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| 108-hres-855 | 108 | hres | 855 | Commending the "Trust in the Lives of Older Women" program and encouraging community organizations to participate in the program. | Social Welfare | 2004-11-16 | 2004-11-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Houghton, Amo [R-NY-29] | NY | R | H000814 | 0 | Recognizes that the "Trust in the Lives of Older Women" program benefits older women by decreasing their stress, isolation, anxiety, and depression and providing trust, support, friendship, community, and mental stimulation. Commends the "Trust in the Lives of Older Women" program for encouraging older women to stay healthy and to continue making contributions to their communities. Encourages community groups, including religious organizations, colleges and universities, and community centers to participate in the program by starting groups in their communities. | 2023-01-14T22:48:31Z | |
| 108-hres-852 | 108 | hres | 852 | Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for programs and activities to prevent perpetrators of fraud from victimizing senior citizens. | Social Welfare | 2004-10-09 | 2004-10-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] | IL | D | D000096 | 1 | Expresses support for programs and activities to prevent perpetrators of fraud from victimizing senior citizens and to educate and inform senior citizens, their families, their care-givers, and the public about fraud perpetrated through mail, telemarketing, and the Internet. | 2023-01-14T22:48:37Z | |
| 108-s-2930 | 108 | s | 2930 | Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act | Social Welfare | 2004-10-07 | 2004-10-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] | WA | D | C000127 | 0 | Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish a monthly Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI) that indicates changes over time in expenditures for consumption which are typical for individuals aged 62 years of age or older. Authorizes appropriations. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) to provide for the use of such new CPI in the computation of cost-of-living increases for social security and Medicare benefits under such programs. | 2023-01-14T22:48:35Z | |
| 108-s-2937 | 108 | s | 2937 | Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act | Social Welfare | 2004-10-07 | 2004-10-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10739-10741) | Senate | Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] | OH | R | D000294 | 1 | Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to design national strategies for providing services in supportive housing that will assist in ending chronic homelessness and to implement programs that address chronic homelessness. Requires the Secretary to make matching grants to eligible entities to provide services that promote recovery and self-sufficiency and that address barriers to housing stability to chronically homeless individuals in, or who are scheduled to become residents of, permanent supportive housing and to other individuals and families who have voluntarily chosen to seek other housing opportunities after a period of tenancy in supportive housing. Directs the Secretary to require grantees to report data regarding the performance outcomes of projects carried out under this Act, which shall include measuring and reporting specific performance outcomes related to the long-term goals of: (1) increasing stability within the community for individuals who have been chronically homeless; and (2) decreasing recurrence of periods of homelessness. | 2023-01-14T22:48:35Z | |
| 108-s-2940 | 108 | s | 2940 | Act for Elder Justice | Social Welfare | 2004-10-07 | 2004-10-07 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 780. | Senate | Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH] | NH | R | G000445 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Act for Elder Justice - (Sec. 3) Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA) to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish or designate within the Administration on Aging an Office of Elder Abuse Prevention and Services. Makes it the duty of the Assistant Secretary for Aging, acting through the head of such Office, to develop and implement policy and a long-term plan to carry out elder justice programs and activities. (Sec. 4) Establishes elder justice programs under OAA. Defines elder justice as: (1) efforts to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and respond to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation and to protect elders with diminished capacity while maximizing their autonomy; and (2) the recognition of an elder's rights, including the right to be free of abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Authorizes the Assistant Secretary to award grants to States and Indian tribes for subgrants to eligible entities to strengthen long-term care and assist elder justice programs. Includes among authorized uses of such funds: (1) prevention, detection, assessment, and treatment of, intervention in, investigation of, and response to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation; (2) testing of various safe haven models as elder shelters; (3) volunteer programs; (4) multidisciplinary activities; (5) training; (6) addressing underserved populations of elders; (7) incentives for individuals to train for, seek, and maintain employment providing direct care in a long-term care facility; (8) multidisciplinary community partnerships to develop innovative approaches for improving long-term care quality and preventing abuse, neglect, and exploitation in such care; and (9) multidisciplinary panels to develop best practices for improving long-term care quality and addressing abuse in such care, including resident-to-resident abuse. Authorizes appropriations for such grants for FY 2005 through … | 2023-01-14T22:48:35Z | |
| 108-hr-5235 | 108 | hr | 5235 | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to ensure that the receipts and disbursements of the Social Security trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget. | Social Welfare | 2004-10-06 | 2004-10-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] | KS | D | M001140 | 0 | Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the receipts and disbursements of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (Social Security trust funds) from being included in the Federal budget baseline for any fiscal year and from being counted as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus for purposes of offsetting any tax decrease or spending increase. Excludes Social Security trust fund receipts and disbursements totals from official Office of Management and Budget and Congressional Budget Office budget pronouncements. | 2023-01-14T22:48:42Z | |
| 108-hr-5179 | 108 | hr | 5179 | Social Security Solvency Act of 2004 | Social Welfare | 2004-09-29 | 2004-10-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Obey, David R. [D-WI-7] | WI | D | O000007 | 0 | Social Security Solvency Act of 2004 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) revise requirements for calculating the contribution and benefit base with respect to remuneration paid (including self-employment income derived) during the calendar years between 2005 and 2037; and (2) apply the chained consumer price index for all urban consumers in determining cost-of-living increases in benefits. Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the unified credit against the estate tax, to set the applicable exclusion amount permanently at $3.5 million (the amount currently set for 2009). Makes appropriations (and requires transfers from the General Fund) at least quarterly to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund equivalent to estate taxes and taxes on generation-skipping transfers. Amends SSA title II to require the statement of projected insolvency in the annual report of the Board of Trustees of the Social Security Trust Funds to include: (1) the Board's best estimate of the date as of which the Trust Funds will, with no change in employment tax rates, first have assets insufficient to pay scheduled benefits in full on a timely basis; and (2) if such date is within two years after the filing of the report, the minimum increase necessary in such tax rates necessary to preclude such an insufficiency period. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for future adjustment of employment tax rates to keep the Social Security Trust Funds in balance. | 2023-01-13T22:01:44Z | |
| 108-hr-5149 | 108 | hr | 5149 | Welfare Reform Extension Act, Part VIII | Social Welfare | 2004-09-24 | 2004-09-30 | Became Public Law No: 108-308. | House | Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] | CA | R | H000528 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Welfare Reform Extension Act, Part VIII - Continues through March 31, 2005, in the manner authorized for FY 2004, any activities authorized by part A of title IV (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act (SSA), as well as: (1) the separate program for abstinence education; (2) the entitlement of U.S. territories to matching grants for aid and services to needy families with children and for child-welfare services under title IV; (3) extensions of eligibility for Medicaid under SSA title XIX; (4) supplemental grants for population increases in certain States; and (5) extension of the National Random Sample Study of child welfare and child welfare waiver authority. Makes necessary appropriations. Allows grants and payments made pursuant to this authority through the second quarter of FY 2005 to be at the level provided for such activities through the second quarter of FY 2004. | 2023-01-13T22:01:45Z | |
| 108-s-2832 | 108 | s | 2832 | A bill to amend the Social Security act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain employment as a member of a local governing board from social security coverage. | Social Welfare | 2004-09-23 | 2004-09-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] | SD | D | J000177 | 0 | Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Social Security Act to exempt from social security taxes remuneration paid to any elected or appointed member of the general governing board of any political subdivision of a State if such remuneration is not more than $1,000 and is paid for service performed on or after January 1, 2005. | 2023-01-14T22:48:46Z | |
| 108-s-2830 | 108 | s | 2830 | Healthy Marriages and Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2004 | Social Welfare | 2004-09-22 | 2004-09-23 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 714. | Senate | Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] | PA | R | S000059 | 1 | Healthy Marriages and Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2004 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise the TANF program. Repeals the bonus to States for reduction in illegitmacy ratio, replacing it with healthy marriage promotion grants. Amends SSA title IV to add a new part C (Responible Fatherhood Program) under which the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall award grants to States to conduct demonstration programs promoting responsible fatherhood. Provides for: (1) a National Clearinghouse for responsible fatherhood programs to assist States and communities in efforts to promote and support marriage and responsible fatherhood; and (2) block grants to States to encourage media campaigns to produce broadcast advertisements that promote the formation and maintance of healthy two-parent married families, strengthen fragile families, and promote responsible fatherhood. Adds funding under TANF for research, demonstrations, and technical assistance. Rescinds funds for bonuses to reward high performance States. Provides for extending: (1) the TANF program through March 15, 2005; and (2) the National Random Sample study through March 31, 2005. | 2021-09-29T22:24:33Z | |
| 108-sres-432 | 108 | sres | 432 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should reject Social Security privatization proposals, including those that require deep cuts in Social Security benefits, such as the proposals of President Bush's Social Security Commission. | Social Welfare | 2004-09-22 | 2004-09-22 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9534) | Senate | Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | C001042 | 3 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should reject Social Security privatization proposals, including those that require deep cuts in the Social Security benefits, such as the proposals of President Bush's Social Security Commission. | 2023-01-14T22:48:44Z | |
