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S 2057 103th Congress Senate

Welfare to Work Act of 1994

Official title: A bill to replace the Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program under title IV of the Social Security Act and a portion of the food stamp program under t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to replace the Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program under title IV of the Social Security Act and a portion of the food stamp program under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 with a block grant to give the States the flexibility to create innovative welfare to work programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 3, 1994 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 103rd Congress ended
It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 3, 1994
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 3, 1994
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5049-5050, S5052)
May 3, 1994
Introduced in Senate
Mar 25, 1994
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3923-3924)
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 Latest action May 3, 1994

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Welfare to Work Act of 1994 - Prescribes guidelines under which a State may apply to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) for a grant to operate a State welfare to work program.

Amends title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to terminate the: (1) Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) Program; and (2) Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) Training Program.

Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to limit Food Stamp program benefits to the elderly and the disabled.

Amends the eligibility criteria of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (WIC) to provide that a child shall be considered to be at nutritional risk if it is in the care of an individual who is: (1) primarily responsible for its care; and (2) a participant in a State welfare to work program receiving Federal funds under this Act.

Instructs the Secretary to submit to the Congress eligibility criteria for medical assistance under a State plan under SSA title XIX (Medicaid) in lieu of the eligibility criteria related to the plans terminated by this Act.

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 Cosponsors 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 3, 1994
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2057: Welfare to Work Act of 1994. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-S-2057/
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