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bill_id	congress	bill_type	bill_number	title	policy_area	introduced_date ▲	latest_action_date	latest_action_text	origin_chamber	sponsor_name	sponsor_state	sponsor_party	sponsor_bioguide_id	cosponsor_count	summary_text	update_date
115-hr-7371	115	hr	7371	To provide that the Social Security Administration pay fees associated with obtaining a birth certificate or State identification card for purposes of obtaining a replacement social security card for certain victims of domestic violence, and for other purposes.	Social Welfare	2018-12-20	2018-12-20	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	House	Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]	FL	D	C001111	0	This bill directs the Social Security Administration to pay the fees associated with obtaining certain identification documents required for getting a replacement Social Security card if the person applying for the card (1) is a domestic violence victim, (2) receives support services related to domestic violence, or (3) is the dependent of such a person.	2023-01-11T13:40:45Z
115-hr-7296	115	hr	7296	Protecting Foster Youth Resources to Promote Self-Sufficiency Act	Social Welfare	2018-12-13	2018-12-21	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.	House	Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]	IL	D	D000096	2	Protecting Foster Youth Resources to Promote Self-Sufficiency Act This bill requires states to develop procedures to determine whether a child in foster care is eligible for Social Security or Supplemental Security Income benefits, expands requirements for states to manage such benefits on behalf of a foster child, and limits the use of such benefits for foster-care maintenance payments.	2023-01-11T13:40:48Z
115-hr-7264	115	hr	7264	Making further additional continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes.	Social Welfare	2018-12-12	2018-12-12	Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.	House	Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]	NY	D	L000480	0	This bill extends the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program through FY2020, and requires states to collect and report data related to program work-requirements.	2023-01-11T13:40:49Z
115-hr-7269	115	hr	7269	Social Security Trustees Report Accountability, Transparency, and Improvement Act of 2018	Social Welfare	2018-12-12	2018-12-18	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.	House	Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]	TX	R	J000174	0	Social Security Trustees Report Accountability, Transparency, and Improvement Act of 2018 This bill modifies the information that the Board of Trustees of the Trust Funds must report to Congress annually regarding the status of various Social Security-related trust funds.	2023-01-11T13:40:49Z
115-hr-7276	115	hr	7276	To prohibit the Social Security Administration from reinstating the reconsideration level of appeal for disability determinations in the 10 prototype States, and for other purposes.	Social Welfare	2018-12-12	2018-12-18	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.	House	Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-13]	PA	D	B001296	0	This bill prohibits the Social Security Administration from reinstating reconsideration of an initial disability determination in any of the 10 prototype states. (Those states skip the reconsideration level of the disability-benefits determination process and instead go straight to the hearing level.)	2023-01-11T13:40:49Z
115-hr-7286	115	hr	7286	21st Century American Service Act	Social Welfare	2018-12-12	2018-12-12	Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House	Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]	MA	D	M001196	0	21st Century American Service Act This bill establishes the 21st Century National Service Program Implementing Taskforce, which shall develop a program to ensure that eligible individuals seeking to volunteer with a national service program shall have the opportunity do so. The bill also excludes national service educational awards from gross income for tax purposes.	2023-01-11T13:40:48Z
115-s-3741	115	s	3741	Social Security Disability Protection Act	Social Welfare	2018-12-12	2018-12-12	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Senate	Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]	PA	D	C001070	0	Social Security Disability Protection Act This bill prohibits the Social Security Administration from reinstating reconsideration of an initial disability determination in any of the 10 prototype states. (Those states skip the reconsideration level of the disability-benefits determination process and instead go straight to the hearing level.)	2023-01-11T13:40:40Z
115-hr-7261	115	hr	7261	Social Security Benefit Payments Choice Act of 2018	Social Welfare	2018-12-11	2018-12-18	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.	House	Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]	TX	R	J000174	0	Social Security Benefit Payments Choice Act of 2018 This bill allows a recipient of monthly Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits, unless the recipient is concurrently entitled to Supplemental Security Income benefits, to choose the day of the month upon which to receive such benefits.	2023-01-11T13:40:49Z
115-s-3700	115	s	3700	Promoting Employment and Economic Mobility Act	Social Welfare	2018-12-04	2018-12-04	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Senate	Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]	UT	R	H000338	1	Promoting Employment and Economic Mobility Act This bill modifies requirements for those receiving benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, including requirements related to employment and job training. The bill also reauthorizes various TANF grant programs through FY2021.	2023-01-11T13:40:42Z
115-sres-713	115	sres	713	A resolution celebrating the 160th anniversary of the Ladies Christian Association, which became the Young Women's Christian Association.	Social Welfare	2018-12-03	2018-12-03	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7257)	Senate	Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND]	ND	D	H001069	1	Celebrates the 160th anniversary of the Ladies Christian Association, which became the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA). Supports the YWCA's policies for eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.	2023-01-11T13:40:38Z
115-hr-7195	115	hr	7195	Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2017	Social Welfare	2018-11-29	2018-12-04	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.	House	Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]	WI	D	M001160	5	Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2017 This bill increases and otherwise modifies benefits under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program, including by increasing the minimum benefit for low earners and by increasing benefits for beneficiaries on account of long-term eligibility.	2023-01-11T13:41:00Z
115-s-3692	115	s	3692	Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act	Social Welfare	2018-11-29	2018-11-29	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Senate	Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]	MT	R	D000618	0	Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act This bill modifies requirements related to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, including by establishing stricter work requirements for beneficiaries and requiring states to measure work outcomes. The bill also extends various TANF grant programs through FY2023.	2023-01-11T13:40:54Z
115-s-3665	115	s	3665	21st Century American Service Act	Social Welfare	2018-11-28	2018-11-28	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Senate	Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]	IL	D	D000622	4	21st Century American Service Act This bill directs the Corporation for National and Community Service to develop and implement a program to ensure that each applicant to a voluntary civilian national service program has the opportunity to serve. The bill also increases living allowances provided by such service programs and excludes various allowances, including AmeriCorps educational awards, from gross income for taxation purposes.	2023-01-11T13:40:55Z
115-hr-7143	115	hr	7143	Social Security Number Modernization Act of 2018	Social Welfare	2018-11-16	2018-11-26	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.	House	Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]	TX	R	J000174	0	Social Security Number Modernization Act of 2018 This bill requires the Social Security Administration to stop issuing new paper Social Security cards after October 1, 2023 (and replacement cards after October 1, 2028), and to maintain a complete public listing of each Social Security number that has been assigned to any individual at any time.	2023-01-11T13:41:02Z
115-hr-7146	115	hr	7146	Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act of 2018	Social Welfare	2018-11-16	2018-11-26	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.	House	Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]	WI	D	M001160	10	Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act of 2018 This bill establishes procedures for closing a Social Security Administration field office, including by requiring (1) public notices and hearings, and (2) notification to the Senators and members of Congress whose constituents are served by the office.	2023-01-11T13:41:02Z