| 108-s-2782 | 108 | s | 2782 | Social Security Personal Savings Guarantee and Prosperity Act of 2004 | Social Welfare | 2004-09-09 | 2004-09-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Sununu, John E. [R-NH] | NH | R | S001078 | 1 | Social Security Personal Savings Guarantee and Prosperity Act of 2004 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide for the establishment of a voluntary, personal Social Security investment program under a new part B (Personal Social Security Savings Program) where a participating individual is able to invest in tax free personal accounts in a way that is similar to the way Federal employees invest in the Thrift Savings Program. Establishes in the Treasury the Social Security Personal Savings Fund, with personal Social Security savings accounts for deposit of the redirected Social Security contributions of participating individuals as mechanisms for crediting to such individuals amounts held in the Tier I Investment Fund, the Tier II Investment Fund, and Tier III Investment Options, also hereby established. Prescribes rules for personal Social Security savings annuity and other distributions. Establishes in the executive branch of the Government a Personal Social Security Savings Account Board to administer the new part B program. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for adjustment of primary insurance amounts in relation to deposits made to personal Social Security accounts. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund amounts equal to the recapture of corporate tax on account yields and of Government savings over baseline. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt the Social Security Personal Savings Fund and each Tier III Investment Option from income taxation. Subjects a personal Social Security savings account to taxes imposed on unrelated business income of charitable, etc. organizations. Excludes from a distributee's gross income any qualified distribution from amounts credited to a personal Social Security savings account from the Social Security Personal Savings Fund or held in a Tier III Investment O… | 2023-01-14T22:48:47Z | |
| 108-hr-5034 | 108 | hr | 5034 | Randy Barrett Act | Social Welfare | 2004-09-08 | 2004-09-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1] | CA | D | T000460 | 0 | Randy Barrett Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to require the Commissioner of Social Security to waive the five-month waiting period for entitlement to benefits based on disability in the case of any individual who is terminally ill and is not entitled to disability insurance benefits under OASDI for any month solely by reason of such waiting period. | 2023-01-13T21:46:41Z | |
| 108-hr-4894 | 108 | hr | 4894 | Disability Benefit Fairness Act of 2004 | Social Welfare | 2004-07-22 | 2004-07-22 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] | NC | D | M000485 | 1 | Disability Benefit Fairness Act of 2004 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to eliminate: (1) the five-month waiting period for an individual (including a disabled widow or widower) to be eligible for benefits based on disability; and (2) eliminate any intervening reconsideration from the review process governing decisions on benefit entitlement. | 2023-01-14T22:48:18Z | |
| 108-hr-4895 | 108 | hr | 4895 | Individual Social Security Investment Program Act of 2004 | Social Welfare | 2004-07-22 | 2004-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] | TX | R | J000174 | 18 | Individual Social Security Investment Program Act of 2004 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to add a new part B (Individual Social Security Investment Program) to change Social Security into a system of individual accounts where workers born on or after January 1, 1950, who have elected to participate in the new part B program have ownership of and control over the investment of their retirement funds in various investment vehicles: (1) Tier I Investment Fund; (2) Tier II Investment Fund; and (3) Tier III Investment Accounts. Allows participating workers choosing the individual account option to have 100 percent of their redirected Social Security contribution for the calendar year (6.2 percent of the sum of the total wages paid to, and self-employment income derived by, the participant) deposited into the Tier I Investment Fund. Provides for transfer of any amount held in the Tier I Investment Fund into the Tier II Investment Fund, and for an individual's first election of a Tier III investment account once the total balance of the Tier II account exceeds the minimum deposit balance of $10,000. Directs the Executive Director to establish and maintain a part B totalization account for each participant. Provides that workers choosing the individual account under the Tier II option with a variety of investment options, with the initial default option set at 60 percent stocks, and 40 percent bonds. Provides for retirement distributions, including purchase of annuities. Provides that workers who choose the individual account option shall receive a recognition bond, redeemable upon reaching retirement age, based on the accrued value of their lifetime to date benefits. Establishes in the executive branch of the Government an Individual Unvestment Board to administer the program established under this Act. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from income taxation any fund created, account established, or annuity under part B of title II of the Soc… | 2023-01-14T22:48:18Z | |
| 108-hr-4904 | 108 | hr | 4904 | Social Security Fairness for Merchant Mariners Act of 2004 | Social Welfare | 2004-07-22 | 2004-07-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] | CA | D | F000116 | 2 | Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to extend certain veterans benefits to individuals who served in the United States Merchant Marine during World War II. | 2023-01-14T22:48:18Z | |
| 108-hr-4909 | 108 | hr | 4909 | Tools for Community Initiatives Act | Social Welfare | 2004-07-22 | 2004-08-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management. | House | Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8] | WI | R | G000545 | 4 | Tools for Community Initiatives Act - Establishes the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (the Office) in the Executive Office of the President. Requires the Director of the Office to encourage faith-based and community initiatives and work to eliminate improper Federal barriers so as to allow faith-based and community entities to compete for Federal funding to the fullest opportunity permitted by law, including by: (1) developing, leading, and coordinating policies with respect to such initiatives; (2) coordinating public education activities designed to mobilize public support for such initiatives; (3) advising the President on options and ideas to assist, strengthen, and replicate successful initiatives; (4) developing and implementing strategic initiatives in keeping with policies that will strengthen families, communities, and the institutions of civil society; and (5) working to eliminate unnecessary legislative and regulatory barriers which impede the efforts of such initiatives to solve social problems. Requires the heads of the Departments of Education, Labor, Justice, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, Commerce, and Veteran Affairs, the Agency for International Development, and the Small Business Administration to designate a liaison to coordinate the activities of the department or agency with the Office. | 2023-01-14T22:48:18Z | |
| 108-hr-4866 | 108 | hr | 4866 | Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act | Social Welfare | 2004-07-20 | 2004-07-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Burr, Richard [R-NC-5] | NC | R | B001135 | 24 | Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Center for Mental Health Services to: (1) administer the grant program established by this Act; (2) provide technical assistance to entities that provide permanent supportive housing to the chronically homeless; and (3) implement an approach to disseminate information about such housing that is targeted to individuals who have been homeless for long periods and have disabilities. Defines "chronically homeless" as an individual or family that is currently homeless, has been homeless continuously for at least one year or on at least four separate occasions in the last three years, and has an adult head of household with a disabling condition. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to: (1) design national strategies to provide services in supportive housing to end chronic homelessness; (2) collaborate with specified Federal departments and programs to implement programs that address chronic homelessness; (3) develop improved methods for serving individuals with mental or physical illnesses, disabilities, substance abuse problems, or co-occurring disorders; and (4) promote collaboration between Federal, State and local agencies that are responsible for systems of care to ensure that services for the chronically homeless are delivered in a coordinated manner that promotes housing stability. Requires the Secretary to award matching grants for the provision of services to chronically homeless individuals in permanent supportive housing. | 2023-01-14T22:48:17Z | |
| 108-hr-4851 | 108 | hr | 4851 | Social Security Personal Savings Guarantee and Prosperity Act of 2004 | Social Welfare | 2004-07-19 | 2004-07-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1] | WI | R | R000570 | 6 | Social Security Personal Savings Guarantee and Prosperity Act of 2004 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide for the establishment of a voluntary, personal Social Security investment program under a new part B (Personal Social Security Savings Program) where a participating individual is able to invest in tax free personal accounts in a way that is similar to the way Federal employees invest in the Thrift Savings Program. Establishes in the Treasury the Social Security Personal Savings Fund, with personal Social Security savings accounts for deposit of the redirected Social Security contributions of participating individuals as mechanisms for crediting to such individuals amounts held in the Tier I Investment Fund, the Tier II Investment Fund, and Tier III Investment Options, also hereby established. Prescribes rules for personal Social Security savings annuity and other distributions. Establishes in the executive branch of the Government a Personal Social Security Savings Account Board to administer the new part B program. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for adjustment of primary insurance amounts in relation to deposits made to personal Social Security accounts. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund amounts equal to the recapture of corporate tax on account yields and of Government savings over baseline. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt the Social Security Personal Savings Fund and each Tier III Investment Option from income taxation. Subjects a personal Social Security savings account to taxes imposed on unrelated business income of charitable, etc. organizations. Excludes from a distributee's gross income any qualified distribution from amounts credited to a personal Social Security savings account from the Social Security Personal Savings Fund or held in a Tier III Investment O… | 2023-01-14T22:48:17Z | |
| 108-hr-4856 | 108 | hr | 4856 | Child Safety, Adoption, and Family Enhancement (Child SAFE) Act of 2004 | Social Welfare | 2004-07-19 | 2004-07-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] | CA | R | H000528 | 8 | Child Safety, Adoption, and Family Enhancement (Child SAFE) Act of 2004 - Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise eligibility for adoption assistance and foster care maintenance payments by eliminating certain income requirements, reducing Federal matching rates, allowing separate standards for relative foster family homes, modifying provisions for foster children's Medicaid eligibility, and including Indian tribes as eligible for such payments. Provides for Safe Children, Strong Families Programs, which revise and combine currently separate part B title IV SSA programs for child and family services and for promoting safe and stable families. Provides such part B grant allotment funds for States and Indian tribes to improve protection for children and strengthen families. Continues grants for State court improvement of adoption and foster care proceedings, and for programs mentoring children of prisoners. Establishes challenge grants to reward efforts to move children safely from foster care and prevent the removal of children from their homes. Revises child welfare waiver authority to eliminate various limitations, and to extend such authority to approve demonstration projects. Extends and increases amounts of high performance bonuses, under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Directs the Commissioner of Social Security to review State agency determinations of blindness and disability, under Supplemental Security Income (SSI). | 2023-01-14T22:48:17Z | |
