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HR 2877 106th Congress House

Child Support Penalty Fairness Act

Official title: To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to coordinate the penalty for the failure of a State to operate a State child support disbursement unit with the a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to coordinate the penalty for the failure of a State to operate a State child support disbursement unit with the alternative penalty procedure for failures to meet data processing requirements.

Introduced: September 30, 1999 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Child support enforcementComputers and governmentData banksEconomics and Public Finance
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Electronic data processingFamiliesFederal aid to child welfareGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkInformation storage and retrieval systemsScience, Technology, Communications
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 22, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Sep 15, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 15, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 22, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Child Support Penalty Fairness Act - Amends title IV part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from disapproving a State plan for child and spousal support for noncompliance with Federal requirements for State disbursement unit operations while the State is receiving a grant-reduction penalty for noncompliance with Federal requirements for an automated data processing and information retrieval system.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 30, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2877: Child Support Penalty Fairness Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2877/
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"H.R. 2877: Child Support Penalty Fairness Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2877/.
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H.R. 2877, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2877/.
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