Returned Americans Protection Act of 2006

To amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act to temporarily increase funding for the program of temporary assistance for United States citizens returned from foreign countries, and for other purposes.

7/27/2006--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries)
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on July 26, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide temporary assistance to U.S. citizens and their dependents if they:
(1) are identified by the Department of State as having returned, or been brought, from a foreign country to the United States because of the citizen's destitution or the citizen's or a dependent's illness, or because of war, threat of war, invasion, or similar crisis; and
(2) are without available resources.
Increases from $1 million to $6 million the maximum total amount of such temporary assistance provided during FY2006.
Amends SSA title IV part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) to provide that if a state agency responsible for administration of the food stamp program under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 transmits to the Secretary of Health and Human Services the names and Social Security account numbers of individuals, the Secretary shall disclose to the state agency information on them and their employers maintained in the National Directory of New Hires.
Requires the Secretary to make such a disclosure only to the extent that it would not interfere with the effective operation of the child support and establishment of paternity program.
Prohibits a state agency from disclosing information provided under this Act except for purposes for administering a food stamp program. Prescribes data security and control policies and establishes a penalty for misuse of information.


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Sponsor

• William Thomas

Committees

• House Ways and Means

Amendments

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Amendments to H.R.5865

Number	Status	Purpose
S.Amdt.4695	Pass	In the nature of a substitute.

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		This Bill Has Become Law
July 24, 2006		July 25, 2006		July 26, 2006		July 27, 2006		July 27, 2006

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• Jul 27, 2006. Presented to President.
• Signed on Jul 27, 2006.
• Enacted on Jul 27, 2006. Became Public Law No: 109-250.
• Jul 26, 2006: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.
• Jul 26, 2006: Mr. Herger asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment.
• Passed by Unanimous Consent in the Senate on Jul 26, 2006. Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
• Jul 26, 2006: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
• Jul 26, 2006. Cleared for White House.
• Passed by voice vote in the House on Jul 25, 2006. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
• Jul 25, 2006: Considered under suspension of the rules.
• Jul 25, 2006: Received in the Senate.
• Introduced on Jul 24, 2006.
• Jul 24, 2006: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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• Welfare
• Americans in foreign countries
• Arab-Israeli conflict
• Armed forces
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• Budgets
• Child support
• Children
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Cost accounting
• Defense policy
• Directories
• Emergency housing
• Emergency management
• Employee selection
• Evacuation of civilians
• Families
• Federal-state relations
• Food
• Food stamps
• Foreign policy
• Government information
• Government paperwork
• Governmental investigations
• Housing
• Immigration
• International affairs
• Labor
• Lebanon
• Middle East and North Africa
• Paternity
• Repatriation
• Social security
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