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<item congress="115" measure-type="hr" measure-number="2249" measure-id="id115hr2249" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2017-04-28" update-date="2019-08-26">
<title>HAND UP Act</title>
<summary summary-id="id115hr2249v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2019-08-26">
<action-date>2017-04-28</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Help Americans in Need Develop Their Ultimate Potential Act or the</strong> <b>HAND UP Act </b></p> <p>This bill allows state&nbsp;entities administering specified&nbsp;social-welfare&nbsp;programs to carry out demonstration projects designed to support individuals and families with the goal of moving them towards self-sufficiency, reducing dependence, and increasing work and earnings by testing methods of program integration and coordination of services.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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