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S 671 105th Congress Senate

A bill to clarify the family violence option under the temporary assistance to needy families program.

Introduced: April 30, 1997 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Aid to dependent childrenCash welfare block grantsCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public Finance
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FamiliesFamily violenceGovernment Operations and PoliticsLabor and EmploymentVictims of crimesWelfare eligibilityWelfare recipientsWelfare waiversWelfare work participation
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It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) 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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Apr 30, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 30, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3846-3847)
Apr 30, 1997
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 30, 1997

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title IV part A (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act with respect to optional State certification that it has established and is enforcing standards and procedures to waive, for good cause, certain TANF program requirements for recipients with a history of domestic violence where compliance with such requirements would make it more difficult for the recipient to escape domestic violence. Declares that: (1) a State shall not be subject to numerical limitation in the granting of good cause waivers to victims of domestic violence; and (2) an individual granted such a good cause waiver shall not be counted in determinations of a State's compliance with certain participation rate requirements, or for purposes of determining penalties for certain State program failures.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 671: A bill to clarify the family violence option under the temporary assistance to needy families program.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-671/
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