HR 1709
105th Congress
House
Social Welfare
Agriculture and Food
Families
Federal-state relations
Food stamps
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Labor and Employment
Local employees
Medicaid
State employees
WIC program
Welfare eligibility
Women
Welfare Flexibility Act of 1997
Introduced: May 22, 1997
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9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 20, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
Jun 3, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Jun 2, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
May 22, 1997
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
May 22, 1997
Referred to House Agriculture
May 22, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 22, 1997
Referred to House Commerce
May 22, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1039)
May 22, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Welfare Flexibility Act of 1997 - Permits State use of nongovernmental personnel to determine eligibility under the Medicaid, food stamp, and special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) programs.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.