3.0.0 321 2019-11-15T21:52:34Z 2019-11-15T21:52:34Z Senate S S 2005-02-08 109 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-02-08T22:18:02Z 2005-02-08 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2005-02-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. N K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. 2005-02-08 True R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2005-02-08 True L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2005-02-08 True Social Welfare Aid to dependent children Armed Forces and National Security Block grants Child support Collection of accounts Congress Congressional reporting requirements Disabled Economics and Public Finance Families Garnishment Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Health Immigration Income tax Labor and Employment Maternal health services Medicaid Passports Social security numbers Social work State employees Tax refunds Taxation Unemployment Veterans' disability compensation Women Social Welfare 00 2005-02-08 Introduced in Senate 2005-03-01T20:19:48Z Child Support Distribution Act of 2005 - Amends title IV part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise requirements for: (1) denial of assistance to families that do not assign certain support rights to the State; and (2) the distribution of child support collected by States on behalf of children receiving certain welfare benefits.

Reduces from $5,000 to $2,500 the amount of child support arrearage which shall trigger denial of a passport.

Revises requirements for the use of the tax refund intercept program to collect past-due child support on behalf of non-minor children.

Prohibits garnishment of certain compensation for a service-connected disability paid to a former member of the Armed Forces for: (1) alimony; or (2) child support less than 60 days in arrears. Permits no more than 50 percent of such compensation to be garnished to pay for such child support.

Provides for mandatory review and adjustment of child support orders for families receiving TANF.

Requires the Secretary to disclose new hire information to a State to assist in the administration of unemployment compensation programs.

Provides for a payment rate increase to States for short term training of staff of State-licensed or State-approved child welfare agencies providing services.]]>

Child Support Distribution Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Child Support Distribution Act of 2005 Display Title Child Support Distribution Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide more child support money to families leaving welfare, to simplify the rules governing the assignment and distribution of child support collected by States on behalf of children, to improve the collection of child support, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2005-02-08T05:00:00Z 2005-02-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.