| 108-hr-4859 | 108 | hr | 4859 | Child Support Improvement Act of 2004 | Social Welfare | 2004-07-19 | 2004-08-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. | House | Rep. Kennedy, Mark R. [R-MN-6] | MN | R | K000358 | 4 | Child Support Improvement Act of 2004 - Amends parts A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) and D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) modify the rule requiring assignment of support rights as a condition of receiving TANF; (2) increase child support payments to families; (3) revise child support distribution rules; (4) ban the recovery of Medicaid (SSA title XIX) costs for the birth of children for whom support rights have been assigned; and (5) change from mandatory to discretionary the authority of States to retain certain support rights assignments after a certain date (thus giving them the option to discontinue such assignments), and allow to remain assigned any rights assigned before enactment of this Act to a State to support obligations accruing before the date a family first receives TANF (thus giving States the option to discontinue such assignments). Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of SSA title IV to provide for: (1) a decrease in the amount of child support arrearage triggering passport denial; (2) use of the tax refund intercept program to collect past-due child support on behalf of children who are not minors; (3) garnishment of compensation paid to veterans for service-connected disabilities in order to enforce child support obligations; and (4) revised interstate enforcement. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report to specified congressional committees on the procedures States use to locate custodial parents for whom child support has been collected but not yet distributed. Provides for the use of new hire information to assist in the administration of unemployment compensation programs under SSA title IV part D. Amends Federal money and finance law to modify Federal debt collection practices. Amends SSA title IV part D to provide for the maintenance of technical assistance and Federal Parent Locator Service funding. Provides for the electronic disbursement of child su… | 2023-01-14T22:48:17Z | |
| 108-s-2623 | 108 | s | 2623 | SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act | Social Welfare | 2004-07-08 | 2004-07-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] | OR | R | S001142 | 9 | SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act - Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide a two-year extension of supplemental security income (SSI) from FY 2005 through 2007 for qualified aliens (including asylees and certain Cuban and Haitian entrants). | 2023-01-14T22:48:24Z | |
| 108-hr-4701 | 108 | hr | 4701 | Equal Access to Social Security Act of 2004 | Social Welfare | 2004-06-24 | 2004-07-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] | NY | D | N000002 | 14 | Equal Access to Social Security Act of 2004 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to entitle unmarried gay and lesbian and heterosexual permanent partners to OASDI survivor and other benefits. | 2023-01-15T04:49:16Z | |
| 108-hr-4589 | 108 | hr | 4589 | TANF and Related Programs Continuation Act of 2004 | Social Welfare | 2004-06-16 | 2004-06-30 | Became Public Law No: 108-262. | House | Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] | CA | R | H000528 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) TANF and Related Programs Continuation Act of 2004 - Amends title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to extend through September 30, 2004: (1) the TANF block grant program under part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF), including the sexual activity abstinence education program and eligibility for Medicaid under SSA title XIX; (2) the National Random Sample Study of Child Welfare under part B (Child and Family Services); and (3) demonstration projects likely to promote the objectives of part B (Child and Family Services) or part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance). Makes appropriations for such purposes. Authorizes grants and payments pursuant to such authority through the fourth quarter of FY 2004 at the level provided for such activities through the fourth quarter of FY 2002. | 2023-01-15T04:49:14Z | |
| 108-s-2455 | 108 | s | 2455 | Public Servant Retirement Protection Act | Social Welfare | 2004-05-20 | 2004-05-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5954-5955) | Senate | Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] | TX | R | H001016 | 0 | Public Servant Retirement Protection Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to repeal the current windfall elimination provisions (which reduce Social Security benefits of retirees who paid into the Social Security system for part of their careers and who also receive a government pension from work in the public sector not covered by Social Security) and to replace them with a formula that treats non-Social Security earnings as if they were Social Security earnings for the purpose of calculating lifetime earnings for certain individuals. | 2023-01-15T04:49:06Z | |
| 108-hr-4391 | 108 | hr | 4391 | Public Servant Retirement Protection Act | Social Welfare | 2004-05-19 | 2004-07-20 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] | TX | R | B000755 | 58 | Public Servant Retirement Protection Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to repeal the current windfall elimination provisions (which reduce Social Security benefits of retirees who paid into the Social Security system for part of their careers and who also receive a government pension from work in the public sector not covered by Social Security) and to replace them with a formula that treats non-Social Security earnings as if they were Social Security earnings for the purpose of calculating lifetime earnings for certain individuals. | 2023-01-15T04:49:01Z | |
| 108-hr-4234 | 108 | hr | 4234 | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to restrict the application of the windfall elimination provision to individuals whose combined monthly income from benefits under such title and other monthly periodic payments exceeds $2,500 and to provide for a graduated implementation of such provision on amounts above such $2,500 amount. | Social Welfare | 2004-04-28 | 2004-04-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] | MA | D | F000339 | 11 | Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance)of the Social Security Act to: (1) restrict the application of the windfall elimination requirement to individuals whose combined monthly income from the individual's primary insurance amount under such title and the portion of the monthly periodic payment attributable to noncovered service performed after 1956 exceeds $2,500; and (2) provide for a graduated implementation of such requirement on amounts above such threshold by applying applicable percentages determined according to a specified formula. | 2023-01-15T04:48:35Z | |
| 108-hr-4079 | 108 | hr | 4079 | Child Support Collection Enforcement Act | Social Welfare | 2004-03-31 | 2004-04-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | A000210 | 0 | Child Support Collection Enforcement Act - Amends the Social Security Act to revise child support enforcement program provisions to require States to: (1) establish procedures to ensure that interest accrues on child support payments which are in arrears; (2) use child support late payment fees to carry out approved State plans for the child support enforcement program; and (3) report on their collection of child support arrearages and interest on child support obligations. Permits certain delays in State plan compliance with such additional requirements if the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines that State legislation is required for such purpose. | 2023-01-15T10:47:56Z | |
| 108-s-2256 | 108 | s | 2256 | A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to exempt preparation for high-skill, high-demand jobs from participation and time limits under the temporary assistance for needy families program. | Social Welfare | 2004-03-30 | 2004-03-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] | WA | D | C000127 | 0 | Revises the mandatory work requirements of part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act with respect to the limitation on the number of persons in a State who may be treated as engaged in work by reason of participation in educational activities. Removes two-parent families from the formula for such limitation. Creates an exception to the limitation for education in preparation for sector-specific, high-skill occupations to meet employer demand. Defines sector-specific, high-demand, high-skill occupation to meet employer demand as an occupation that: (1) has been identified by the State workforce investment board or by the State agency administering the State TANF program as within State needs with regard to current and projected employment opportunities in specific industry sectors; (2) requires occupational training; and (3) provides a wage of at least 75 percent of the State median hourly wage. | 2023-01-15T11:03:06Z | |
| 108-hr-4054 | 108 | hr | 4054 | COLA Fairness Act of 2004 | Social Welfare | 2004-03-29 | 2004-04-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. | House | Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] | NY | D | W000792 | 0 | COLA Fairness Act of 2004 - Requires the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor to establish, for 14 specified regions in the United States, monthly regional consumer price indices for computation of cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) benefits. | 2023-01-15T10:47:57Z | |
| 108-s-2249 | 108 | s | 2249 | Emergency Food and Shelter Act of 2004 | Social Welfare | 2004-03-29 | 2004-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. | Senate | Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] | ME | R | C001035 | 8 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) Emergency Food and Shelter Act of 2004 - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act respecting the emergency food and shelter program to: (1) authorize FY 2005 through 2007 appropriations; (2) change the name of one of the Board nominating organizations from the Council of Jewish Federations, Inc. to the United Jewish Communities; and (3) provide for inclusion of homeless individuals, homeless advocates, or food and shelter recipients on local boards (or to be consulted if a board is unable to meet such membership requirement). | 2023-01-15T11:03:06Z | |
| 108-hr-4035 | 108 | hr | 4035 | SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act | Social Welfare | 2004-03-25 | 2004-03-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] | MD | D | C000141 | 32 | SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act - Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide a two year extension of supplemental security income (SSI) in FY 2005 through 2007 for qualified aliens (including asylees and certain Cuban and Haitian entrants). | 2023-01-15T10:32:57Z | |
| 108-s-2231 | 108 | s | 2231 | Welfare Reform Extension Act of 2004 | Social Welfare | 2004-03-25 | 2004-03-31 | Became Public Law No: 108-210. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Welfare Reform Extension Act of 2004 - Amends title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to extend through June 30, 2004: (1) the TANF block grant program under part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF), including the sexual activity abstinence education program and eligibility for Medicaid under SSA title XIX; (2) the National Random Sample Study of Child Welfare under part B (Child and Family Services); and (3) demonstration projects likely to promote the objectives of part B or part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance). Makes appropriations for such purposes. Authorizes grants and payments pursuant to such authority through the third quarter of FY 2004 at the level provided for such activities through the third quarter of FY 2002. | 2023-01-15T11:03:07Z | |
| 108-s-2213 | 108 | s | 2213 | State Child Well-Being Research Act of 2004 | Social Welfare | 2004-03-12 | 2004-03-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 1 | State Child Well-Being Research Act of 2004 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop comprehensive indicators to assess child well-being in each State. Directs the Secretary to establish an advisory panel to make recommendations regarding the appropriate measures and statistical tools necessary for making such assessment. | 2023-01-15T11:03:08Z | |
| 108-s-2194 | 108 | s | 2194 | Child Support Improvement Act of 2004 | Social Welfare | 2004-03-11 | 2004-03-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] | TX | R | C001056 | 4 | Child Support Improvement Act of 2004 - Amends parts A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) and D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) modify the rule requiring assignment of support rights as a condition of receiving TANF; (2) increase child support payments to families; (3) revise child support distribution rules; (4) ban the recovery of Medicaid (SSA title XIX) costs for the birth of children for whom support rights have been assigned; and (5) change from mandatory to discretionary the authority of States to retain certain support rights assignments after a certain date (thus giving them the option to discontinue such assignments), and allow to remain assigned any rights assigned before enactment of this Act to a State to support obligations accruing before the date a family first receives TANF (thus giving States the option to discontinue such assignments). Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of SSA title IV to provide for: (1) a decrease in the amount of child support arrearage triggering passport denial; (2) use of the tax refund intercept program to collect past-due child support on behalf of children who are not minors; (3) garnishment of compensation paid to veterans for service-connected disabilities in order to enforce child support obligations; and (4) revised interstate enforcement. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report to specified congressional committees on the procedures States use to locate custodial parents for whom child support has been collected but not yet distributed. Provides for the use of new hire information to assist in the administration of unemployment compensation programs under SSA title IV part D. Amends Federal money and finance law to modify Federal debt collection practices. Amends SSA title IV part D to provide for the maintenance of technical assistance and Federal Parent Locator Service funding. Provides for the electronic disbursement of child su… | 2023-01-15T11:03:08Z | |
