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HR 1495 116th Congress House Social Welfare Food assistance and relief Medicaid Poverty and welfare assistance State and local government operations Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Income Verification Act

Introduced: March 7, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 27, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Mar 6, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 5, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
Mar 5, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Income Verification Act

This bill directs states to use federal tax return information to verify an individual's income eligibility for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, Medicaid, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly known as the food stamp program).

What's happening now March 27, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 588 Identical bill Income Verification Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 6
R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Mar 29, 2019
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Mar 25, 2019
Gibbs, Bob
· Mar 7, 2019
Brooks, Mo
· Mar 6, 2019
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Mar 5, 2019
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Mar 5, 2019
 R
Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Mar 5, 2019
Meadows, Mark
· Mar 5, 2019
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Mar 5, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1495: Income Verification Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1495/
MLA
"H.R. 1495: Income Verification Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1495/.
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H.R. 1495, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1495/.
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[H.R. 1495: Income Verification Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1495/)
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