3.0.0 1904 2021-12-20T15:53:49Z 2021-12-20T15:53:49Z Senate S S 2011-11-17 112 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-11-18T01:02:44Z Welfare Reform Act of 2011 112 1135 HR 2011-03-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture . Related bill CRS 2011-11-17 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2011-11-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000595 Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] James DeMint R SC W. N L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 2011-11-17 True V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2011-11-17 True P000603 Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] Rand Paul R KY 2011-11-17 True S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL 2011-11-17 True G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2011-11-17 True I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2011-11-17 True C000560 Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] TOM COBURN R OK 2011-11-17 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2011-11-29 False J000293 Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] Ron Johnson R WI 2011-11-29 False R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2011-12-07 False T000461 Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] Patrick Toomey R PA J. 2012-05-22 False Social Welfare Abortion Adoption and foster care Budget process Child care and development Congressional oversight Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Employment and training programs Energy assistance for the poor and aged Family services Food assistance and relief Health programs administration and funding Higher education Housing and community development funding Housing for the elderly and disabled Income tax credits Intergovernmental relations Legislative rules and procedure Low- and moderate-income housing Medicaid Poverty and welfare assistance Public housing State and local finance Student aid and college costs Social Welfare 00 2011-11-17 Introduced in Senate 2011-12-06T18:32:37Z Welfare Reform Act of 2011 - Welfare Reform Restoration Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise the TANF program by: (1) eliminating the temporary modification of the caseload reduction credit, and (2) reducing funding of state family assistance grants.

Restores the former name of the Food Stamp Act of 1977, and restores its text as if the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 had not been enacted; and (2) renames the supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits as the food stamp program.

Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to revise work requirements for the food stamp program and require able-bodied work eligible adult members of a family unit to participate in a work activation program during a full month of participation in the food stamp program, fulfilling specified levels of work activity during that month. (Work activation means, not employment, but supervised job search, community service activities, education and job training, workfare, or drug and alcohol treatment.)

Specifies a financial reward for any state that reduces its food stamp caseload below calendar 2006 levels.

Declares that a food, food product, meal, or other specified item shall be considered a food under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 only if it is a bare essential.

Requires the President to include means-tested welfare spending in every budget submission.

Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to define and establish an aggregate cap for means-tested welfare spending.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide grants to states to reward reductions in poverty and government dependence and increases in self-sufficiency.

Prohibits the expenditure for abortions, with certain exceptions, of any funds authorized or appropriated by federal law, and funds in any trust fund to which funds are authorized or appropriated by federal law.

Prohibits funding for health benefits plans that cover abortion.

Prohibits the allowance of any tax credit with respect to amounts paid or incurred for an abortion or with respect to amounts paid or incurred for a health benefits plan (including premium assistance) that includes coverage of abortion.

]]> Welfare Reform Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Welfare Reform Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Welfare Reform Restoration Act Display Title Welfare Reform Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide information on total spending on means-tested welfare programs, to provide additional work requirements, and to provide an overall spending limit on means-tested welfare programs. Introduced in Senate 2011-11-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1904is/xml/BILLS-112s1904is.xml 2011-11-17 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.