H.R. 534 114th Congress House

HAND UP Act

Official title: To authorize a State or a portion of a State to conduct a demonstration project designed to test methods of program integration and coordination of services wi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize a State or a portion of a State to conduct a demonstration project designed to test methods of program integration and coordination of services with the goals of moving individuals and families towards self-sufficiency, reducing welfare dependence, and increasing work and earnings.

Introduced: January 26, 2015 See on congress.gov

Social Welfare Administrative remediesDepartment of AgricultureDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDepartment of Housing and Urban Development

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Employment and training programsFood assistance and reliefIntergovernmental relationsLow- and moderate-income housingPerformance measurementPoverty and welfare assistancePublic housingState and local government operations

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Became law

Apr 29, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Feb 5, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.

Feb 2, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

Jan 26, 2015

Introduced in House

Jan 26, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Financial Services, and 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.

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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

Help Americans in Need Develop Their Ultimate Potential Act or the HAND UP Act

Establishes a framework for the head of a state entity or of a sub-state entity administering two or more qualified federal programs to participate in a demonstration project, approved by the administering Secretary, that supports individuals and families with the goal of moving them towards self-sufficiency, reducing welfare dependence, and increasing work and earnings. Authorizes the administering Secretary to waive program requirements for purposes of the demonstration.

Specifies as qualified federal programs: (1) the TANF program under part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct), (2) the Block Grants to States for Social Services under SSAct title XX, (3) activities funded under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 or under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; (4) activities funded under the United States Housing Act of 1937, and (5) the supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.

Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require an annual public housing agency plan for a public housing agency to contain certain demonstration project application information.

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