3.0.0 1352 2023-01-11T13:35:45Z 2023-01-11T13:35:45Z House HR 2017-03-02 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 37 (Thursday, March 2, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RENACCI:H.R. 1352.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.''By Miss RICE of New York:H.R. 1353.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H1532]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee Referred to 2017-03-15T13:39:54Z Referred to 2017-03-02T14:07:35Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-03-02T14:07:40Z 2017-03-15 hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. Committee 2017-03-02 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 2017-03-02 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 2017-03-02 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 2017-03-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-03-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000586 Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16] James Renacci R OH B. 16 N M001181 Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] Patrick Meehan R PA 7 2017-03-02 True B001275 Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] Larry Bucshon R IN 8 2017-03-02 True K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2017-03-02 True W000806 Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] Daniel Webster R FL 11 2017-03-02 True T000462 Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] PATRICK TIBERI R OH J. 12 2017-03-02 True S001172 Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] Adrian Smith R NE 3 2018-05-17 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 2017-03-02 Introduced in House 2018-01-17T20:47:30Z Preparing More Welfare Recipients for Work Act

This bill revises mandatory work requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Specifically, for purposes of counting work activities toward the satisfaction of such requirements, the bill:

  • eliminates the distinction between core work activities and other specified work activities related to training and education;
  • in general, eliminates separate requirements for two-parent families and other families;
  • allows partial credit with respect to families that participate in work activities for fewer hours than required;
  • allows states to request approval for an alternative work-participation rate calculation;
  • limits, after three months of participation, the extent to which job-search activities shall be counted as work activities;
  • modifies requirements for counting secondary-school attendance as work participation;
  • removes from the definition of "work activities" the provision of child-care services to an individual who is participating in a community service program; and
  • increases, from 12 to 24 months, the maximum period for which vocational educational training counts a work activities.
]]> 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 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1352ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1352ih.xml 2017-03-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. 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.