115-s-3629	115	s	3629	Income Verification Act	Social Welfare	2018-11-15	2018-11-15	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Senate	Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]	LA	R	K000393	0	Income Verification Act This bill directs states to use federal tax return information to verify an individual's income eligibility for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, Medicaid, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program).	2023-01-11T13:40:56Z
115-s-3555	115	s	3555	Elder Pride Act of 2018	Social Welfare	2018-10-05	2018-10-05	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.	Senate	Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]	PA	D	C001070	0	Elder Pride Act of 2018 This bill establishes the Office of Older LGBT Policy and a related rural outreach grant program. The office shall coordinate research and services for older lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals. The office shall oversee a program, and may award grants, for addressing the needs of older LGBT individuals in rural areas. Some of the approved activities for the grant program include education and outreach, reducing isolation and improving access to care, and expanding the use of non-discrimination policies. The office shall be a part of the Administration on Aging.	2023-01-11T13:41:10Z
115-hr-7009	115	hr	7009	An Act Targeting Resources to Communities in Need	Social Welfare	2018-10-02	2018-10-22	Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.	House	Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6]	SC	D	C000537	0	An Act Targeting Resources to Communities in Need This bill requires specified agencies administering development programs to target 10% of funding to persistent poverty counties.	2023-01-11T13:41:17Z
115-hr-7010	115	hr	7010	RISE Out of Poverty Act	Social Welfare	2018-10-02	2018-10-12	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.	House	Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]	WI	D	M001160	6	Rewriting to Improve and Secure an Exit Out of Poverty Act or RISE Out of Poverty Act This bill reauthorizes and otherwise modifies the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, including with respect to work requirements, qualified state expenditures, and procedures for addressing domestic and sexual violence among TANF recipients.	2023-01-11T13:41:17Z
115-s-3537	115	s	3537	An Act Targeting Resources to Communities in Need	Social Welfare	2018-10-02	2018-10-02	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Senate	Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]	NJ	D	B001288	0	An Act Targeting Resources to Communities in Need This bill requires specified agencies administering development programs to target 10% of funding to persistent poverty counties.	2023-01-11T13:41:11Z
115-hr-6989	115	hr	6989	To restrict certain Federal assistance benefits to individuals verified to be citizens of the United States.	Social Welfare	2018-09-28	2018-09-28	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.	House	Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]	WI	R	G000576	3	This bill restricts eligibility for certain federal assistance benefits to an individual who submits, with an application for benefits, specified verification that the individual is a citizen or national of the United States.	2023-01-11T13:41:26Z
115-s-3526	115	s	3526	Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2018	Social Welfare	2018-09-28	2018-09-28	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Senate	Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]	TX	R	C001098	0	Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2018 This bill establishes a new formula for adjusting benefits under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program for individuals who receive pensions based on certain non-covered employment. This formula replaces the existing formula (known as the "windfall elimination provision") for making such adjustments to OASDI benefits.	2023-01-11T13:41:18Z
115-hr-6929	115	hr	6929	Strengthening Social Security Act of 2018	Social Welfare	2018-09-27	2018-09-27	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House	Rep. SÃ¡nchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]	CA	D	S001156	33	Strengthening Social Security Act of 2018 This bill modifies the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits program, including with respect to the determination of (1) a beneficiary's taxable income and primary-insurance amount, (2) widow or widower's benefits, and (3) cost-of-living increases in benefits.	2023-01-11T13:41:28Z
115-hr-6933	115	hr	6933	Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2018	Social Welfare	2018-09-27	2018-10-10	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.	House	Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]	TX	R	B000755	34	Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2018 This bill establishes a new formula for adjusting benefits under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program for individuals who receive pensions based on certain non-covered employment. This formula replaces the existing formula (known as the "windfall elimination provision") for making such adjustments to OASDI benefits.	2023-01-11T13:41:28Z
115-hr-6952	115	hr	6952	Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2018	Social Welfare	2018-09-27	2018-10-10	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.	House	Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]	NY	D	L000480	0	Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2018 This bill credits an individual with deemed wages, for purposes of calculating Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits, for up to five years of service as a caregiver of a dependent relative. Specifically, an individual shall be deemed to have been paid a wage (according to a specified formula) during each month in which the individual was engaged for at least 80 hours in providing care to a dependent relative without monetary compensation. However, this requirement shall not apply if a larger benefit or payment would otherwise be payable.	2023-01-11T13:41:27Z
115-hr-6962	115	hr	6962	Social Security Equity Act of 2018	Social Welfare	2018-09-27	2018-10-10	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.	House	Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]	WA	D	S000510	0	Social Security Equity Act of 2018 This bill expands the exception to the windfall elimination provision of the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program by lowering the required number of years of coverage. (The windfall elimination provision reduces OASDI benefits for those who receive pensions for certain non-covered employment.)	2023-01-11T13:41:27Z
115-s-3457	115	s	3457	SWIFT Act	Social Welfare	2018-09-18	2018-09-18	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Senate	Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]	PA	D	C001070	4	Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment Act of 2018 or the SWIFT Act This bill modifies eligibility requirements and increases benefits for widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits program. The bill makes widow and widower's benefits available to disabled individuals at any age, whereas currently the benefits are limited to such individuals between ages 50 to 60. Provisions reducing benefits in various instances, such as when a beneficiary is entitled to multiple types of benefits, shall not apply to widow and widower's benefits for individuals with disabilities. For determining whether a beneficiary has a child in his or her care, the bill raises the upper age limit for the child from 16 to 18 years (or 19, if the child is a full-time elementary or secondary school student). An individual with a child in care may receive increased benefits in specified instances. The bill also increases various limits on widow and widower's benefits in certain instances and modifies the calculation for increased benefits for individuals who choose to delay receiving such benefits. For current beneficiaries, increases in OASDI benefits under this bill shall not affect the beneficiary's eligibility for any federal assistance program or the benefit amount to be received under such an assistance program.	2023-01-11T13:41:21Z
115-s-3433	115	s	3433	Social Security Fairness for Firefighters and Police Officers Act	Social Welfare	2018-09-12	2018-09-12	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Senate	Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]	PA	R	T000461	0	Social Security Fairness for Firefighters and Police Officers Act This bill exempts firefighters and law enforcement officers with at least five years of service from the government pension offset and windfall elimination requirements under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program. Under current law, those provisions reduce OASDI benefits for individuals who receive a pension based on earnings in government employment that was not covered under the Social Security program.	2023-01-11T13:41:21Z
115-hr-6646	115	hr	6646	Younger-Onset Alzheimer's Disease Parity Act	Social Welfare	2018-07-31	2018-07-31	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.	House	Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]	NY	D	R000602	2	Younger-Onset Alzheimer's Disease Parity Act This bill authorizes the provision of certain services under the Older Americans Act of 1965 to an individual with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder who has not attained age 60.	2023-01-11T13:41:53Z
