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Children First Act of 2003

Introduced: January 30, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Jan 30, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1823-1824)
Jan 30, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1822-1823)
Jan 30, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Children First Act of 2003 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) exclude child care assistance from the determination of the five-year limit on assistance under TANF; and (2) increase funding for child care.

Subjects to the individual and case data reporting requirements of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 any TANF funds expended for child care, whether or not transferred to that Act, and exempts such funds from SSA reporting requirements.

Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to increase the set-aside for child care quality.

What's happening now January 30, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1823-1824)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 20, 2003
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Jan 30, 2003
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jan 30, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 261: Children First Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-261/
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"S. 261: Children First Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-261/.
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S. 261, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-261/.
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