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HR 4046 102th Congress House Social Welfare Administrative procedure Aid to dependent children Congressional reporting requirements Food stamps Government paperwork Health Medicaid Public assistance programs Social security eligibility

To provide for a joint report by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Agriculture to assist in decisions to reduce administrative duplication, promote coordination of…

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To provide for a joint report by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Agriculture to assist in decisions to reduce administrative duplication, promote coordination of eligibility services and remove eligibility barriers which restrict access of pregnant women, children, and families to benefits under the food stamp program and benefits under titles IV and XIX of the Social Security Act.

Introduced: November 26, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 23, 1992
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 23, 1992
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 23, 1992
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Jun 15, 1992
Executive Comment Received from USDA.
Apr 27, 1992
Executive Comment Received from HHS.
Jan 14, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Dec 4, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition.
Dec 4, 1991
Executive Comment Requested from USDA, HHS.
Nov 26, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Nov 26, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 26, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 26, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Nov 26, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Agriculture to jointly report to the President and the Congress on the differences in program rules under the food stamp program, Aid to Families with Dependent Children program (part A of title IV of the Social Security Act), and Medicaid program (title XIX of the Social Security Act) and how such rules could be made uniform.

Requires coordination of such report with the report of the Advisory Committee on Welfare Simplification and Coordination.

What's happening now June 23, 1992

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 5, 1992
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 5, 1992
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Nov 26, 1991
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Nov 26, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4046: To provide for a joint report by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Agriculture to assist in decisions to reduce administrative duplication, promote coordination of eligibility services and remove eligibility barriers which restrict access of pregnant women, children, and families to benefits under the food stamp program and benefits under titles IV and XIX of the Social Security Act.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4046/
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"H.R. 4046: To provide for a joint report by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Agriculture to assist in decisions to reduce administrative duplication, promote coordination of eligibility services and remove eligibility barriers which restrict access of pregnant women, children, and families to benefits under the food stamp program and benefits under titles IV and XIX of the Social Security Act.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4046/.
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H.R. 4046, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4046/.
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[H.R. 4046: To provide for a joint report by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Agriculture to assist in decisions to reduce administrative duplication, promote coordination of eligibility services and remove eligibility barriers which restrict access of pregnant women, children, and families to benefits under the food stamp program and benefits under titles IV and XIX of the Social Security Act.](https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4046/)
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