US Congress House Bill 1179 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 16-0)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Preserving the Work Requirement for Welfare Act Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from finalizing, implementing, enforcing, or otherwise taking any action to give effect to the Information Memorandum dated July 12, 2012 (Transmittal No. TANF-ACF-IM-2012-03), or to any administrative action relating to the same subject matter or that reflects the same or similar policies. Prohibits the Secretary also from authorizing, approving, modifying, or extending any experimental, pilot, or demonstration project under the Social Security Act (SSAct) that: (1) waives compliance with mandatory work requirements of SSAct title IV part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF), or (2) authorizes an expenditure not otherwise allowable under a state TANF program with respect to compliance with such work requirements. Rescinds and nullifies any waiver relating to the subject matter of the Information Memorandum granted before the enactment of this Act.

Preserving the Work Requirement for Welfare Act

Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY]	Rep. Paul Ryan [R-WI]	Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]	Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]
Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]	Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]	Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]	Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]
Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX]	Rep. Jason Smith [R-MO]	Rep. George Holding [R-NC]	Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]
Rep. John Kline [R-MN]	Rep. Tom Price [R-GA]	Rep. Rod Blum [R-IA]	Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
2015-03-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
2015-02-27	House	Referred to House Education and the Workforce
2015-02-27	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2015-02-27	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
2015-02-27	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1179/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1179/BILLS-114hr1179ih.pdf