US HB4379 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-0)
Status: Introduced on April 18 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-09-26 - 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]
Status: Introduced on April 18 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-09-26 - 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]
Summary
Women's Option to Raise Kids Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to increase from 12 to 36 months the child's age limit for exemption by a state of single parents with children from TANF requirements.
Title
Women's Option to Raise Kids Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA] | Rep. John Conyers [D-MI] | Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL] | Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT] |
| Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN] | Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA] | Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] |
| Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL] | Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. John Lewis [D-GA] |
| Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY] | Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN] | Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA] | Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] |
| Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA] | Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] |
| Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA] | Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-09-26 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. |
| 2012-04-23 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. |
| 2012-04-18 | House | Referred to House Education and the Workforce |
| 2012-04-18 | House | Referred to House Ways and Means |
| 2012-04-18 | 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. |
| 2012-04-18 | House | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E570-571) |
Subjects
Child care and development
Employment and training programs
Family relationships
Poverty and welfare assistance
Social welfare
Employment and training programs
Family relationships
Poverty and welfare assistance
Social welfare
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/4379/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr4379/BILLS-112hr4379ih.pdf |