| 108-hr-3897 | 108 | hr | 3897 | Welfare Extension and Marriage Promotion Act of 2004 | Social Welfare | 2004-03-04 | 2004-03-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] | CA | R | H000528 | 1 | Welfare Extension and Marriage Promotion Act of 2004 - Extends through June 30, 2004, the activities authorized by part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) (except with respect to the bonus to reward decrease in illegitimacy ratio), and related activities with respect to the separate abstinence education program under SSA title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) and other matters, to be continued in the manner authorized for FY 2002. Makes necessary appropriations. Extends through June 30, 2004, the national random sample study of child welfare under SSA title IV part A and child welfare waiver authority, to be continued in the manner authorized for FY 2002. Amends part A of SSA title IV to replace provisions for bonus to reward decrease in illegitimacy ratio with provisions for healthy marriage promotion grants. Makes appropriations. Provides funding for research, demonstrations, and technical assistance. | 2023-01-15T10:18:06Z | |
| 108-hr-3887 | 108 | hr | 3887 | National Center for Social Work Research Act of 2004 | Social Welfare | 2004-03-03 | 2004-03-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-28] | TX | D | R000568 | 30 | National Center for Social Work Research Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the National Center for Social Work Research to conduct, support, and disseminate targeted research on social work methods and outcomes related to problems of significant social concern. Requires the Secretary to appoint a Director of the Center to: (1) promote research and training designed to inform social work practice; (2) provide policy makers with empirically-based research information; and (3) establish research traineeships to address problems of significant social concern. Establishes an advisory council for the Center. | 2023-01-15T10:18:06Z | |
| 108-hr-3877 | 108 | hr | 3877 | Social Security Alternative Voluntary Expenditure Act of 2004 | Social Welfare | 2004-03-02 | 2004-03-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Otter, C. L. (Butch) [R-ID-1] | ID | R | O000166 | 0 | Social Security Alternative Voluntary Expenditure Act of 2004 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to authorize individuals eligible for OASDI benefits to elect to waive payment of all benefits based on their wages and self-employment income. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction of 20 percent of the actuarial present value of future benefits foregone by reason of such an election. Provides a tax deduction, as well, for the divorced spouse of an individual making a waiver under this Act. Amends SSA title II to require special Government obligations issued for purchase by the social security trust funds to bear interest at the average market yield then prevailing for comparable obligations issued in the private sector. | 2023-01-15T10:18:06Z | |
| 108-hr-3848 | 108 | hr | 3848 | Work Promotion and Independence Act of 2004 | Social Welfare | 2004-02-26 | 2004-03-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. | House | Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] | CA | R | H000528 | 1 | Work Promotion and Independence Act of 2004 - Extends through June 30, 2004, activities authorized by part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA), and related activities with respect to the separate abstinence education program under SSA title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) and other matters, to be continued in the manner authorized for FY 2003. Extends through June 30, 2004, the national random sample study of child welfare under SSA title IV part A and child welfare waiver authority, to be continued in the manner authorized for FY 2003. Amends part A of SSA title IV to recalibrate the current credit for caseload reduction (thus reducing the effective State work participation rate target for States with falling caseloads). | 2023-01-15T09:47:44Z | |
| 108-hr-3821 | 108 | hr | 3821 | Bipartisan Retirement Security Act of 2004 | Social Welfare | 2004-02-24 | 2004-03-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-8] | AZ | R | K000306 | 1 | Bipartisan Retirement Security Act of 2004 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new part B (Individual Security System) under which the Commissioner of Social Security shall establish in the Individual Security Fund (created under this Act) an individual security account that is federally administered and funded by employee and employer social security payroll deductions available for investment for each eligible individual born after December 31, 1949. Makes an individual eligible, in specified circumstances, to designate a privately-administered individual security account to serve in lieu of the individual's federally administered individual security account. Establishes in the Treasury the Individual Security Fund, and in the Social Security Administration an Individual Security Fund Board. Prohibits an individual at any time from concurrently maintaining: (1) a privately administered individual security account with each of two or more certified institutions; or (2) a privately administered and a federally administered individual security account. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to entitle each part B eligible individual to a credit for the taxable year determined according to a specified formula based on annual wages, self-employment income, or earned income credit. Amends SSA title II to establish the minimum monthly insurance benefit of a qualified individual who initially becomes eligible for old-age or disability insurance benefits, or dies (before becoming eligible for such benefits), for a month beginning after December 31, 2009, and who (if ineligible for old-age insurance benefits) has quarters of coverage greater in number than the number of such individual's elapsed years. Amends the Social Security Amendments of 1983, as amended by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, to provide for reduction in the amount of certain transfers to the Medicare trust fund. Revises the formula for average indexed monthly earnings und… | 2023-01-15T09:47:45Z | |
| 108-hjres-85 | 108 | hjres | 85 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the maintenance of a system of social insurance that provides Social Security for its citizens. | Social Welfare | 2004-01-20 | 2004-05-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] | ME | D | M001149 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits Congress from passing any law which alters the fundamental structure of the Federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program under title II of the Social Security Act as a social insurance program which provides guaranteed benefits that cannot be outlived to retirees and guaranteed benefits to disabled workers, the families of retirees and disabled workers, and the survivors of deceased retirees and workers. Requires that such benefits: (1) be fully protected against inflation; (2) incorporate a progressive benefit structure under which the benefit amount is based on the level of earnings a worker had during his or her working years; and (3) be financed in a way that pools risks and rewards broadly across society and between generations. Prohibits Congress from passing any law which diverts revenues from the Social Security trust funds, including contributions under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act and the Self-Employment Contributions Act, or uses such revenues for any purpose other than paying Social Security benefits and financing the administrative costs associated with paying such benefits. Prohibits Congress from passing any law which fully or partially privatizes Social Security, including the establishment of individual investment accounts which replace some or all of the Social Security benefits, which directly or indirectly cause reductions in such benefits, or which are used to finance such benefits. | 2023-01-15T09:32:51Z | |
| 108-hr-3560 | 108 | hr | 3560 | Business Links Act of 2003 | Social Welfare | 2003-11-20 | 2004-01-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] | IL | D | S001145 | 12 | Business Links Act of 2003 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to replace bonus grants to reward high performance States with innovative business link partnership grants. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor, under such program, to jointly award grants to eligible applicants for programs to enable eligible individuals with limited English proficiency or other barriers to employment to: (1) increase their wages, especially by providing supports and services at or near work sites and to identify and strengthen career pathways by expanding and linking work and training opportunities for such individuals in collaboration with employers (to promote business linkages); or (2) provide for transitional jobs programs which combine publicly subsidized time-limited employment in the public or nonprofit private sector with skill development and activities to remove barriers to employment. Adds antidisplacement protections for workers. | 2023-01-15T08:33:23Z | |
| 108-s-1878 | 108 | s | 1878 | Social Security Solvency and Modernization Act of 2003 | Social Welfare | 2003-11-18 | 2003-11-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] | SC | R | G000359 | 0 | Social Security Solvency and Modernization Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require the Personal Retirement Account Board to: (1) establish a federally-administered personal retirement account (PRA) for each eligible individual in the Personal Retirement Account Fund (PRAF); and (2) credit to the eligible individual's PRA the contributions transferred from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund (Trust Fund) that result from reduced Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax rates (provided for in this Act), as well as other specified contributions involving certain tax overpayments treated as contributions and certain rollovers. Requires investment of a PRA in a manner similar to that under the Thrift Savings Plan for Federal employees. Establishes in the Treasury a Personal Retirement Account Fund composed of all established PRAs, and managed by a Personal Retirement Account Board established in the Social Security Administration. Provides for an alternative PRA privately-administered by a certified investment firm, credit union, insurance company, or other certified institution. Prescribes rules for: (1) distribution of an eligible individual's PRA's funds; (2) off-budget treatment of the PRAF and any federally-administered PRAs within it; and (3) privately-administered PRAs. Amends SSA title II to: (1) make adjustments to primary insurance amounts under the OASDI program for eligible individuals with personal retirement accounts; (2) establish a new minimum monthly Social Security benefit for certain low-income beneficiaries; and (3) provide for the treatment of disabled beneficiaries who have not elected supplemental contribution coverage under a PRA. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce FICA tax rates on the income of every eligible individual, and to impose a PRA contribution on such income, to be credited to the eligible individual's PRA. Entitles each qualified eligible individual to a specifi… | 2023-01-15T09:03:30Z | |
| 108-hr-3502 | 108 | hr | 3502 | Social Security Benefits Protection Act of 2003 | Social Welfare | 2003-11-17 | 2003-12-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] | NJ | D | P000034 | 0 | Social Security Benefits Protection Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to continue an individual's entitlement to benefits through the month of his or her death, without affecting any other person's entitlement to benefits for that month. Disregards benefits received for the month in which the individual dies for purposes of the maximum benefit cap. | 2023-01-15T08:33:25Z | |
| 108-hr-3382 | 108 | hr | 3382 | To amend titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive certain waiting periods for Social Security disability and Medicare benefits in the case of a terminally ill, disabled individual. | Social Welfare | 2003-10-28 | 2003-11-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] | AL | R | R000575 | 2 | Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to waive the waiting periods for social security disability and Medicare (SSA title XVIII) coverage of certain terminally ill individuals. | 2023-01-15T07:47:45Z | |
