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HR 4066 105th Congress House Social Welfare Aid to dependent children Cash welfare block grants Economics and Public Finance Families Family cap Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Intergovernmental fiscal relations Welfare eligibility

To prohibit States from imposing a family cap under the program of temporary assistance to needy families.

Introduced: June 16, 1998 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Jun 19, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Jun 16, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 16, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1142)
Jun 16, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to prohibit participating States from imposing a family cap under the TANF program and to impose a penalty in the form of no TANF funds for the programs of States which do so.

What's happening now June 19, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4066: To prohibit States from imposing a family cap under the program of temporary assistance to needy families.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4066/
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"H.R. 4066: To prohibit States from imposing a family cap under the program of temporary assistance to needy families.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4066/.
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H.R. 4066, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4066/.
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