3.0.0 1435 2023-01-11T13:22:36Z 2023-01-11T13:22:36Z Senate S S 2011-07-28 112 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-07-28T15:39:14Z Children First Act of 2011 112 2686 HR 2011-08-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. Identical bill CRS 2011-07-28 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2011-07-28 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5019) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-07-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES N F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2011-07-28 True L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2012-01-24 False Social Welfare Appropriations Business records Child care and development Child health Child safety and welfare Employment and training programs Poverty and welfare assistance State and local government operations Social Welfare 00 2011-07-28 Introduced in Senate 2011-10-17T15:32:58Z Children First Act of 2011 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) exclude child care assistance from the determination of the five-year limit on assistance under TANF, and (2) increase funding for child care.

Requires the plans submitted to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) by eligible states to contain provisions for certification of procedures to ensure that child care providers comply with applicable state or local health and safety standards.

Increases from 6 to 13 the maximum age allowed of a child under the care of a single custodial parent or other individual with custody who will not be subject to a reduction or termination of TANF assistance as a result of a refusal of the individual to engage in work.

Subjects to the individual and case data reporting requirements of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 any TANF funds expended for child care, whether or not transferred to that Act, and exempts such funds from SSA reporting requirements.

]]> Children First Act of 2011 Display Title Children First Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to exclude child care from the determination of the 5-year limit on assistance under the temporary assistance for needy families program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Children First Act of 2011 Introduced in Senate 2011-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1435is/xml/BILLS-112s1435is.xml 2011-07-28 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.