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HR 1616 105th Congress House Social Welfare Aid to dependent children Cash welfare block grants College students Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Families Government Operations and Politics Higher education Labor and Employment Secondary education Secondary school students Vocational and technical education Welfare work participation

To make satisfactory progress toward completion of high school or a college program a permissable work activity under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families.

Introduced: May 14, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Became law
May 20, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
May 14, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 14, 1997
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to make satisfactory progress toward completion of high school or a college program a permissible work activity under the TANF program.

What's happening now May 20, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

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