[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 318 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 318

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that, by January 
1, 1998, States should eliminate the use of cash for payment of welfare 
                               benefits.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 19, 1993

Mr. Franks of Connecticut submitted the following resolution; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that, by January 
1, 1998, States should eliminate the use of cash for payment of welfare 
                               benefits.

    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that, by January 1, 1998, States that provide aid to families with 
dependent children under a plan approved under part A of title IV of 
the Social Security Act should provide such aid through payments into 
an account, established for each receipient of such aid, that is 
accessible to the recipient only through the use of a debit card that--
            (1) is issued by the State to the recipient;
            (2) contains the account number, a photograph of the 
        recipient, and the signature of the recipient;
            (3) is indistinguishable from other kinds of debit cards; 
        and
            (4) may be used by the recipient only to purchase goods and 
        services, for not more than the price thereof, through an 
        electronic funds transfer network and point-of-sale technology.

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