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S 1036 106th Congress Senate

Children First Child Support Reform Act of 1999

Official title: A bill to amend parts A and D of title IV of the Social Security Act to give States the option to pass through directly to a family receiving assistance under … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend parts A and D of title IV of the Social Security Act to give States the option to pass through directly to a family receiving assistance under the temporary assistance to needy families program all child support collected by the State and the option to disregard any child support that the family receives in determining a family's eligibility for, or amount of, assistance under that program.

Introduced: August 5, 1999 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Aid to dependent childrenCash welfare block grantsChild supportChild support enforcement
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Economics and Public FinanceFamiliesGovernment Operations and PoliticsWelfare eligibility
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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.
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May 13, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 13, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5277-5278)
May 13, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 13, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children First Child Support Reform Act of 1999 - Amends title IV, part D of the Social Security Act (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) to prescribe guidelines for the States to exercise the option of: (1) distributing State-collected child support payments directly to a family receiving assistance under the temporary assistance to needy families program; and (2) disregarding any such payments when determining the family's eligibility for assistance under such program.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Aug 5, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1036: Children First Child Support Reform Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1036/
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"S. 1036: Children First Child Support Reform Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1036/.
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S. 1036, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1036/.
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