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Child Poverty Reduction Act

Introduced: February 5, 2003 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Feb 19, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

Feb 5, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Feb 5, 2003

Introduced in House

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 a child poverty reduction bonus grant 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.

What's happening now February 19, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

Committees of jurisdiction 2