[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 118 Received in Senate (RDS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. J. RES. 118


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 21, 2012

                                Received

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
   United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Family 
   Assistance of the Administration for Children and Families of the 
    Department of Health and Human Services relating to waiver and 
expenditure authority under section 1115 of the Social Security Act (42 
    U.S.C. 1315) with respect to the Temporary Assistance for Needy 
                           Families program.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled,
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Office of Family 
Assistance of the Administration for Children and Families of the 
Department of Health and Human Services relating to waiver and 
expenditure authority under section 1115 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1315) with respect to the Temporary Assistance for Needy 
Families program (issued July 12, 2012, as the Temporary Assistance for 
Needy Families Information Memorandum Transmittal No. TANF-ACF-IM-2012-
03, and printed in the Congressional Record on September 10, 2012, on 
pages S6047-S6050, along with a letter of opinion from the Government 
Accountability Office dated September 4, 2012, that the Information 
Memorandum is a rule under the Congressional Review Act), and such rule 
shall have no force or effect.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 20, 2012.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.