| 108-s-1786 | 108 | s | 1786 | Poverty Reduction and Prevention Act | Social Welfare | 2003-10-28 | 2004-03-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. | Senate | Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] | TN | R | A000360 | 27 | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on November 24, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Poverty Reduction and Prevention Act - Title I: Community Services Block Grant Act - (Sec. 101) Amends the Community Services Block Grant Act to revise community services block grant (CSBG) program purposes and goals to include a focus on reducing poverty and expanding opportunities for individuals and families to become economically self-sufficient. (Sec. 102) Revises the poverty line determination so that 125 percent of the Federal poverty line is the minimum level a State can set as its maximum eligibility requirement and 60 percent of State median income is the maximum level a State can set as its maximum eligibility requirement. (Sec. 103) Authorizes CSBG appropriations through FY 2009. (Sec. 104) Provides that grants to States shall be for ameliorating the causes of poverty and the conditions caused by poverty. (Sec. 105) Revises fund use provisions. Stipulates that States should use funds for: (1) managerial and program training and technical assistance; (2) statewide coordination and communication among eligible entities and State-operated or supported programs and services and other locally-operated programs and services targeted to low-income individuals and families; (3) supporting innovative partnerships, programs, and activities conducted by Community Action Agencies and their partners; (4) targeted funding; (5) supporting State charity tax credits; (6) identification of exemplary entities as Centers of Innovation; and (7) development of eligible entities' partnerships with local law enforcement agencies, local housing authorities, private foundations and other public and private partners. (Sec. 106) Revises application and plan provisions. (Sec. 107) Provides that in designating eligible entities in underserved areas, a State shall deem private nonprofit eligible entities that are providing related services in an unserved area to be of demonstrated effectiven… | 2023-01-15T10:03:19Z | |
| 108-s-1761 | 108 | s | 1761 | LIHEAP Emergency Reform Act | Social Welfare | 2003-10-20 | 2003-10-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] | WA | D | C000127 | 4 | LIHEAP Emergency Reform Act - Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to authorize the Governor of a State to apply to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for certification of an emergency in that State and for an allotment of certain appropriated amounts. Directs the Secretary to adopt prescribed procedures for equitable consideration of such applications. | 2023-01-15T08:03:18Z | |
| 108-s-1762 | 108 | s | 1762 | Social Security Act Improvements for the Terminally Ill Act | Social Welfare | 2003-10-20 | 2003-10-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] | ID | R | C000880 | 7 | Social Security Act Improvements for the Terminally Ill Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five-month waiting period in the disability insurance program for terminally ill individuals. Authorizes disability benefits for any eligible individual whose underlying impairment results in death within six months after what would have been the start of the waiting period. | 2023-01-15T08:03:18Z | |
| 108-hr-3290 | 108 | hr | 3290 | Fair Nutrition for American Citizens Act of 2003 | Social Welfare | 2003-10-15 | 2003-10-17 | Executive Comment Requested from USDA. | House | Resident Commissioner Acevedo-Vila, Anibal [D-PR-At Large] | PR | D | A000359 | 0 | Fair Nutrition for American Citizens Act of 2003 - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to increase block grant nutrition assistance for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and American Samoa. | 2023-01-15T07:32:53Z | |
| 108-hr-3279 | 108 | hr | 3279 | Social Security Alternative Voluntary Expenditure Act of 2003 | Social Welfare | 2003-10-08 | 2003-10-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Otter, C. L. (Butch) [R-ID-1] | ID | R | O000166 | 0 | Social Security Alternative Voluntary Expenditure Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to authorize individuals eligible for OASDI benefits to elect to waive payment of all benefits based on their wages and self-employment income. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction of 20 percent of the actuarial present value of future benefits foregone by reason of such an election. Provides a tax deduction, as well, for the divorced spouse of an individual making a waiver under this Act. Amends SSA title II to require special Government obligations issued for purchase by the social security trust funds to bear interest at the average market yield then prevailing for comparable obligations issued in the private sector. | 2023-01-15T07:32:54Z | |
| 108-s-1686 | 108 | s | 1686 | Adoption Promotion Act of 2003 | Social Welfare | 2003-09-30 | 2003-09-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12195-12196) | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 18 | Adoption Promotion Act of 2003 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise requirements with respect to States eligible to receive adoption incentives payments. Reauthorizes the adoption incentive payments program. Provides additional incentives for adoptions of older children (nine years of age and up). Modifies requirements with respect to determination of numbers of special needs adoptions that are not older children as well as adoptions of older children. Revises the formula for adoption incentive payments to States to provide a payment for: (1) special needs adoptions that are not older child adoptions; and (2) older child adoptions. Repeals the requirement that the Secretary of Health and Human Services provide supplemental grants to incentive-eligible States. Authorizes the Secretary to impose specified penalties against a State for failure to provide necessary data to the Secretary for the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System. | 2023-01-15T07:17:57Z | |
| 108-hr-3177 | 108 | hr | 3177 | Social Security Savings Act of 2003 | Social Welfare | 2003-09-25 | 2003-10-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. DeMint, Jim [R-SC-4] | SC | R | D000595 | 3 | Social Security Savings Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to establish in the executive branch a Personal Savings Board, headed by an Executive Director, to administer the individual social security account program created by this Act. Establishes in the Treasury a Social Security Personal Savings Fund. Directs the Executive Director to establish in the Savings Fund an individual social security account for each eligible individual who elects to participate. Prescribes social security deposits for investments in common stock and government obligations. Provides for distribution of Savings Fund amounts in monthly annuity payments, with optional cash distribution, along with cost-of-living adjustments. Ensures maintenance of adequate balances in the social security trust funds. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exempt the Savings Fund, and each individual social security account, from income taxation; and (2) tax distributions as social security benefits. Directs the Social Security Advisory Board to study the manner and extent to which, upon attainment of balances in individual social security accounts sufficient to minimize the administrative costs involved, investment of amounts held in such accounts may be managed in the private sector by approved account managers. | 2023-01-15T06:48:03Z | |
| 108-hr-3182 | 108 | hr | 3182 | Adoption Promotion Act of 2003 | Social Welfare | 2003-09-25 | 2003-12-02 | Became Public Law No: 108-145. | House | Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] | MI | R | C000071 | 11 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Adoption Promotion Act of 2003 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise requirements with respect to States eligible to receive adoption incentives payments. Reauthorizes the adoption incentive payments program. Provides additional incentives for adoptions of older children (nine years of age and up). Modifies requirements with respect to determination of numbers of special needs adoptions that are not older children as well as adoptions of older children. Revises the formula for adoption incentive payments to States to provide a payment for: (1) special needs adoptions that are not older child adoptions; and (2) older child adoptions. Repeals the requirement that the Secretary of Health and Human Services provide supplemental grants to incentive-eligible States. Authorizes the Secretary to impose specified penalties against a State for failure to provide necessary data to the Secretary for the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System. | 2023-01-15T07:32:56Z | |
| 108-hr-3169 | 108 | hr | 3169 | Social Security Disability Determination Simplification Act of 2003 | Social Welfare | 2003-09-24 | 2003-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] | VA | R | G000280 | 0 | Social Security Disability Determination Simplification Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the reconsideration step in the review process governing decisions on benefit entitlement. Makes opportunity for a hearing with respect to any initial decision or determination available without any requirement for intervening reconsideration. | 2023-01-15T06:48:03Z | |
| 108-s-1632 | 108 | s | 1632 | A bill to extend eligibility for certain Federal benefits to citizens of the Freely Associated States. | Social Welfare | 2003-09-17 | 2003-09-18 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11724) | Senate | Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | A000069 | 1 | Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to extend to citizens of the Freely Associated States (Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau) eligibility for non-emergency Medicaid, food stamps, supplemental security income, and temporary assistance for needy families. | 2023-01-15T07:02:58Z | |
| 108-hr-3091 | 108 | hr | 3091 | Social Security Child's Insurance Benefits Restoration Act of 2003 | Social Welfare | 2003-09-16 | 2003-09-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | A000210 | 0 | Social Security Child's Insurance Benefits Restoration Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to restore child's insurance benefits in the case of children between 18 and 22 years of age who attend postsecondary schools. | 2023-01-15T06:48:05Z | |
| 108-hr-3098 | 108 | hr | 3098 | Social Security Earnings Test Repeal Act of 2003 | Social Welfare | 2003-09-16 | 2003-09-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] | TX | D | G000410 | 0 | Social Security Earnings Test Repeal Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to remove the limitation on the amount of outside income which a beneficiary may earn (earnings test) without incurring a reduction in benefits. | 2023-01-15T06:48:05Z | |
| 108-hr-3055 | 108 | hr | 3055 | Social Security Solvency Act of 2003 | Social Welfare | 2003-09-10 | 2004-07-13 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5643-5646) | House | Rep. Smith, Nick [R-MI-7] | MI | R | S000597 | 9 | Social Security Solvency Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to create a new Individual Retirement Security Program (Program). Establishes in the Treasury an Interim Investment Fund (IIF) governed by the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund. Authorizes a participating individual and spouse, upon the attainment of a minimum deposit balance of $2,500 in the IIF, to designate one or more personal retirement savings accounts, to which the Secretary of the Treasury shall make deposits from the IIF with respect to the individual according to prescribed formulae. Mandates that the Board divide the IIF into three accounts for investment in common stock and corporate bonds. Requires the Secretary to deposit into the IIF, from amounts otherwise available in the general fund of the Treasury, a total amount equal, in the aggregate, to 100 percent of the redirected social security taxes for such calendar year of each covered individual for such calendar year. Requires a reduction in Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance appropriations, according to a certain formula. Provides for adjustments to primary OASDI insurance amounts of such covered individuals with designated accounts in the IIF. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax deduction in the case of an electing personal retirement savings account participant in an amount equal to 50 percent (up to $2,000) of the amount the individual contributed during the taxable year to a personal retirement savings account; (2) exclude from gross income any amount deposited in a personal retirement savings account; (3) include distributions in gross income as if they were social security benefits; and (4) establish an Individual Retirement Security Program refundable credit. Amends SSA title II to provide for: (1) transfers of budget surpluses to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund; (2) … | 2023-01-15T06:48:06Z | |
