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HR 2966 114th Congress House

Reducing Poverty through Employment Act

Official title: To amend the purposes of TANF to include reducing poverty by increasing employment entry, retention, and advancement.

Introduced: July 8, 2015 Introduced by: Smith, Jason Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Employment and training programsPoverty and welfare assistance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 28, 2016
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 497.
Jun 28, 2016
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-645.
May 11, 2016
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 11, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 10, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Jul 8, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 8, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 28, 2016

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 497.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reducing Poverty through Employment Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to make it a purpose of the TANF program to reduce child poverty by increasing employment entry, retention, and advancement of needy parents.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2966: Reducing Poverty through Employment Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2966/
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"H.R. 2966: Reducing Poverty through Employment Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2966/.
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H.R. 2966, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2966/.
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