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HR 6163 114th Congress House Social Welfare

Federal Benefits Fairness and Restoration Act of 2016

Introduced: September 22, 2016 Introduced by: Watson Coleman, Bonnie Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Oct 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
Oct 4, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Sep 22, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Sep 22, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Benefits Fairness and Restoration Act of 2016

This bill amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to repeal the denial of assistance and benefits for certain drug-related convictions.

What's happening now October 19, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6163: Federal Benefits Fairness and Restoration Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6163/
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"H.R. 6163: Federal Benefits Fairness and Restoration Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6163/.
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H.R. 6163, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6163/.
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