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H.R. 741 103rd Congress House

Responsibility and Empowerment Support Program Providing Employment, Child Care, and Training Act

Official title: To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to provide welfare families with the education, training, job search, and work experience needed to prepare them t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to provide welfare families with the education, training, job search, and work experience needed to prepare them to leave welfare within 2 years, to authorize States to conduct demonstration projects to test the effectiveness of policies designed to help people leave welfare and increase their financial security, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 2, 1993 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Aid to dependent childrenConsumer educationDrug abuseEducation
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Employment subsidiesExecutive reorganizationFood stampsHard-core unemployedHealthIncomeJob huntingManpower training programsMedicaidPoorPublic assistance programsSocial security eligibilityTreatment and rehabilitation of alcoholicsTreatment and rehabilitation of narcotic addictsVocational and technical educationWages
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 6, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.
Feb 24, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Feb 12, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
Feb 5, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations and Nutrition.
Feb 5, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Feb 2, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 2, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Feb 2, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 2, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 2, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.
Feb 2, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Feb 2, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 6, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

TITLE OF CONTENTS:

Title I: AFDC Transition and Work Program

Title II: Expanded State Waiver Authority

Title III: Miscellaneous Amendments

Responsibility and Empowerment Support Program Providing Employment, Child Care, and Training Act - Title I: AFDC Transition and Work Program - Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) (AFDC) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require States to establish programs to provide AFDC recipients with the education, training, job search, and work experience needed to prepare them for life without AFDC.

Amends SSA title IV part F (Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program) to tie revised work supplementation and community work experience programs under such part to the new State programs established above under SSA title IV part A.

Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to allow States to elect to subsidize jobs for work supplementation program participants out of funds that would otherwise be payable as food stamp benefits. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to pay such States amounts equal to such food stamp benefits.

Title II: Expanded State Waiver Authority - Establishes an Interagency Waiver Request Board in order to provide a focal point within the Federal Government for the development and coordination of requests to waive specified provisions of various social welfare statutes to improve opportunities for low-income individuals and families to achieve self-sufficiency.

Title III: Miscellaneous Amendments - Amends SSA title IV part A to: (1) require AFDC recipients addicted to alcohol or drugs to undergo appropriate treatment as a condition of receiving AFDC; and (2) change AFDC rules for disregarding earned income.

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