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HR 1179 114th Congress House

Preserving the Work Requirement for Welfare Act

Official title: To prohibit waivers relating to compliance with the work requirements for the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 27, 2015 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEmployment and training programsPoverty and welfare assistance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Apr 29, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Mar 13, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Feb 27, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Feb 27, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 29, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preserving the Work Requirement for Welfare Act

Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from finalizing, implementing, enforcing, or otherwise taking any action to give effect to the Information Memorandum dated July 12, 2012 (Transmittal No. TANF-ACF-IM-2012-03), or to any administrative action relating to the same subject matter or that reflects the same or similar policies.

Prohibits the Secretary also from authorizing, approving, modifying, or extending any experimental, pilot, or demonstration project under the Social Security Act (SSAct) that: (1) waives compliance with mandatory work requirements of SSAct title IV part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF), or (2) authorizes an expenditure not otherwise allowable under a state TANF program with respect to compliance with such work requirements.

Rescinds and nullifies any waiver relating to the subject matter of the Information Memorandum granted before the enactment of this Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 2
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Apr 27, 2016
Blum, Rod
· Jun 3, 2015
Holding, George
· Feb 27, 2015
JOHNSON, SAM
· Feb 27, 2015
Ryan, Paul
· Feb 27, 2015
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Feb 27, 2015
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Feb 27, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1179: Preserving the Work Requirement for Welfare Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1179/
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