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HR 4724 114th Congress House

Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act

Official title: To repeal the program of block grants to States for social services.

Introduced: March 10, 2016 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Family servicesState and local government operations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 2016
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 353.
Mar 23, 2016
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-462.
Mar 16, 2016
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 16.
Mar 16, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 14, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Mar 10, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 10, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 23, 2016

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 353.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act

(Sec. 2) This bill repeals the program of block grants to states for social services under title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act, except those for:

  • demonstration projects to address health professions workforce needs, and
  • the program for early detection of certain medical conditions related to environmental health hazards.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4724: Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4724/
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"H.R. 4724: Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4724/.
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