| 108-hr-3065 | 108 | hr | 3065 | To authorize the extension of the supplemental security income program to American Samoa. | Social Welfare | 2003-09-10 | 2003-09-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] | AS | D | F000010 | 0 | Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to authorize the Commissioner of Social Security to extend the SSI program to American Samoa. | 2023-01-15T06:48:06Z | |
| 108-hr-3001 | 108 | hr | 3001 | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies. | Social Welfare | 2003-09-04 | 2003-09-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | A000210 | 0 | Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to continue an individual's entitlement to benefits through the month of his or her death, without affecting any other person's entitlement to benefits for that month. Disregards monthly benefits received for the month in which the individual dies for purposes of the maximum benefit cap. | 2023-01-15T06:48:07Z | |
| 108-hr-2995 | 108 | hr | 2995 | Social Security Deceased Beneficiary Act of 2003 | Social Welfare | 2003-09-03 | 2003-09-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] | MN | D | P000258 | 0 | Social Security Deceased Beneficiary Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to continue an individual's entitlement to benefits through the month of his or her death, without affecting any other person's entitlement to benefits for that month. Provides for disregard of such benefits for the individual for the month of death under provisions for determining maximum family benefits. | 2023-01-15T06:32:50Z | |
| 108-hres-354 | 108 | hres | 354 | Encouraging nonprofit organizations to increase the number of women and minorities on their governing boards and encouraging Americans to enrich their lives and serve their communities by volunteering to serve on the governing boards of nonprofit organizations. | Social Welfare | 2003-09-03 | 2003-09-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources. | House | Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] | TX | D | J000126 | 11 | Encourages nonprofit organizations to increase the number of women and minorities on their governing boards. Encourages Americans to enrich their lives and serve their communities by volunteering to serve on the governing boards of such organizations. | 2023-01-15T07:03:01Z | |
| 108-s-1523 | 108 | s | 1523 | Pathways to Independence Act of 2003 | Social Welfare | 2003-07-31 | 2003-07-31 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR 8/1/2003 S10646) | Senate | Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] | OR | R | S001142 | 4 | Pathways to Independence Act of 2003 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) of title IV of the Social Security Act to give States the option to: (1) treat an individual with a disability, including a substance abuse problem, who is participating in rehabilitation services as being engaged in work; and (2) count as a work activity certain care provided to a child with a physical or mental impairment or to an adult dependent with a physical or mental impairment. Limits to three months in any 24-month period the length of time an individual may be deemed as being engaged in work under this Act. Permits an additional three-month extension only if the individual engages in specified work activity for a State-determined appropriate number of hours per month. | 2023-01-15T06:17:47Z | |
| 108-hconres-258 | 108 | hconres | 258 | Keeping the Social Security Promise Initiative | Social Welfare | 2003-07-24 | 2003-07-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] | NJ | R | S000097 | 6 | Keeping the Social Security Promise Initiative - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the U.S. Government promise of Social Security benefits under title II of the Social Security Act must be honored, and management and control of Social Security by the Federal Government must not be relinquished, and therefore Congress rejects any effort to privatize Social Security; and (2) the President and the Congress should join to develop legislation to strengthen Social Security as soon as possible, which should recognize the obstacles women face in securing financial stability at retirement or in cases of disability or death, the unique needs of minorities and the role Social Security plays in preventing poverty and providing financial security, and guarantee current law promised benefits without increasing taxes. | 2023-01-15T17:04:05Z | |
| 108-hr-2840 | 108 | hr | 2840 | Workers with Disabilities Opportunity Act | Social Welfare | 2003-07-23 | 2003-07-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] | CA | D | S000810 | 39 | Workers with Disabilities Opportunity Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to remove the limitation on the period of Medicare (SSA title XVIII part A) Hospital Insurance program eligibility for disabled workers. | 2023-01-15T05:47:34Z | |
| 108-s-1439 | 108 | s | 1439 | Adoption Incentive Program Reauthorization Act of 2003 | Social Welfare | 2003-07-22 | 2003-07-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY] | KY | R | B001066 | 1 | Adoption Incentive Program Reauthorization Act of 2003 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to reauthorize adoption incentive payments and to revise requirements with respect to determination of numbers of adoptions of older children. Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to increase the congressional discretionary spending limit with respect to adoption incentive payments. | 2023-01-15T06:17:49Z | |
| 108-s-1443 | 108 | s | 1443 | Building on Welfare Success Act of 2003 | Social Welfare | 2003-07-22 | 2004-03-31 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3440) | Senate | Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] | DE | D | C000174 | 2 | Building on Welfare Success Act of 2003 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise, reauthorize, and extend the TANF program, with changes including the addition of grants to States for healthy marriage promotion programs. Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 with respect to establishing national goals to prevent teen pregnancy. Amends SSA title IV Part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) to make various changes including providing for expanded enforcement. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make nonimmigrant aliens who fail to pay child support by more than $2,500 ineligible to receive visas and excluded from admission to the United States. Provides for responsible fatherhood grants under SSA title IV part D. Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to give States the option to assist legal immigrant families. Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to provide for: (1) optional coverage of legal immigrants under Medicaid and SCHIP (SSA title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP); and (2) a five year extension, and revision, of the transitional medical assistance program. Provides authority under TANF for the use of TANF funds for housing benefits. | 2023-01-15T06:17:49Z | |
| 108-hr-2791 | 108 | hr | 2791 | Military Families Financial Security Act | Social Welfare | 2003-07-18 | 2003-08-18 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1537) | House | Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] | CA | D | D000598 | 6 | Military Families Financial Security Act - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act, with respect to income eligibility for SSI, to provide for the treatment of cash military compensation other than basic pay as earned income, and of certain housing payments as in-kind support and maintenance. Expands SSI eligibility to disabled children who are born to or who become blind or disabled applicants for SSI benefits while living with parents who are military personnel stationed outside the United States. | 2023-01-15T05:47:35Z | |
| 108-hr-2770 | 108 | hr | 2770 | American Indian Welfare Reform Act | Social Welfare | 2003-07-17 | 2003-08-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] | NJ | D | P000034 | 5 | American Indian Welfare Reform Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) reauthorize and extend tribal family assistance grants; (2) replace grants for Indian tribes under the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) Training Program with tribal human services program infrastructure improvement and other tribal TANF improvement grants; (3) reauthorize and extend the bonus to reward high performance States; (4) reauthorize and extend the contingency fund for State Welfare Programs; and (5) provide for payments to Indian tribes with approved tribal family assistance plans that are operating in situations of increased economic hardship. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit Indian tribes to issue tax-exempt qualified Indian private activity bonds. Amends the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to establish a set-aside for job access and reverse commute grants to Indian tribes and tribal organizations. Amends SSA title IV part A to provide for grants for: (1) improving the access of Indian families with children to dependable, affordable automobiles to improve their employment opportunities and access to training; and (2) tribal employment services program. Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 with respect to benefits of Indian children. Amends SSA title IV part A to ensure equitable State plan benefits and services access for each member of an Indian tribe or tribal organization domiciled in the State who is not eligible for tribal family assistance. Amends SSA title IV part A to provide for parity in treatment of Alaska natives with Indian tribes under the TANF program. Gives Indian tribes authority to receive funds under SSA title IV part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance). Amends SSA title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) to make an Indian tribe or tribal organization that administers a social services program eligible for block grant payments. Amends SSA title IV part A to direct… | 2023-01-15T05:47:36Z | |
| 108-hr-2781 | 108 | hr | 2781 | Seniors Citizen's Freedom of Choice | Social Welfare | 2003-07-17 | 2003-07-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] | TX | R | P000583 | 1 | Seniors Citizen's Freedom of Choice - Declares that no persons otherwise eligible for old-age benefits under Social Security shall be denied such benefits because of their voluntary refusal to participate in any part of the Medicare program. | 2023-01-15T05:47:36Z | |
| 108-s-1418 | 108 | s | 1418 | Notch Fairness Act of 2003 | Social Welfare | 2003-07-16 | 2003-07-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9498-9499) | Senate | Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] | NV | D | R000146 | 0 | Notch Fairness Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to revise the formula for the computation of minimum Old Age Insurance benefits for individuals who reached age 65 in or after 1979, and to whom applies the 15-year transition period for the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977. Sets forth a schedule of additional benefit increases for such beneficiaries (and related beneficiaries), with percentages declining from 55 percent to five percent and keyed to the year an individual became eligible for such benefits between 1979 and 1988. Allows such beneficiaries, in the alternative, to receive lump sum payments over four years totaling $5,000. | 2023-01-15T06:02:42Z | |
| 108-hr-2611 | 108 | hr | 2611 | Military Retirees Government Employment Act of 2003 | Social Welfare | 2003-06-26 | 2003-07-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] | ME | D | M001149 | 9 | Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to exempt from the windfall elimination requirement of such title individuals who are entitled to retired pay based on at least 20 years of service as a member of a uniformed service. | 2023-01-15T16:33:40Z | |
| 108-hr-2598 | 108 | hr | 2598 | Rachel Granger Act of 2003 | Social Welfare | 2003-06-25 | 2003-07-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Bradley, Jeb [R-NH-1] | NH | R | B001246 | 58 | Rachel Granger Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to authorize waivers by the Commissioner of Social Security of the five-month waiting period for entitlement to benefits based on disability in cases in which the Commissioner determines that such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries. | 2023-01-15T16:33:40Z | |
| 108-hr-2583 | 108 | hr | 2583 | Remarried Widows' and Widowers' Benefits Act of 2003 | Social Welfare | 2003-06-24 | 2003-06-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] | TN | R | D000533 | 0 | Remarried Widows' and Widowers' Benefits Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to allow remarried widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses to become or remain entitled to widow's or widower's insurance benefits if the prior marriage was for at least ten years. | 2023-01-15T16:33:40Z | |
