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HR 3434 113th Congress House

Parental Accountability for Reducing Child Poverty Act

Official title: To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to require a State to deny assistance under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistan… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to require a State to deny assistance under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families to a parent, caretaker relative, or legal guardian of a child who is not attending enough school, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 30, 2013 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Child safety and welfareElementary and secondary educationPoverty and welfare assistance
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 30, 2013
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Parental Accountability for Reducing Child Poverty Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to prohibit a state receiving a TANF grant from using any part of it to provide assistance to a parent, caretaker relative, or legal guardian of a child age 6 to 19 who is not attending school for at least the state-required number of days per year. Makes a similar requirement for home schooled children.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reduce the grant to a state which fails to comply with this Act.

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Young, Todd
Indiana · Oct 30, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3434: Parental Accountability for Reducing Child Poverty Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3434/
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"H.R. 3434: Parental Accountability for Reducing Child Poverty Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3434/.
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H.R. 3434, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3434/.
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