[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1046 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1046

   To allow each Member of the House of Representatives to hire one 
 additional employee, if the employee is hired from the welfare rolls, 
and to provide that, if such employment is in the District of Columbia, 
  the jurisdiction represented by the Member may count the employment 
           toward its welfare participation rate requirement.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 12, 1997

 Ms. Norton (for herself, Mrs. Carson, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hilliard, Mrs. 
Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Towns, 
 Ms. Waters, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on House Oversight, and in addition 
  to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To allow each Member of the House of Representatives to hire one 
 additional employee, if the employee is hired from the welfare rolls, 
and to provide that, if such employment is in the District of Columbia, 
  the jurisdiction represented by the Member may count the employment 
           toward its welfare participation rate requirement.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ONE ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEE FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF 
              REPRESENTATIVES, IF THE EMPLOYEE IS HIRED FROM THE 
              WELFARE ROLLS.

    (a) In General.--In addition to the number of employees permitted 
by law, rule, or other authority, each Member of the House of 
Representatives may hire one employee under the Members' 
Representational Allowance--
            (1) if, at the time of the employment by the Member, the 
        individual employed is receiving welfare; and
            (2) if, by reason of the employment by the Member, the 
        individual is no longer eligible for welfare.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed 
to permit any increase in the amount of funds provided under the 
Members' Representational Allowance of any Member of the House of 
Representatives who hires an employee pursuant to this section.
    (c) Regulations.--The Committee on House Oversight of the House of 
Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry 
out this section.
    (d) Definitions.--As used in this section--
            (1) the term ``Member of the House of Representatives'' 
        means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident 
        Commissioner to, the Congress; and
            (2) the term ``welfare'' means means-tested public 
        assistance.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF JURISDICTION REPRESENTED BY A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE 
              OF REPRESENTATIVES TO COUNT EMPLOYMENT IN THE DISTRICT OF 
              COLUMBIA OF A WELFARE RECIPIENT BY THE MEMBER TOWARD 
              MEETING WELFARE PARTICIPATION RATE REQUIREMENT APPLICABLE 
              TO THE JURISDICTION.

    Section 407(b) of the Social Security Act, as amended by section 
103(a), and as in effect pursuant to section 116, of the Personal 
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (42 
U.S.C. 607(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Special rule relating to counting of persons employed 
        in the district of columbia by a member of the house of 
        representatives.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If a Member of the House of 
                Representatives employs in the District of Columbia a 
                recipient of assistance under a program funded under 
                this part, then for so long as the State represented by 
                the Member elects to treat the recipient as a member of 
                a family in that State for purposes of paragraphs 
                (1)(B) and (2)(B), the recipient shall be so treated by 
                only that State.
                    ``(B) Member of the house of representatives 
                defined.--As used in subparagraph (A), the term `Member 
                of the House of Representatives' means a Representative 
                in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the 
                Congress.''.
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