| 108-hr-2552 | 108 | hr | 2552 | Strengthen AmeriCorps Program Act | Social Welfare | 2003-06-19 | 2003-07-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education. | House | Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] | MD | D | V000128 | 0 | Strengthen AmeriCorps Program Act - Revises the manner in which the Corporation for National and Community Service approves, and records obligations relating to, national service positions under the National and Community Service Act of 1990 and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973. | 2023-01-15T16:33:41Z | |
| 108-s-1276 | 108 | s | 1276 | Strengthen AmeriCorps Program Act | Social Welfare | 2003-06-18 | 2003-07-03 | Became Public Law No: 108-45. | Senate | Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] | MO | R | B000611 | 13 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.) Strengthen AmeriCorps Program Act - Revises the manner in which the Corporation for National and Community Service (Corporation) approves, and records obligations relating to, national service positions (positions) under the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (NCSA) and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (DVSA). Directs the Corporation to approve a position at the time it: (1) enters into an enforceable agreement with an individual participant to serve in the Civilian Community Corps (under NCSA) or Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program (under DVSA); or (2) awards a grant to or enters into a contract or cooperative agreement with an entity to carry out a program for which such a national service position may be approved under NCSA. Requires the Corporation to record as an obligation an estimate of the net present value of the national service educational award associated with the position, based on a formula, determined in consultation with the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, that takes into consideration historical rates of enrollment in, and of earning and using such awards for, such a program. Directs the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation to report annually and certify to Congress that the Corporation is in compliance with this Act's requirements for position approval and obligation recording.Applies such requirements to each position that the Corporation approves: (1) during FY 2003 (before or after the date of enactment of this Act); and (2) during any subsequent fiscal year.Directs the Corporation to establish a reserve account within the National Service Trust and, to ensure the availability of adequate funds to support the awards of approved positions for each fiscal year, place into such account: (1) during FY 2003, a portion of the funds that were appropriated for FY 2003, or that remain available from a previous fiscal year, to… | 2023-01-15T16:48:43Z | |
| 108-hr-2490 | 108 | hr | 2490 | Elder Justice Act | Social Welfare | 2003-06-17 | 2003-07-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education. | House | Rep. Emanuel, Rahm [D-IL-5] | IL | D | E000287 | 91 | Elder Justice Act - Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new title XXII (Elder Justice) to establish: (1) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) an Office of Elder Justice; (2) within HHS an Intra-Agency Elder Justice Steering Committee to coordinate HHS elder justice programs and policy; (3) the Elder Justice Coordinating Council to make recommendations for the coordination of activities to HHS, the Department of Justice, and other relevant Federal, State, local, and private agencies and entities; and (4) the Advisory Board on Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation. Outlines provisions with respect to uniform collection, maintenance, and dissemination of national data relating to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Authorizes the HHS Secretary to award various grants, including grants for: (1) prevention of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation; (2) five Centers of Excellence nationwide that shall specialize in research, clinical practice, and training relating to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation; (3) six diverse communities to examine various types of elder shelters and to test various models for establishing safe havens; (4) nonprofit organizations and faith-based organizations to encourage such organizations to establish or continue volunteer programs that focus on the issues of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, or that provide related services; and (5) various multidisciplinary elder justice activities. Provides for: (1) reporting to law enforcement of crimes occurring in Federally-funded long-term care facilities; (2) revising the quality of long-term care; and (3) increasing consumer information about long-term care. Amends: (1) SSA titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) to establish programs to prevent abuse of skilled nursing facility and nursing facility residents; (2) the Public Health Service Act to increase the number of health care professionals with geriatric training; (3) the Older Americans Act of 1965 with respect to the long-term care ombudsman pr… | 2023-01-15T16:18:29Z | |
| 108-s-1274 | 108 | s | 1274 | Call to Service Act | Social Welfare | 2003-06-17 | 2003-06-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7984-7999) | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 4 | Call to Service Act - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (NCSA) and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (DVSA) to reauthorize appropriations and revise requirements for national volunteer service programs administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). Revises NCSA programs, including: (1) Learn and Serve America programs of service-learning for elementary and secondary students, for higher education and work-study, as well as for community-based training, programs, and initiatives, and for a service-learning clearinghouse; (2) a National Service Trust Program (AmeriCorps grants), including an E-Corps; (3) the National Service Trust and provision of National Service Educational Awards (to AmeriCorps members and participants in certain other community service programs, including a new program of service-based awards to secondary students); and (4) the National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC); (5) grants to America's Promise: The Alliance for Youth; and (6) grants to the Points of Light Foundation. Establishes a service-based scholarship program to recognize secondary school juniors and seniors who are engaged in outstanding community service and scholarship. Authorizes CNCS to pay up to $500 to match an equal local contribution for a scholarship to help cover an individual's postsecondary education or job training costs. Revises NCSA requirements for investment for quality and innovation to authorize grants to assist Internet volunteer recruiting entities to locate, promote, and match volunteers with local service and volunteer organizations. Repeals provisions for a special demonstration project for the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta of Alaska. Revises DVSA programs for: (1) Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) (National Volunteer Antipoverty Programs); and (2) the National Senior Service Corps, including the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), Foster Grandparents, and Senior Companions. Lowers the age for senior service from 60 to 55. Revises NCSA and DVS… | 2023-01-15T16:48:43Z | |
| 108-hr-2437 | 108 | hr | 2437 | Child Protection Services Workforce Improvement Act | Social Welfare | 2003-06-11 | 2003-06-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] | CA | D | S000810 | 31 | Child Protection Services Workforce Improvement Act - Amends part B (Child-Welfare Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Administration of Children and Families, to make grants to States to improve the quality of child welfare services by increasing the quality and capacity of their child welfare workforce or by increasing the coordination of their child welfare services; and (2) provide for an increase in payment rate for States for expenditures for short term training of staff of certain child welfare agencies and court personnel.Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for loan forgiveness for child welfare workers who: (1) complete a degree in social work or related field with a focus on serving children and families; and (2) obtain employment in public or private child welfare services, and work full time for two consecutive years. | 2023-01-15T16:18:30Z | |
| 108-hr-2401 | 108 | hr | 2401 | Social Security Act Improvements for the Terminally Ill Act | Social Welfare | 2003-06-10 | 2003-06-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-10] | GA | R | D000168 | 3 | Social Security Act Improvements for the Terminally Ill Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five-month waiting period in the disability insurance program for terminally ill individuals. Authorizes disability benefits for any eligible individual whose underlying impairment results in death within six months after what would have been the start of the waiting period. | 2023-01-15T16:18:31Z | |
| 108-hr-2350 | 108 | hr | 2350 | Welfare Reform Extension Act of 2003 | Social Welfare | 2003-06-05 | 2003-06-30 | Became Public Law No: 108-40. | House | Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] | CA | R | H000528 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the House. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Welfare Reform Extension Act of 2003 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to reauthorize and extend at current levels and under the same conditions TANF State family assistance and supplemental grants, general child care entitlement funding, and other described TANF program components through FY 2003.Modifies the formula for determination of State family assistance grants. Makes appropriations for FY 2003 for such grants.Amends SSA: (1) title XI to reauthorize and extend at the current levels and under the same conditions associated matching grants for the territories and child welfare demonstration authority; (2) title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) for the same with respect to continuance of abstinence education funding; and (3) title XIX (Medicaid) for the same with respect to continuance of transitional medical assistance. | 2023-01-15T16:18:33Z | |
| 108-hr-2311 | 108 | hr | 2311 | Social Security Earnings Limit Repeal Act of 2003 | Social Welfare | 2003-06-03 | 2003-06-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] | TX | R | S000250 | 24 | Social Security Earnings Limit Repeal Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to repeal the limitation on the amount of outside income which beneficiaries who have attained age 62 may earn (earnings test) without incurring a reduction in benefits. | 2023-01-15T16:18:34Z | |
| 108-hr-2290 | 108 | hr | 2290 | Social Security Uninsured Children's Entitlement Act of 2003 | Social Welfare | 2003-06-02 | 2003-06-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | A000210 | 0 | Social Security Uninsured Children's Entitlement Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to entitle certain uninsured children to new monthly benefits treated as monthly insurance benefits payable under the OASDI benefit program. | 2023-01-15T16:18:35Z | |
| 108-sres-155 | 108 | sres | 155 | A resolution protecting social security beneficiaries from cola cuts. | Social Welfare | 2003-05-23 | 2003-05-23 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7115; text as passed Senate: CR S7115; text of measure as introduced: CR S7159-7160) | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 99 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced on May 23, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Expresses the sense of the Senate that Social Security cost-of-living adjustments should not be reduced. | 2021-09-29T22:07:36Z | |
| 108-hr-2262 | 108 | hr | 2262 | Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act | Social Welfare | 2003-05-22 | 2003-06-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. | House | Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large] | VT | I | S000033 | 117 | Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish a monthly Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI) that indicates changes over time in expenditures for consumption which are typical for individuals aged 62 years or older.Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for the use of such new CPI in the computation of cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits under such programs. | 2023-01-15T15:33:22Z | |
