HR 4000
110th Congress
House
Social Welfare
Agriculture and Food
Aid to dependent children
Aliens
Cash welfare block grants
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Food stamps
Health
Immigration
Marshall Islands
Medicaid
Micronesia
Palau Islands
Supplemental security income program
Welfare eligibility
To extend eligibility for certain Federal benefits to citizens of the Freely Associated States.
Introduced: October 30, 2007
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 9, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.
Nov 8, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 30, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 30, 2007
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to extend to citizens of the Freely Associated States (Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau) who reside in the United States eligibility for non-emergency food stamps and benefits under titles XIX (Medicaid), XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) , and part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.
Committees of jurisdiction
5
Cosponsors
1