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HR 636 111th Congress House

Positive Alternatives Act

Official title: To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow funds provided under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy f… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow funds provided under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families to be used for alternative-to-abortion services.

Introduced: June 29, 2010 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare AbortionAdoption and foster careChild healthFamily planning and birth control
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Poverty and welfare assistanceSex and reproductive healthWomen's health
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 22, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 22, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Positive Alternatives Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow the use of TANF funds for alternative-to-abortion services, including: (1) information or counseling that promotes childbirth instead of abortion; and (2) other services designed to assist a woman to carry her unborn child to term.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 9
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jun 29, 2010
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Oct 13, 2009
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jun 17, 2009
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · May 6, 2009
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 5, 2009
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jan 22, 2009
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jan 22, 2009
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Jan 22, 2009
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jan 22, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 636: Positive Alternatives Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-636/
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"H.R. 636: Positive Alternatives Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-636/.
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H.R. 636, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-636/.
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