| 108-hr-2187 | 108 | hr | 2187 | SSI Modernization Act of 2003 | Social Welfare | 2003-05-21 | 2003-05-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] | MD | D | C000141 | 6 | SSI Modernization Act of 2003 - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act, with respect to eligibility and income determination requirements, to increase the excluded amount (adjusted for cost-of-living changes) of: (1) income per year other than income paid on the basis of the eligible individual's need; (2) earned income per year for an individual (or the individual's spouse) who is blind and has not attained age 65; (3) total unearned monthly income of such individual (and such spouse, if any) received too infrequently or irregularly to be included; and (4) any grant, scholarship, or fellowship received to pay any cost (including room and board) related to attending an educational (including technical or vocational education) institution.Increases resource limits under SSA title XVI part A (Determination of Benefits) provisions concerned with the eligibility for and amount of benefits for each aged, blind, or disabled individual who does not have an eligible spouse.Provides for disability redeterminations for secondary school students who turn age 18. | 2023-01-15T15:33:24Z | |
| 108-hr-2011 | 108 | hr | 2011 | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to restrict the application of the windfall elimination provision to individuals whose combined monthly income from benefits under such title and other monthly periodic payments exceeds $2,000 and to provide for a graduated implementation of such provision on amounts above such $2,000 amount. | Social Welfare | 2003-05-07 | 2003-05-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] | MA | D | F000339 | 127 | Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to: (1) restrict the application of the windfall elimination provision to individuals whose combined monthly income from the individual's primary insurance amount under such title and the portion of the monthly periodic payment attributable to noncovered service performed after 1956 exceeds $2,000; and (2) provide for a graduated implementation of such provision by specified percentages with respect to incremental amounts above such threshold, up to 100 percent for combined amounts over $3,000. | 2023-01-15T15:18:18Z | |
| 108-hr-2013 | 108 | hr | 2013 | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase to $1,000 the maximum amount of the lump-sum death benefit and to allow for payment of such a benefit, in the absence of an eligible surviving spouse or child, to the legal representative of the estate of the deceased individual. | Social Welfare | 2003-05-07 | 2003-05-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] | FL | D | H000324 | 1 | Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) increase from $255 to $1,000 the maximum amount of the lump-sum death benefit; and (2) allow for payment of such a benefit, in the absence of an eligible surviving spouse or child, to the legal representative of the estate of the deceased individual. | 2023-01-15T15:18:18Z | |
| 108-s-1011 | 108 | s | 1011 | A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to restrict the application of the windfall elimination provision to individuals whose combined monthly income from benefits under such title and other monthly periodic payments exceeds $2,000 and to provide for a graduated implementation of such provision on amounts above such $2,000 amount. | Social Welfare | 2003-05-07 | 2003-05-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 5 | Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) restrict the application of the windfall elimination requirement to individuals whose combined monthly income from the individual's primary insurance amount under such title and the portion of the monthly periodic payment attributable to noncovered service performed after 1956 exceeds $2,000; and (2) provide for a graduated implementation of such requirement on amounts above such threshold by applying applicable percentages determined according to a specified table. | 2023-01-15T15:48:21Z | |
| 108-hr-1923 | 108 | hr | 1923 | Social Security Survivors' Fairness Act of 2003 | Social Welfare | 2003-05-01 | 2003-06-05 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5033) | House | Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] | CA | D | F000116 | 1 | Social Security Survivors' Fairness Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to reduce the age of eligibility for widow's and widower's insurance benefits from age 60 to age 55. | 2023-01-15T15:18:21Z | |
| 108-hr-1858 | 108 | hr | 1858 | Social Services Block Grant Restoration Act | Social Welfare | 2003-04-29 | 2003-05-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-5] | CT | R | J000163 | 33 | Social Services Block Grant Restoration Act - Amends title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) (SSBG) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide a permanent funding level of 2.8 billion dollars for the SSBG program.Amends SSA title IV part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) to authorize States to use up to ten percent of their TANF funds to carry out SSBG programs. | 2023-01-15T23:18:01Z | |
| 108-s-813 | 108 | s | 813 | TANF Financial Education Promotion Act of 2003 | Social Welfare | 2003-04-08 | 2003-04-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4961-4962) | Senate | Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | C001042 | 0 | TANF Financial Education Promotion Act of 2003 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require a State to specify in its State plan how it intends to establish goals and take action to promote financial education among parents and caretakers receiving TANF assistance through collaboration with community-based organizations, financial institutions, and the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service of the Department of Agriculture.Defines financial education as education that promotes an understanding of consumer, economic, and personal finance concepts, including the basic principles involved with earning, budgeting, spending, saving, investing, and taxation.Designates financial education a work activity for TANF purposes. | 2023-01-15T23:33:12Z | |
| 108-hr-1631 | 108 | hr | 1631 | No Social Security for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2003 | Social Welfare | 2003-04-03 | 2003-04-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-46] | CA | R | R000409 | 24 | No Social Security for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to exclude from creditable wages and self-employment income any wages earned for services by aliens illegally performed in the United States and self-employment income derived from a trade or business illegally conducted in the United States. | 2023-01-15T23:18:08Z | |
| 108-hres-174 | 108 | hres | 174 | Recognizing the unique effects that proposals to reform Social Security may have on women. | Social Welfare | 2003-04-03 | 2003-04-03 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] | CT | D | D000216 | 28 | Recognizes the unique obstacles that women face in ensuring retirement security and survivor and disability stability and the essential role that Social Security plays in guaranteeing inflation-protected financial stability for women throughout their entire old age.Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress and the President should take these factors into account when considering proposals to reform the Social Security system. | 2023-01-15T23:18:00Z | |
| 108-s-786 | 108 | s | 786 | Business Links Act of 2003 | Social Welfare | 2003-04-03 | 2003-04-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4838-4839) | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 5 | Business Links Act of 2003 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to replace bonus grants to reward high performance States with innovative business link partnership grants. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor, under such program, to jointly award grants to eligible applicants for programs to enable eligible individuals with limited English proficiency or other barriers to employment to: (1) increase their wages, especially by providing supports and services at or near work sites and to identify and strengthen career pathways by expanding and linking work and training opportunities for such individuals in collaboration with employers (to promote business linkages); or (2) provide for transitional jobs programs which combine publicly subsidized time-limited employment in the public or nonprofit private sector with skill development and activities to remove barriers to employment. Adds antidisplacement protections for workers. | 2023-01-15T23:33:13Z | |
| 108-s-770 | 108 | s | 770 | Fair Treatment and Due Process Protection Act of 2003 | Social Welfare | 2003-04-02 | 2003-04-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4709-4712) | Senate | Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] | WI | D | F000061 | 2 | Fair Treatment and Due Process Protection Act of 2003 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require a State to which a family assistance grant is made to provide appropriate interpretation and translation services to individuals who lack English proficiency if the number or percentage of persons lacking English proficiency meets certain standards. Provides for a reduced family assistance grant as a penalty for States failing to provide such services.Requires a pre-sanction review process. Provides for a similar penalty for States not following such process.Revises data collection and reporting requirements.Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) conduct longitudinal studies of a representative sample of families that receive TANF assistance; and (2) ensure that public disclosure with respect to any information concerning TANF recipients or applicants is made in a manner that protects their privacy. | 2023-01-15T23:33:14Z | |
| 108-s-750 | 108 | s | 750 | Blind Empowerment Act of 2003 | Social Welfare | 2003-04-01 | 2003-04-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4632) | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 23 | Blind Empowerment Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to increase, by specified increments over five years, the level of earnings demonstrating the ability of a blind person to engage in substantial gainful activity for purposes of determining disability insurance benefit payments. | 2023-01-15T23:33:14Z | |
| 108-s-751 | 108 | s | 751 | American Indian Welfare Reform Act | Social Welfare | 2003-04-01 | 2003-04-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 6 | American Indian Welfare Reform Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) reauthorize and extend tribal family assistance grants; (2) replace grants for Indian tribes under the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) Training Program with tribal human services program infrastructure improvement and other tribal TANF improvement grants; (3) reauthorize and extend the bonus to reward high performance States; (4) reauthorize and extend the contingency fund for State Welfare Programs; and (5) provide for payments to Indian tribes with approved tribal family assistance plans that are operating in situations of increased economic hardship.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit Indian tribes to issue tax-exempt qualified Indian private activity bonds.Amends the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to establish a set-aside for job access and reverse commute grants to Indian tribes and tribal organizations.Amends SSA title IV part A to provide for grants for: (1) improving the access of Indian families with children to dependable, affordable automobiles to improve their employment opportunities and access to training; and (2) tribal employment services program. Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 with respect to benefits of Indian children.Amends SSA title IV part A to ensure equitable State plan benefits and services access for each member of an Indian tribe or tribal organization domiciled in the State who is not eligible for tribal family assistance.Amends SSA title IV part A to provide for parity in treatment of Alaska natives with Indian tribes under the TANF program.Gives Indian tribes authority to receive funds under SSA title IV part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance).Amends SSA title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) to make an Indian tribe or tribal organization that administers a social services program eligible for block grant payments.Amends SSA title IV part A to direct the Sec… | 2023-01-15T23:33:14Z | |
| 108-hr-1438 | 108 | hr | 1438 | To authorize a State to temporarily extend a waiver granted with respect to the State program of aid to families with dependent children. | Social Welfare | 2003-03-25 | 2003-04-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] | OR | D | W000793 | 0 | Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to give States the option of temporarily extending a waiver granted between January 1, 2002, and September 30, 2008, with respect to provision of assistance under a State TANF plan. | 2023-01-15T22:33:32Z | |
| 108-hr-1378 | 108 | hr | 1378 | To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to increase payments to States for expenditures for short term training of staff of certain child welfare agencies. | Social Welfare | 2003-03-20 | 2003-03-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11] | IL | R | W000273 | 0 | Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to increase payments to States for expenditures for short term training of staff of certain child welfare agencies. | 2023-01-15T22:33:34Z |
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