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Building on Welfare Success Act of 2003

Introduced: July 22, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
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To President
Became law
Mar 31, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3440)
Jul 22, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9720-9736)
Jul 22, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9718-9720)
Jul 22, 2003
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Building on Welfare Success Act of 2003 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise, reauthorize, and extend the TANF program, with changes including the addition of grants to States for healthy marriage promotion programs.

Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 with respect to establishing national goals to prevent teen pregnancy.

Amends SSA title IV Part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) to make various changes including providing for expanded enforcement.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make nonimmigrant aliens who fail to pay child support by more than $2,500 ineligible to receive visas and excluded from admission to the United States.

Provides for responsible fatherhood grants under SSA title IV part D.

Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to give States the option to assist legal immigrant families.

Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to provide for: (1) optional coverage of legal immigrants under Medicaid and SCHIP (SSA title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP); and (2) a five year extension, and revision, of the transitional medical assistance program.

Provides authority under TANF for the use of TANF funds for housing benefits.

What's happening now March 31, 2004

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3440)

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