115-hr-6559	115	hr	6559	Social Security Administration Modernization Act of 2018	Social Welfare	2018-07-26	2018-08-09	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.	House	Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]	TX	R	J000174	1	Social Security Administration Modernization Act of 2018 This bill makes changes to the operations of the Social Security Administration (SSA), including by establishing limits on how long an individual may serve as an Acting Commissioner, creating a single point of contact at the SSA for identity-theft victims, and limiting reimbursements for travel by the representatives of claimants for medical examinations in connection with disability determinations.	2023-01-11T13:41:56Z
115-hr-6532	115	hr	6532	Making DI Work For All Americans Act of 2018	Social Welfare	2018-07-25	2018-08-09	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.	House	Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4]	IN	R	R000592	1	Making DI Work For All Americans Act of 2018 This bill revises requirements related to the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits program, the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits program, and disability determinations made by the Social Security Administration (SSA). Specifically, the bill: applies the judicial code of conduct applicable to U.S. judges to administrative law judges (ALJs) for the SSA, prohibits the SSA from prescribing certain fees regarding the representation of claimants for OASDI and SSI benefits, permits the SSA to withhold less than the amount required to correctly adjust a recipient's OASDI benefits amount under certain conditions, disqualifies an individual from receiving OASDI benefits for any month for which the individual receives unemployment-insurance benefits, eliminates the application stages for reconsideration reviews of disability determinations, increases the frequency of benefits-eligibility reviews, and decreases the amount of time provided to an individual to apply for OASDI benefits and receive funds retroactively from the first month of eligibility.Additionally, the SSA must: review a sample of decisions in favor of claimants for OASDI benefits from outlier ALJs, update the medical-vocational guidelines used in disability determinations, consider any relevant evidence from a claimant's social media prior to issuing a disability determination, update the data used to determine the full range of work available to individuals in the national economy, ensure that communications between the SSA and an individual eligible for OASDI benefits include a description of the individual's responsibility to report to the SSA on any change of circumstance that may affect such individual's eligibility, and include unearned income in the determination of an individual's substantial gainful activity.	2023-01-11T13:41:57Z
115-hr-6373	115	hr	6373	Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act	Social Welfare	2018-07-13	2018-07-13	Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.	House	Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]	DC	D	N000147	0	Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act This bill provides FY2019 supplemental appropriations to the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) for: Operating Expenses, Salaries and Expenses, and the Office of Inspector General. The CNCS must use the funds in a manner that: (1) increases to 500,000 the number of national service positions approved under specified provisions of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, and (2) gives preference to programs which propose to use full-time national service positions.	2023-01-11T13:42:02Z
115-hr-6242	115	hr	6242	Tribal TANF Fairness Act of 2018	Social Welfare	2018-06-27	2018-07-10	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.	House	Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]	CA	R	C001094	1	Tribal TANF Fairness Act of 2018 This bill provides for a tribal government to lease land held in trust or in fee for the administration of a tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.	2023-01-11T13:42:17Z
115-hr-6247	115	hr	6247	XXXXXXX Act of 2018	Social Welfare	2018-06-27	2018-07-10	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.	House	Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14]	IL	R	H001059	0	This bill lowers, from 60 to 50, the minimum age at which a widowed individual may remarry and remain eligible to receive widow's or widower's benefits under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program.	2023-01-11T13:42:17Z
115-hr-6251	115	hr	6251	Social Security Administration Fairness Act	Social Welfare	2018-06-27	2018-07-10	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.	House	Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]	CT	D	L000557	36	Social Security Administration Fairness Act This bill (1) provides funding for certain administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration (SSA); (2) makes individuals eligible to receive Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits beginning in the first month of disability; (3) eliminates the Medicare waiting period for recipients of OASDI benefits; and (4) requires the SSA to satisfy certain public-notice and reporting requirements before closing or consolidating a field office or hearing office.	2023-01-11T13:42:17Z
115-s-3147	115	s	3147	Social Security Administration Fairness Act	Social Welfare	2018-06-27	2018-06-27	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Senate	Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]	VT	I	S000033	6	Social Security Administration Fairness Act This bill (1) provides funding for certain administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration (SSA); (2) makes individuals eligible to receive Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits beginning in the first month of disability; (3) eliminates the Medicare waiting period for recipients of OASDI benefits; and (4) requires the SSA to satisfy certain public-notice and reporting requirements before closing or consolidating a field office or hearing office.	2023-01-11T13:42:06Z
115-hr-6114	115	hr	6114	Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act	Social Welfare	2018-06-14	2018-06-26	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	House	Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]	NY	R	K000210	96	Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act This bill specifies that individuals with metastatic breast cancer are not subject to certain waiting periods for disability insurance benefits under the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program and related Medicare coverage.	2023-01-11T13:42:21Z
115-hr-6084	115	hr	6084	Improving Social Security's Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act	Social Welfare	2018-06-13	2018-07-25	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	House	Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8]	MI	R	B001293	10	Improving Social Security's Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Social Security Administration to provide a single point of contact for any individual whose Social Security account number has been misused. The single point of contact must track the individual's case to completion and coordinate with other specialized units to resolve case issues as quickly as possible.	2023-01-11T13:42:04Z
115-hr-6006	115	hr	6006	Social Security Integrity Act of 2018	Social Welfare	2018-06-05	2018-06-08	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.	House	Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]	IA	R	K000362	1	Social Security Integrity Act of 2018 This bill directs the Social Security Administration (SSA) to implement all of the recommendations described in the memorandum from the Office of the Inspector General of the SSA titled "Numberholders Age 112 or Older Who Did Not Have a Death Entry on the Numident (A-06-14-34030)." (The recommendations relate to record keeping by the SSA with respect to such individuals.)	2023-01-11T13:42:24Z
115-hr-5888	115	hr	5888	Improving Access to Good Jobs for Parents Act	Social Welfare	2018-05-21	2018-06-04	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.	House	Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]	MA	D	N000015	15	Improving Access to Good Jobs for Parents Act This bill establishes, and provides funds for, grants to support the coordination of specified job-related activities through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.	2023-01-11T13:39:28Z
115-sres-517	115	sres	517	A resolution designating May 2018 as "Older Americans Month".	Social Welfare	2018-05-21	2018-05-21	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2796-2797 S2799; text: CR S2797)	Senate	Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]	ME	R	C001035	12	Designates May 2018 as Older Americans Month.	2021-12-16T15:44:15Z
