF programs to operate a program to conduct random testing of TANF applicants and recipients for ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-04 |
| US | HCR22 | Authorizes the use of the Capitol rotunda on April 17, 2013, for a ceremony to award the congressional gold medal to Doctor Muhammad Yunus in recognition of his contributions to the fight against global poverty. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-06 |
| US | HB987 | TANF Extension Act of 2013 - Extends the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and related programs under part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-06 |
| US | HB1015 | Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2013 - Directs the Commissioner of Social Security, for purposes of determining cognitive, behavioral, and physical disability under titles II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Suppleme... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-06 |
| US | SB47 | Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) to add or expand definitions of several terms used in such Act, including : (1) "culturally specific services" to mean community-based ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-07 Became Public Law No: 113-4. |
| US | SB508 | Strengthen and Vitalize Enforcement of Child Support (SAVE Child Support) Act - Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require states to adopt the Uniform Interstate Family Support... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-07 |
| US | HB970 | Elimination of Single Parent Tax Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act to prohibit states from retaining a $25 annual collection fee from support collected on behalf of an in... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-07 |
| US | HB948 | Standard Data and Technology Advancement Act of 2013 or Standard DATA Act of 2013 - Amends part A of title XI of the Social Security Act to direct the head of the department or agency responsible for administering certain human services programs to d... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-08 |
| US | HB989 | Rescinds $2.2 billion from the unobligated balances of funds available to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for salaries and expenses for FY2013. Prohibits the funds made available to the FCC for FY2013 salaries and expenses from being used... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-08 |
| US | HCR20 | Authorizes the use of the Capitol rotunda on April 17, 2013, for a ceremony to award the congressional gold medal to Professor Muhammad Yunus in recognition of his contributions to the fight against global poverty. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-12 Message on Senate action sent to the House. |
| US | HB1069 | TANF Substance Abuse Prevention Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require state TANF programs to operate a program to screen and test all TANF applicants and recipients of a... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-12 |
| US | HB1096 | Enhancing the Quality of Parental Legal Representation Act of 2013 - Amends title IV (Temporary Aid to Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to the highest state co... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-12 |
| US | HR90 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that in this Congress the Committee on Agriculture should not propose any reduction in the availability or amount of benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) and that the ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 |
| US | HB890 | Preserving the Welfare Work Requirement and TANF Extension Act of 2013 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from finalizing, implementing, enforcing, or otherwise taking any action to give effect to the Information Memorandum ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 |
| US | SB150 | Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 - (Sec. 3) Amends the federal criminal code to ban the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a semiautomatic assault weapon, including: a semiautomatic rifle that can accept a detachable magazine and has ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 27. |
| US | HB803 | Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act or SKILLS Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) to revise requirements and reauthorize appropriations for: (1) WIA title I, workforce investment systems for job training and ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-18 |
| US | HB1395 | Weekends Without Hunger Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture, subject to the availability of appropriations, to implement a pilot program providing commodities, on a competitive basis, t... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-21 |
| US | HCR25 | Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2014, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2015-FY2023. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts for FY2014-F... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-22 Received in the Senate. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 33. |
| US | SCR8 | Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2013, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2015-FY2023. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts for FY2013-FY... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-23 |
| US | HB1222 | Compact-Impact Reimbursement Act of 2013 - Amends the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 to authorize and appropriate FY2013 funds to the Secretary of the Interior for: (1) grants to any local government of the United States that demonstrates fi... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-26 |
| US | HB1182 | Stopping Needless Additional Performance Bonuses (SNAP) Act of 2013 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to repeal the authority to make performance-based bonus payments to states under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, form... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-02 |
| US | HB629 | Violence Against Immigrant Women Act of 2013 - Amends provisions regarding violence against immigrant women in the following areas: (1) employment of Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and U-visa (victims of certain crimes) nonimmigrant aliens, (2) se... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-08 |
| US | HB651 | Strengthening Refugee Resettlement Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to work with the heads of other relevant federal agencies to conduct a review of refugee processing with the goal of streamlining processing, consistent with ma... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-08 |
| US | HB680 | Riya Wilson Act - Amends title IV (Grants to States for Aid and Services to Needy Families with Children and for Child-Welfare Services) of the Social Security Act to require an approved state plan that is required in order to be eligible for federal... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-08 |
| US | HR108 | Recognizes and honors the 50th anniversary of the decision in Gideon v. Wainwright (the Supreme Court held that indigent defendants have a right to be provided counsel in all felony cases). Expresses support for strategies to improve the criminal jus... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-08 |
| US | HR143 | Recognizes the importance of the school breakfast program and its overall positive effect on the lives of low-income children and families, as well as its effect on helping to improve a child's overall classroom performance. Expresses support for sta... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-09 |
| US | HB1414 | Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-09 |
| US | HB1503 | No Hungry Kids Act - Nullifies the rule published by the Department of Agriculture on January 26, 2012, establishing nutrition standards for the school lunch and breakfast programs. (This rule is summarized as requiring most schools to increase the a... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-11 |
| US | SB723 | Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2013 - Directs the Commissioner of Social Security, for purposes of determining cognitive, behavioral, and physical disability under titles II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Suppleme... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-15 |
