3.0.0 2991 2023-01-11T13:30:33Z 2023-01-11T13:30:33Z House HR 2015-07-09 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 106 (Thursday, July 9, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RENACCI:H.R. 2991.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United StatesConstitution, to ``provide for the common Defence and generalWelfare of the United States.''[Page H5030]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2015-11-16T20:45:44Z Referred to 2015-07-09T14:00:25Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee Referred to 2015-07-14T18:37:56Z Referred to 2015-07-09T14:00:20Z Julia Carson Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2015 114 3005 HR 2015-07-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. Related bill CRS EMPOWER Act of 2016 114 3091 S 2016-06-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2015-11-16 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Committee 2015-07-14 hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. Committee 2015-07-09 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2015-07-09 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-07-09 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2015-07-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-07-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000586 Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16] James Renacci R OH B. 16 N T000462 Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] PATRICK TIBERI R OH J. 12 2015-07-09 True R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2015-07-09 True K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2015-07-09 True J000295 Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] David Joyce R OH P. 14 2015-07-14 False C001083 Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large] John Carney D DE C. 0 2015-07-22 False W000806 Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-10] Daniel Webster R FL 10 2015-07-29 False R000602 Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] Kathleen Rice D NY M. 4 2015-09-24 False B001275 Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] Larry Bucshon R IN 8 2015-09-24 False Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2016-04-28 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2016-09-06 False K000385 Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] Robin Kelly D IL L. 2 2016-09-15 False M001189 Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] Luke Messer R IN 6 2016-09-20 False M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 5 2016-09-27 False M001181 Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] Patrick Meehan R PA 7 2016-09-28 False R000587 Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8] Reid Ribble R WI J. 8 2016-11-14 False Social Welfare Child care and development Elementary and secondary education Employment and training programs Poverty and welfare assistance Vocational and technical education Social Welfare 00 2015-07-09 Introduced in House 2015-07-29T20:46:08Z Preparing More Welfare Recipients for Work Act

This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act with respect to mandatory work requirements to:

  • eliminate the requirement that recipients participate in certain core work activities not fewer than 20 hours per week, as well as separate requirements for two-parent families;
  • allow states to receive partial credit for certain families participating for less than the minimum hours required for purposes of calculating the monthly participation rate;
  • give states the option to apply an alternative work participation rate calculation;
  • revise requirements for counting job search as work;
  • modify the rule deeming an individual to meet work participation requirements by attending secondary school;
  • require a state to meet individuals participating for three months in job readiness assistance and certify whether continued participation is necessary to prepare them for employment;
  • replace with job readiness assistance as a separate work activity the currently recognized work activity of providing child care services to a participant in a community service program; and
  • increase from 12 to 24 months the maximum period that vocational educational training counts as a work activity.

]]> Preparing More Welfare Recipients for Work Act Display Title Preparing More Welfare Recipients for Work Act Official Title as Introduced To encourage States to engage more TANF recipients in activities leading to employment and self-sufficiency, and to simplify State administration of TANF work requirements. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Preparing More Welfare Recipients for Work Act Introduced in House 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2991ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2991ih.xml 2015-11-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. 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.