3.0.0 5848 2022-02-09T02:28:07Z 2022-02-09T02:28:07Z House HR 2020-02-11 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 11, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COX of California:H.R. 5848.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 1 (which provides Congresswith the power to ``lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Impostsand Excises'' in order to ``provide for the . . . generalWelfare of the United States.'')Article I, Section 8, clause 18 (which allows Congress tomake all laws ``which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into execution'' any of Congress's enumeratedpowers, including Congress's powers over appropriations).[Page H1046]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture Referred to 2020-03-05T18:56:47Z Referred to 2020-02-11T15:03:05Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee Referred to 2020-02-11T18:59:43Z Referred to 2020-02-11T15:03:00Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-02-11T15:03:15Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-02-11T15:03:10Z ASSET Act 116 3276 S 2020-02-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS 2020-03-05 hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. Committee 2020-02-11 hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support. Committee 2020-02-11 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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 2020-02-11 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-02-11 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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 hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2020-02-11 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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 2020-02-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-02-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001124 Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] TJ Cox D CA 21 N S001216 Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] Kim Schrier D WA 8 2020-02-11 True G000585 Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] Jimmy Gomez D CA 34 2020-02-11 True S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2020-02-26 False C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2020-02-28 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2020-07-16 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2020-09-11 False K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2020-10-02 False Social Welfare Employment and training programs Energy assistance for the poor and aged Food assistance and relief Inflation and prices Marriage and family status Poverty and welfare assistance State and local government operations Social Welfare 00 2020-02-11 Introduced in House 2021-02-05T18:31:54Z Allowing Steady Savings by Eliminating Tests Act or the ASSET Act

This bill prohibits the use of asset tests or resource limits in certain means-tested public assistance programs and increases the resource limits to qualify for Supplemental Security Income (SSI). SSI is a federal income supplement program designed to help aged, blind, and disabled individuals with limited income and resources meet basic needs.

Under the bill, states may not use asset or resource limits to determine eligibility for (1) programs funded by Temporary Assistance for Needy Families grants, (2) the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or (3) the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

In addition, an individual may have up to $10,000 in certain resources (or up to $20,000 for a couple) and qualify for SSI. Under current law, the limit is $2,000 for an individual (or $3,000 for a couple).

]]> ASSET Act Display Title ASSET Act Official Title as Introduced To eliminate asset limits employed by certain federally funded means-tested public assistance programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced ASSET Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Allowing Steady Savings by Eliminating Tests Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5848ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5848ih.xml 2020-03-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. 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.