115-hr-5861	115	hr	5861	Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act	Social Welfare	2018-05-17	2018-06-13	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 587.	House	Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]	NE	R	S001172	35	Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act This bill extends through FY2023 and revises the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, the Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood grant program, and the Child Care Entitlement (CCE) grant program. The bill modifies a variety of programmatic requirements as well as funding for the TANF program and related activities. Specifically, the bill: renames the program as the "Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services" program; revises requirements for initial assessments of individuals by state programs; requires state programs to use, and periodically review, individual responsibility plans; revises mandatory work requirements for program recipients; prohibits state programs from using grant funds for direct spending on child care services or child welfare activities; revises state programs' authority to use grant funds for other specified purposes; by FY2023, eliminates the option for state programs to use third-party contributions to satisfy certain maintenance-of-effort requirements; applies to state programs certain provisions of federal law regarding improper payment; limits state programs' option to carry over unobligated grant funds; eliminates the TANF Contingency Fund (which provides additional funds to states in economic distress); increases funding for CCE grants; modifies certain data and reporting requirements; and otherwise revises requirements related to the TANF program and related activities.	2023-01-11T13:39:29Z
115-hr-5835	115	hr	5835	Improving Access to Child Care Act	Social Welfare	2018-05-16	2018-06-04	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.	House	Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8]	MI	R	B001293	1	Improving Access to Child Care Act This bill extends through FY2023, and increases funding for, the Child Care Entitlement grant program under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.	2023-01-11T13:39:30Z
115-hr-5836	115	hr	5836	Supporting Work Through Apprenticeships Act	Social Welfare	2018-05-16	2018-06-04	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.	House	Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8]	MI	R	B001293	3	Supporting Work Through Apprenticeships Act This bill specifies that, for purposes of meeting mandatory work requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, work activities include apprenticeships.	2023-01-11T13:39:30Z
115-hr-5838	115	hr	5838	Improving Access to Work Act	Social Welfare	2018-05-16	2018-06-04	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.	House	Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18]	IL	R	L000585	1	Improving Access to Work Act This bill requires states to use at least 25% of grant funds received under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program for assistance, case management, supportive services, nonrecurring short-term benefits, and certain activities related to work and wages.	2023-01-11T13:39:30Z
115-hr-5842	115	hr	5842	Helping Americans Succeed by Measuring Outcomes Act	Social Welfare	2018-05-16	2018-06-04	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.	House	Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23]	NY	R	R000585	1	Helping Americans Succeed by Measuring Outcomes Act This bill (1) establishes certain performance measures for states receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program grants, and (2) requires states to specify how they will allow for transitional periods of benefits for recipients who become ineligible for TANF benefits due to employment or an increase in wages.	2023-01-11T13:39:30Z
115-hr-5843	115	hr	5843	The Benefits to Employment Act	Social Welfare	2018-05-16	2018-06-04	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.	House	Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]	MO	R	S001195	1	The Benefits to Employment Act This bill modifies the required content and timing of individual responsibility plans under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and requires states to periodically review such plans.	2023-01-11T13:39:30Z
115-hr-5847	115	hr	5847	Protecting Family Resources and Training Options Act	Social Welfare	2018-05-16	2018-06-04	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.	House	Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26]	FL	R	C001107	1	Protecting Family Resources and Training Options Act This bill (1) applies to state Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs specified provisions of federal law regarding improper payment, and (2) eliminates the 12-month limit on counting vocational training as work activities for purposes of meeting mandatory work requirements under the TANF program.	2023-01-11T13:39:30Z
115-hr-5853	115	hr	5853	Preserving Welfare for Needs Not Weed Act	Social Welfare	2018-05-16	2018-06-04	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.	House	Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8]	WA	R	R000578	1	Preserving Welfare for Needs Not Weed Act This bill requires state Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs to maintain policies preventing assistance under the TANF program from being used at an establishment that offers marijuana for sale.	2023-01-11T13:39:29Z
115-hr-5854	115	hr	5854	Improving Transparency in TANF through Data Act	Social Welfare	2018-05-16	2018-06-04	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.	House	Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6]	AZ	R	S001183	5	Improving Transparency in TANF through Data Act This bill expands data and reporting requirements for states under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.	2023-01-11T13:39:29Z
115-hr-5828	115	hr	5828	EASE Act	Social Welfare	2018-05-15	2018-06-04	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.	House	Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]	WV	R	M001180	1	Encouraging Apprenticeships, Spurring Employment Act or the EASE Act This bill requires a state Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to disregard, for a 12-month period, any income earned by an individual participating in a qualified apprenticeship program. Additionally, the bill establishes a penalty on states for noncompliance with such requirement.	2023-01-11T13:39:30Z
115-hr-5785	115	hr	5785	Jobs and Justice Act of 2018	Social Welfare	2018-05-11	2018-05-14	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.	House	Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]	LA	D	R000588	44	Jobs and Justice Act of 2018 This bill addresses a wide variety of domestic policy matters and focuses on economically distressed communities, opportunities for minorities and the disadvantaged, and civil rights enforcement. Included in the programs and requirements affected are those concerning: diversity in contracting; infrastructure development; areas of persistent poverty; job training for youth and older Americans; education of girls and minorities in STEM fields; the federal minimum wage; military family benefits; health care coverage and access; small business investment; commercial investment in underserved areas, including through tax benefits; housing, including affordability and homelessness programs, landlord-tenant matters, public housing, foreclosure mitigation, and discrimination; access to higher education, including through community college attendance; science, technology, and information security education; hate crimes; law enforcement officer conduct; law enforcement resources and administration; juvenile justice; sentencing procedures; voting rights and administration; prison administration; and firearms sales and possession.	2023-01-11T13:39:32Z
115-hr-5738	115	hr	5738	CSA OPPORTUNITY Act	Social Welfare	2018-05-09	2018-06-22	Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.	House	Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]	PA	D	C001090	8	Children's Savings Accounts Offer Parents Plenty of Reasons to Understand and Invest in Tuition Yearly Act or the CSA OPPORTUNITY Act This bill requires that (1) the value of a qualified tuition program be excluded for purposes of a means test under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program or the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits program; and (2) the value of a child's savings account be excluded for purposes of a means test under the TANF program, the SSI benefits program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or the low-income home-energy-assistance program.	2023-01-11T13:39:34Z
115-s-2696	115	s	2696	Supporting Infant Plans of Safe Care Implementation Act	Social Welfare	2018-04-18	2018-04-18	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.	Senate	Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]	PA	D	C001070	0	Supporting Infant Plans of Safe Care Implementation Act This bill establishes a grant program to assist states in developing, updating, and implementing state plans of safe care for infants affected by substance abuse.	2023-01-11T13:39:41Z
