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HR 2128 116th Congress House

Tribal TANF Fairness Act of 2019

Official title: To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to clarify the authority of tribal governments in regard to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.

Introduced: April 8, 2019 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Family servicesIndian lands and resources rightsIndian social and development programsPoverty and welfare assistance
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Apr 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Apr 8, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 8, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tribal TANF Fairness Act of 2019

This bill allows a tribal government to lease land held in trust or in fee at a fair market value for the administration of a tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. Current law treats such transactions as less-than-arm's-length leases, and amounts charged to federal grants for such leases must be based on certain costs associated with property ownership rather than fair market value.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6242 Reintroduction of Tribal TANF Fairness Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 6 Republican 2
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Feb 27, 2020
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Feb 27, 2020
Axne, Cynthia
· Jan 16, 2020
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Huffman, Jared
California · Oct 23, 2019
Haaland, Debra
· Oct 15, 2019
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Aug 2, 2019
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Jul 15, 2019
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jul 10, 2019
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Jun 24, 2019
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Apr 25, 2019
KIND, RON
· Apr 8, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 8, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2128: Tribal TANF Fairness Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2128/
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"H.R. 2128: Tribal TANF Fairness Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2128/.
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