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A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to remove barriers and disincentives in the program of aid to families with dependent children so as to enable recipients of such aid to…

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A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to remove barriers and disincentives in the program of aid to families with dependent children so as to enable recipients of such aid to move toward self-sufficiency through microenterprises.

Introduced: October 23, 1991 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 23, 1991
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Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) (AFDC) of title IV of the Social Security Act to: (1) increase the exclusion limit on the net worth of a microenterprise for purposes of AFDC eligibility; (2) require that caseworkers advise AFDC recipients of the option to begin a microenterprise; (3) add definitions of "microenterprise" and "net profits" to the list of definitions under such part; (4) include microenterprise training and activities in the JOBS program; and (5) mandate adjustment of performance standards for microenterprises to take into account the time required for their establishment.

Requires a Health and Human Services study to identify administrative barriers to development of microenterprises among interested AFDC recipients.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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  • HR 3450 Identical bill To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to remove barriers and disincentives in the program of aid to fa…
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1860: A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to remove barriers and disincentives in the program of aid to families with dependent children so as to enable recipients of such aid to move toward self-sufficiency through microenterprises.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-1860/
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"S. 1860: A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to remove barriers and disincentives in the program of aid to families with dependent children so as to enable recipients of such aid to move toward self-sufficiency through microenterprises.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-1860/.
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S. 1860, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-1860/.
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