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H.R. 2249 115th 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: April 28, 2017 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 housingMedicaidPerformance measurementPoverty and welfare assistancePublic housingState and local government operations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
May 19, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
May 11, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
May 5, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 28, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Financial Services, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Apr 28, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 19, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

This bill allows state entities administering specified social-welfare programs to carry out demonstration projects designed to support individuals and families with the goal of moving them towards self-sufficiency, reducing dependence, and increasing work and earnings by testing methods of program integration and coordination of services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 2
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Tenney, Claudia
New York · May 16, 2017
Byrne, Bradley
· Apr 28, 2017
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Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Apr 28, 2017
Pittenger, Robert
· Apr 28, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2249: HAND UP Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2249/
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"H.R. 2249: HAND UP Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2249/.
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H.R. 2249, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2249/.
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