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H.R. 2969 114th Congress House

TANF Marriage Penalty Elimination Act

Official title: To eliminate the separate participation rate for 2-parent families receiving TANF assistance.

Introduced: July 8, 2015 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Employment and training programsMarriage and family statusPoverty and welfare assistance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Nov 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Jul 13, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Jul 8, 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.
Jul 8, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 16, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

TANF Marriage Penalty Elimination Act

This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act with respect to mandatory work requirements to repeal the separate participation rate for two-parent families receiving TANF assistance.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 3091 EMPOWER Act of 2016
  • HR 5360 Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2969: TANF Marriage Penalty Elimination Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2969/
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"H.R. 2969: TANF Marriage Penalty Elimination Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2969/.
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H.R. 2969, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2969/.
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