115-s-2671	115	s	2671	Social Security 2100 Act	Social Welfare	2018-04-16	2018-04-16	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Senate	Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]	CT	D	B001277	2	Social Security 2100 Act This bill increases various Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits and related taxes. The bill increases the primary insurance amount (e.g., the amount a Social Security beneficiary receives if the beneficiary begins receiving benefits at normal retirement age) by increasing the percentage of the beneficiary's average indexed monthly earnings used to calculate the amount. The Bureau of Labor Statistics shall publish a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers, which the Social Security Administration  (SSA) shall use to calculate cost-of-living adjustments to benefits. Currently, the SSA uses a price index for wage earners to make such adjustments. The bill increases the minimum benefit amount for individuals who worked for more than 10 years by creating an alternative minimum benefit. A qualifying beneficiary shall receive that alternative minimum if it is higher than the standard calculated benefit amount. The bill increases the income threshold that a beneficiary must reach before Social Security benefits are taxable. Increased benefits from this bill shall not count as income when determining an individual's eligibility or benefit amounts for (1) Medicaid, (2) the Children's Health Insurance Program, or (3) the Supplemental Security Income program. Income above $400,000 shall be included when calculating Social Security benefits and taxes. The bill also increases rates for the payroll and self-employment taxes that fund OASDI. The bill establishes the Social Security Trust Fund, which replaces the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund.	2023-01-11T13:39:42Z
115-hr-5489	115	hr	5489	Hope Act	Social Welfare	2018-04-12	2018-04-30	Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.	House	Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4]	KS	R	E000298	0	Hope Opportunity and Prosperity for Everyone Act or the Hope Act This bill (1) limits assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program; (2) restricts eligibility for participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); and (3) otherwise revises provisions related to TANF and SNAP, including with respect to work requirements.	2023-01-11T13:39:52Z
115-s-2653	115	s	2653	Elder Poverty Relief Act	Social Welfare	2018-04-12	2018-04-12	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2121-2123; text of measure as introduced: CR S2122-2123)	Senate	Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]	OR	D	W000779	2	Elder Poverty Relief Act This bill establishes a new poverty-relief benefit under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program for certain individuals entitled to OASDI benefits, disability insurance benefits, or benefits under the Supplemental Security Income program.	2023-01-11T13:39:42Z
115-hr-5431	115	hr	5431	Social Security Administration Accountability Act of 2018	Social Welfare	2018-04-05	2018-04-06	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.	House	Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]	NY	D	H001038	6	Social Security Administration Accountability Act of 2018 This bill (1) revises requirements regarding the content and submission of the annual budget for the Social Security Administration (SSA), and (2) restricts the SSA from closing or consolidating a field or hearing office without providing specified notice and justification.	2023-01-11T13:39:54Z
115-hr-5339	115	hr	5339	Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2018	Social Welfare	2018-03-20	2018-03-20	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.	House	Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]	KY	D	Y000062	25	Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2018 This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 and revises the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act.	2023-01-11T13:40:10Z
115-s-2571	115	s	2571	Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2018	Social Welfare	2018-03-19	2018-03-19	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1792)	Senate	Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]	VT	D	L000174	2	Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2018 This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 and revises the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act.	2023-01-11T13:39:58Z
115-hr-5302	115	hr	5302	BASIC Act	Social Welfare	2018-03-15	2018-03-29	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.	House	Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]	OR	D	D000191	8	Benefit Adjustment of Social Security Income Compensation Act or the BASIC Act This bill requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to continue monthly insurance benefit payments to a beneficiary, on a prorated basis, through the month of the beneficiary's death. The bill also revises the SSA's methodology for calculating certain lump-sum payments to survivors.	2023-01-11T13:40:13Z
115-hres-770	115	hres	770	Supporting the goals and ideals of Social Work Month during March 2018 and World Social Work Day on March 20, 2018.	Social Welfare	2018-03-09	2018-03-09	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.	House	Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]	CA	D	L000551	1	Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Social Work Month and World Social Work Day.	2023-01-11T13:40:04Z
115-hr-5221	115	hr	5221	To prohibit the use of funds to develop, test, deploy, implement, or administer the Disability Case Processing System, and for other purposes.	Social Welfare	2018-03-08	2018-03-20	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.	House	Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]	WI	R	G000576	4	This bill prohibits the Social Security Administration from using funds to develop, test, deploy, implement, or administer the Disability Case Processing System or any similar program unless authorized to do so by Congress.	2023-01-11T13:40:18Z
115-sres-427	115	sres	427	A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Social Work Month during March 2018 and World Social Work Day on March 20, 2018.	Social Welfare	2018-03-08	2018-03-08	Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1582)	Senate	Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]	MI	D	S000770	0	Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Social Work Month during March 2018 and World Social Work Day on March 20, 2018.	2023-01-11T13:39:56Z
115-hr-5164	115	hr	5164	Urban Progress Act of 2018	Social Welfare	2018-03-05	2018-04-06	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.	House	Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]	IL	D	K000385	14	Urban Progress Act of 2018 This bill amends various provisions of law and sets forth new provisions to promote economic development, expand employment opportunities, reduce gun violence, and limit the impact of poverty. Among other things, it: makes permanent the work opportunity tax credit and increases it for employers who hire ex-felons; establishes grants to promote commercial development in underserved communities, to provide career training programs, and to support summer employment opportunities for youth; increases tax deductions for business start-up expenditures and for corporations' organizational expenditures; establishes a working group to develop a national plan to reduce child poverty; increases Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, when school is not in session, for households with minor children; increases the child tax credit for low-income taxpayers; creates a process to expunge and seal certain youth criminal records; authorizes grants to prevent juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity; makes trafficking in firearms a stand-alone criminal offense; requires annual reports on the public health effects of gun violence; broadens the categories of prohibited persons who are barred from receiving or possessing firearms; requires states to submit mental health and criminal history records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; requires federal agencies and departments, including courts, to certify whether they provided disqualifying records of prohibited persons; prohibits firearm transfers between private parties unless a licensed dealer first conducts a background check; requires gun owners to report lost or stolen firearms; and prohibits licensed gun dealers from transferring firearms to unlicensed persons prior to background check completion.	2023-01-11T13:40:20Z
115-s-2484	115	s	2484	SSN Act	Social Welfare	2018-03-01	2018-03-01	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Senate	Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]	WA	D	M001111	0	Stronger Safety Net Act or the SSN Act This bill expands and otherwise revises benefits under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits program. The bill also establishes an additional payroll surtax.	2023-01-11T13:40:02Z
115-hr-4929	115	hr	4929	Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act	Social Welfare	2018-02-05	2018-02-05	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House	Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]	IL	D	B001286	14	Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act This bill requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to pay to states their reasonable costs for compiling and sharing records of deaths with the SSA. Under current law, the SSA is not required to pay the states but may choose to do so. The SSA may share the death data with federal and state agencies for various purposes. Such purposes include ensuring proper payments of benefits and tax administration duties. The Office of Management and Budget shall develop a plan to help federal and state agencies and Indian tribes use the death data.	2023-01-11T13:40:36Z
