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HR 2166 107th Congress House

Child Poverty Reduction Act

Official title: To expand the purposes of the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families to include poverty reduction, and to make grants av… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To expand the purposes of the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families to include poverty reduction, and to make grants available under the program for that purpose.

Introduced: June 13, 2001 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Aid to dependent childrenCash welfare block grantsEconomics and Public FinanceFamilies
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Government Operations and PoliticsPoor children
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 20, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Jun 13, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 13, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1092)
Jun 13, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 20, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Child Poverty Reduction Act -Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to: (1) make it an additional purpose of TANF to reduce poverty of families with children in the United States; and (2) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make child poverty reduction bonus grants to any State whose child poverty rate for a completed calendar year is less than the rate the State achieved during the preceding calendar year.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1027 Identical bill Child Poverty Reduction Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 11 Independent 1
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Nov 6, 2001
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Nov 6, 2001
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 10, 2001
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jul 23, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 17, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 10, 2001
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 28, 2001
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 28, 2001
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 19, 2001
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 13, 2001
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Jun 13, 2001
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 13, 2001
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 13, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2166: Child Poverty Reduction Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2166/
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"H.R. 2166: Child Poverty Reduction Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2166/.
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H.R. 2166, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2166/.
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