115-s-2374	115	s	2374	Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act	Social Welfare	2018-02-05	2018-11-13	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 639.	Senate	Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]	DE	D	C000174	10	Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act This bill requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to pay to states their reasonable costs for compiling and sharing records of deaths with the SSA. Under current law, the SSA is not required to pay the states but may choose to do so. The SSA may share the death data with federal and state agencies for various purposes. Such purposes include ensuring proper payments of benefits and tax administration duties. The Office of Management and Budget, Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of the Treasury shall develop plans to help federal and state agencies and Indian tribes use the death data.	2023-01-11T13:40:27Z
115-hres-674	115	hres	674	Honoring the life and legacy of Alan Rabinowitz for his immeasurable contributions to the city of Seattle as a leading philanthropist, educator, community organizer, and public servant.	Social Welfare	2018-01-02	2018-01-02	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.	House	Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]	WA	D	J000298	0	Honors the life and legacy of Alan Rabinowitz and acknowledges his contributions to economic justice, education, civil rights, social justice, and the arts.	2023-01-11T13:38:56Z
115-hres-656	115	hres	656	Honoring the 100th anniversary of Boys Town.	Social Welfare	2017-12-12	2017-12-12	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.	House	Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]	NE	R	B001298	2	Honors the 100th anniversary of Boys Town (a nonprofit organization that provides care and services to children and families).	2023-01-11T13:39:11Z
115-hr-4592	115	hr	4592	To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce.	Social Welfare	2017-12-07	2017-12-07	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	House	Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]	NY	D	L000480	0	This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period following a divorce for a divorced spouse to become entitled to a former spouse's OASDI benefits.	2023-01-11T13:39:17Z
115-hr-4593	115	hr	4593	To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age.	Social Welfare	2017-12-07	2017-12-07	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	House	Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]	NY	D	L000480	0	This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide for full OASDI benefits, without regard to age, for disabled individuals who are widowed. In addition, the bill exempts disabled individuals who are widowed from certain reductions in OASDI benefits and otherwise revises provisions related to such reductions.	2023-01-11T13:39:17Z
115-hr-4594	115	hr	4594	To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for increases in widow's and widower's insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement.	Social Welfare	2017-12-07	2017-12-07	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	House	Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]	NY	D	L000480	0	This bill provides for increases in benefits for widows and widowers under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program on the basis of delayed retirement.	2023-01-11T13:39:17Z
115-hr-4595	115	hr	4595	To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the 7-year restriction on eligibility for widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability.	Social Welfare	2017-12-07	2017-12-07	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	House	Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]	NY	D	L000480	0	This bill repeals the seven-year restriction on eligibility for widow's and widower's insurance benefit payments based on disability.	2023-01-11T13:39:17Z
115-hr-4547	115	hr	4547	Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2018	Social Welfare	2017-12-05	2018-04-13	Became Public Law No: 115-165.	House	Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]	TX	R	J000174	75	Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2018 TITLE I--STRENGTHENING OVERSIGHT AND BENEFICIARY PROTECTION (Sec. 101) This bill requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to make annual grants to each state's protection and advocacy system for the purpose of conducting reviews of representative payees under the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program and the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program. The SSA must also conduct periodic onsite reviews of individual and organizational payees. (Sec. 102) The bill lessens certain monitoring requirements with respect to specified family members who are serving as representative payees. (Sec. 103) The SSA must: (1) enter into agreements with each state for the purpose of sharing information to identify represented minor beneficiaries who are in foster care; and (2) determine the appropriate representative payee for any represented minor beneficiary who has entered foster care, exited foster care, or changed foster care placement in a given month. The Government Accountability Office must report to specified congressional committees on certain issues related to represented minor beneficiaries in foster care. (Sec. 104) The bill modifies provisions related to overpayment liability with respect to a represented minor beneficiary in foster care. (Sec. 105) The SSA must report to specified congressional committees on certain issues related to representative payment with respect to SSI and OASDI benefits. TITLE II--IMPROVING PAYEE SELECTION AND QUALITY (Sec. 201) The bill provides for advance designation of representative payees. (Sec. 202) In general, an individual who has been convicted of a felony, or of an attempt or a conspiracy to commit a felony, may not serve as a representative payee. (Sec. 203) An individual who has a representative payee may not also serve as a representative payee.	2023-03-22T19:50:54Z
115-hr-4521	115	hr	4521	SNAP Simplification for the Elderly Act	Social Welfare	2017-12-01	2017-12-21	Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.	House	Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]	FL	D	L000586	23	SNAP Simplification for the Elderly Act This bill (1) extends the certification period for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for certain households, (2) expands the use of combined applications for SNAP and certain other benefits, and (3) requires the Department of Agriculture to carry out pilot projects to integrate the delivery of various benefits to certain low-income households.	2023-01-11T13:39:19Z
115-s-2173	115	s	2173	COURTS Act	Social Welfare	2017-11-29	2017-11-29	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7407)	Senate	Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]	TX	R	C001056	5	Continuation of Useful Resources to States Act or COURTS Act This bill extends and otherwise revises funding for programs related to child welfare. Specifically, the bill extends through FY2022 funding for (1) the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program, and (2) the grant program for improving courts' handling of foster-care and adoption proceedings.	2023-01-11T13:39:21Z
115-hr-4461	115	hr	4461	COURTS Act	Social Welfare	2017-11-28	2017-11-28	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	House	Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]	TX	R	B000755	4	Continuation of Useful Resources to States Act or COURTS Act This bill extends and otherwise revises funding for programs related to child welfare. Specifically, the bill extends funding through FY2022 for the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program; extends funding through FY2022 for, and otherwise revises, the grant program for improving courts' handling of foster-care and adoption proceedings; and provides funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Contingency Fund for FY2019 and decreases the amount of funding available to the fund for FY2018.	2023-01-11T13:37:58Z
115-hres-633	115	hres	633	Supporting the designation of "#GivingTuesday" and supporting strong incentives for all people of the United States to give generously.	Social Welfare	2017-11-28	2017-11-28	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	House	Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]	HI	D	G000571	2	Recognizes that the United States needs a strong and vibrant charitable and philanthropic sector to enable communities to meet local needs. Expresses support for: (1) the designation of #GivingTuesday as a way to encourage charitable giving, and (2) strong incentives for all Americans to give generously to charitable organizations by protecting the charitable deduction and incentives that encourage philanthropy and volunteering.	2023-01-11T13:37:55Z
115-hr-4401	115	hr	4401	Recidivism Reduction Act	Social Welfare	2017-11-15	2017-11-17	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	House	Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]	IN	D	C001072	0	Recidivism Reduction Act This bill requires the reinstatement of Medicaid benefits and Social Security disability benefits that were suspended due to a beneficiary's incarceration. Specifically, the bill requires: the post-release reinstatement of a beneficiary's Medicaid benefits without a requirement for the beneficiary to reapply; the post-release reinstatement of a beneficiary's Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits without a requirement for the beneficiary to reapply, if the beneficiary received SSI benefits on the basis of blindness or disability; and the establishment of a system for a beneficiary who received Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits on the basis of disability to apply, prior to release, for the resumption of OASDI benefits.	2023-01-11T13:38:00Z
115-s-2089	115	s	2089	LGBT Elder Americans Act of 2017	Social Welfare	2017-11-07	2017-11-07	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.	Senate	Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]	CO	D	B001267	6	LGBT Elder Americans Act of 2017 This bill amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to include the specific needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals among the "greatest social needs" served under that Act. An LGBT individual shall be considered a "minority" for purposes of services provided under the Act. The bill authorizes the Administration of Aging to designate within it a person with responsibility for addressing issues affecting LGBT older individuals. In addition, the administration shall conduct studies and collect data to determine the services needed by LGBT older individuals.  The administration shall establish and operate the National Resource Center on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Aging to provide national, state, and local organizations with the information and technical assistance needed by those organizations to effectively serve LGBT older individuals. The Long-Term Care Ombudsman of each state shall, as a condition of receiving certain federal funding under the Act,  collect and analyze data related to discrimination against LGBT older individuals in long-term care settings.	2023-01-11T13:39:24Z
115-hr-4222	115	hr	4222	Ruthie and Connie LGBT Elder Americans Act of 2017	Social Welfare	2017-11-02	2017-11-02	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.	House	Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]	OR	D	B001278	29	Ruthie and Connie LGBT Elder Americans Act of 2017 This bill amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to include the specific needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals among the "greatest social needs" served under that Act. An LGBT individual shall be considered a "minority" for purposes of services provided under the Act. The bill authorizes the Administration of Aging to designate within it a person with responsibility for addressing issues affecting LGBT older individuals. In addition, the administration shall conduct studies and collect data to determine the services needed by LGBT older individuals.  The administration shall establish and operate the National Resource Center on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Aging to provide national, state, and local organizations with the information and technical assistance needed by those organizations to effectively serve LGBT older individuals. The Long-Term Care Ombudsman of each state shall, as a condition of receiving certain federal funding under the Act,  collect and analyze data related to discrimination against LGBT older individuals in long-term care settings.	2023-01-11T13:38:08Z
115-hr-4167	115	hr	4167	Coordinating Assistance for TANF Recipients Act	Social Welfare	2017-10-27	2017-10-27	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	House	Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]	IN	R	W000813	1	Coordinating Assistance for TANF Recipients Act This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program for state demonstration projects that provide coordinated case management to help TANF recipients increase their employment and self-sufficiency.	2023-01-11T13:38:21Z
115-s-2025	115	s	2025	Coordinating Assistance for TANF Recipients Act	Social Welfare	2017-10-26	2017-10-26	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Senate	Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]	IN	R	Y000064	0	Coordinating Assistance for TANF Recipients Act This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program for state demonstration projects that provide coordinated case management to help TANF recipients increase their employment and self-sufficiency.	2023-01-11T13:38:13Z
115-s-2029	115	s	2029	ACTION for National Service Act	Social Welfare	2017-10-26	2017-10-26	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6855-6856)	Senate	Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]	RI	D	R000122	5	America's Call To Improve Opportunities Now for National Service Act or the ACTION for National Service Act This bill (1) converts the Corporation for National and Community Service into the National and Community Service Administration and revises its membership, leadership, and authority; (2) reauthorizes programs carried out by the administration; (3) establishes a National Service Foundation to accept and administer gifts on behalf of the administration; (4) modifies the calculation of national service educational awards; and (5) otherwise modifies provisions related to national and volunteer service programs.	2023-01-11T13:38:13Z
115-hr-4074	115	hr	4074	Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2017	Social Welfare	2017-10-16	2017-10-26	Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.	House	Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]	CA	D	L000551	25	Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2017 This bill establishes and expands various programs related to education, housing, employment, and social welfare. The Department of Education must award grants to states for the development and implementation of prekindergarten programs. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention within the Department of Justice may award grants to assist communities in addressing juvenile delinquency and gang prevention. The bill expands: the Pell Grant program, the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program, and the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs. With respect to housing, the bill: phases out the federal mortgage-interest income-tax deduction, replacing it with a new mortgage-interest income-tax credit; expands the federal low-income housing income-tax credit; expands certain affordable-housing programs; and establishes a federal income-tax credit for low-income renters. With respect to employment, the bill: expands unemployment compensation benefits; establishes several new employment-related programs to be carried out by the Department of Labor; establishes a tax credit for employers that hire long-term unemployed individuals; establishes prohibitions on employment discrimination based on an individual's status as unemployed; increases the federal minimum wage, incrementally over a period of seven years, to $15.00 per hour. In addition, the bill: expands the federal earned-income tax credit, makes refundable a federal income-tax credit for dependent care expenses, and expands eligibility for certain child-care benefits. The bill also establishes: within the Congressional Budget Office, a Poverty Impact Division; and within the Department of Health and Human Services, a Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty.	2023-01-11T13:38:24Z
115-hr-4076	115	hr	4076	Seniors' Security Act of 2017	Social Welfare	2017-10-16	2017-11-16	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.	House	Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]	NJ	D	N000188	0	Seniors' Security Act of 2017 This bill requires the use of a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-E) to calculate certain cost-of-living adjustments with respect to the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits program and certain other federal retirement benefits. The Department of Labor must prepare and publish the CPI-E for each calendar month. The bill also limits certain increases in Medicare premiums.	2023-01-11T13:38:24Z
115-s-1944	115	s	1944	Disaster Income Assistance Act of 2017	Social Welfare	2017-10-05	2017-10-05	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Senate	Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]	FL	D	N000032	0	Disaster Income Assistance Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to waive the 30-day residency requirement with respect to SSI benefits for an individual who evacuates from an emergency area in Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin Islands. Under current law, an individual who has been outside of the United States for 30 consecutive days is generally ineligible to receive SSI benefits until the individual has returned to the United States and resided there for 30 consecutive days.	2023-01-11T13:38:16Z
115-hr-3934	115	hr	3934	No Social Security for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2017	Social Welfare	2017-10-03	2017-10-03	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	House	Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48]	CA	R	R000409	7	No Social Security for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2017 This bill prohibits an individual from collecting Social Security benefits based on wages and income earned for services illegally performed in the United States while the individual was an alien.	2023-01-11T13:38:29Z
115-s-1829	115	s	1829	Strong Families Act of 2017	Social Welfare	2017-09-19	2017-09-19	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Senate	Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]	IA	R	G000386	28	Strong Families Act of 2017 This bill amends title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) of the Social Security Act to reauthorize through FY2022, and otherwise revise, the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program. Under current law, grantees were required, after three years of program implementation, to demonstrate improvement in specified benchmark areas. The bill requires grantees to continue to track and demonstrate, on a triennial basis, improvement in applicable benchmark areas. A grantee that fails to do so must develop and implement a corrective action plan, subject to approval by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS shall terminate a program grant made to a grantee that implements such a plan but continues to fail to demonstrate improvement. As a condition for receiving grant funds under the program, a state must review and update its statewide needs assessment by October 1, 2020. A grantee may use a portion of program grant funds to support a "pay-for-outcomes initiative" (a performance-based grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, awarded by a public entity, in which a commitment is made to pay for improved outcomes that result in social benefit and public-sector cost savings). HHS must designate data-exchange standards applicable to the program.	2023-01-11T13:38:34Z
115-hr-3732	115	hr	3732	Emergency Aid to American Survivors of Hurricanes Irma and Jose Overseas Act	Social Welfare	2017-09-11	2017-09-12	Signed by President.	House	Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8]	WA	R	R000578	0	(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.) Emergency Aid to American Survivors of Hurricanes Irma and Jose Overseas Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends title XI (General Provisions) of the Social Security Act to increase, from $1 million to $25 million, the maximum amount of temporary assistance that may be provided annually in FY2017-FY2018. ("Temporary assistance" refers to money payments, temporary lodging, transportation, and other goods and services necessary for the health and welfare of U.S. citizens and their dependents who return from a foreign country due to a crisis and are without available resources.)	2023-09-05T16:11:40Z
115-s-1739	115	s	1739	BASIC Act	Social Welfare	2017-08-03	2017-08-03	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Senate	Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]	CT	D	M001169	0	Benefit Adjustment of Social Security Income Compensation Act or the BASIC Act This bill requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to continue monthly insurance benefit payments to a beneficiary, on a prorated basis, through the month of the beneficiary's death. The bill also revises the SSA's methodology for calculating certain lump-sum payments to survivors.	2023-01-11T13:38:47Z
115-hr-3594	115	hr	3594	Social Security Debt Recovery Act of 2017	Social Welfare	2017-07-28	2017-09-06	Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.	House	Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]	TX	R	J000174	1	Social Security Debt Recovery Act of 2017 This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to specify that the amount of any overpayment of OASDI benefits to an individual, and any obligation of the individual to repay such overpayment, shall be determined solely under the OASDI program. Therefore, such overpayment shall not otherwise be subject to garnishment or to the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law.	2023-01-11T13:37:13Z
115-hr-3461	115	hr	3461	Improving Care for Vulnerable Older Citizens through Workforce Advancement Act of 2017	Social Welfare	2017-07-27	2017-07-27	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.	House	Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]	PA	D	C001090	0	Improving Care for Vulnerable Older Citizens through Workforce Advancement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to direct the Administration on Aging to award grants for eligible consortia of health care providers and facilities to carry out six separate demonstration projects that focus on care coordination and service delivery for older individuals who have chronic illness or are at risk of institutional placement. Specifically, demonstration projects shall focus on: (1) using the abilities of direct-care workers to promote smooth transitions in care and help prevent unnecessary hospital readmissions, (2) maintaining and improving the health status of those with multiple chronic conditions and long-term needs, and (3) training direct-care workers to take on deeper clinical responsibilities.	2023-01-11T13:37:18Z
115-hr-3423	115	hr	3423	Social Security Commission Act of 2017	Social Welfare	2017-07-26	2017-07-26	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House	Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]	MD	D	D000620	5	Social Security Commission Act of 2017 This bill temporarily establishes, within the legislative branch, the Commission on Long Term Social Security Solvency. The commission must submit to Congress recommendations and proposed legislation for achieving, for a period of at least 75 years, solvency in both of the Social Security trust funds. The bill provides for expedited consideration of proposed legislation recommended by the commission.	2023-01-11T13:37:19Z
115-hr-3432	115	hr	3432	Social Security Travel Reimbursement Reform Act of 2017	Social Welfare	2017-07-26	2017-07-26	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	House	Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]	TX	R	J000174	0	Social Security Travel Reimbursement Reform Act of 2017 This bill removes representatives of claimants for Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits from the list of individuals for whom certain travel expenses must be reimbursed using Social Security trust funds. The Social Security Administration may authorize such a representative's travel expenses to instead be reimbursed by the claimant.	2023-01-11T13:37:19Z
115-hr-3437	115	hr	3437	TANF Accountability and Integrity Improvement Act	Social Welfare	2017-07-26	2017-07-26	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	House	Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large]	SD	R	N000184	0	TANF Accountability and Integrity Improvement Act This bill restricts states from counting certain third-party contributions or other specified expenditures as state spending for purposes of maintenance-of-effort requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.	2023-01-11T13:37:19Z
115-hr-3438	115	hr	3438	Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act	Social Welfare	2017-07-26	2017-07-26	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	House	Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large]	SD	R	N000184	0	Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act This bill requires a state participating in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to report to the Administration for Children and Families on specified indicators that measure the state's program performance levels.	2023-01-11T13:37:19Z
115-hr-3381	115	hr	3381	Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2017	Social Welfare	2017-07-25	2017-07-25	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.	House	Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]	IL	D	D000096	4	Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2017 This bill establishes, within the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Child Poverty. The primary goal of the working group shall be to develop a national plan for reducing to zero, within specified timeframes, the number of children living in poverty and extreme poverty in the United States. The national plan devised by the working group shall also include recommendations for: (1) understanding the root causes of child poverty, (2) improving access to anti-poverty programs, (3) eliminating disparate rates of child poverty based on specified demographic factors, (4) improving access to quality jobs, (5) connecting low-income children and families to education and job training, and (6) shifting the measures and policies of federal anti-poverty programs toward the goal of helping individuals and families achieve long-term economic stability. The bill also specifies additional duties, membership, and reporting requirements for the working group.	2023-01-11T13:37:21Z
115-hr-3385	115	hr	3385	GRIDD Act of 2017	Social Welfare	2017-07-25	2017-07-25	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	House	Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]	TX	R	J000174	3	Guiding Responsible and Improved Disability Decisions Act of 2017 or the GRIDD Act of 2017 This bill requires the Social Security Administration to prescribe rules and regulations that update the medical-vocational guidelines used in disability determinations. Such rules and regulations shall include full consideration of: (1) new employment opportunities made possible by advances in treatment, rehabilitation, and technology; and (2) the effect of prevalent languages on education.	2023-01-11T13:37:21Z

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