H.R.3659 - Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act

To reauthorize the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act as passed house.
  • Short: Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act as introduced.
  • Official: To reauthorize the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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Official Summary

12/15/2011--Passed House amended. Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of SSA title IV to extend the TANF program through FY2012. Directs the Secretary of HHS to designate standard data elements for any category of info

Official Summary

12/15/2011--Passed House amended. Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of SSA title IV to extend the TANF program through FY2012. Directs the Secretary of HHS to designate standard data elements for any category of information required to be reported under TANF. Requires states to maintain policies and practices necessary to prevent the use of state TANF assistance in any transaction in any:
(1) liquor store;
(2) casino, gambling casino, or gaming establishment; or
(3) retail establishment which provides adult-oriented entertainment in which performers disrobe or perform in an unclothed state for entertainment. Prescribes an administrative penalty for states which failure to enforce such requirement.

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Organizations Supporting H.R.3659

  • National Association of Social Workers
  • American Public Human Services Association

Organizations Opposing H.R.3659

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02/23/12
Economic Legislation: The Temporary Assistance for Needy ...

They passed the House a second time as a stand-alone TANF measure, H.R. 3659, on December 15, 2011. The short-term extension of TANF defers major budget and policy decisions related to the block grant. Most federal ...

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02/23/12
Economic Legislation: The Temporary Assistance for Needy ...

They passed the House a second time as a stand-alone TANF measure, H.R. 3659, on December 15, 2011. The short-term extension of TANF defers major budget and policy decisions related to the block grant. Most federal ...

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02/23/12
Economic Legislation: The Temporary Assistance for Needy ...

They passed the House a second time as a stand-alone TANF measure, H.R. 3659, on December 15, 2011. The short-term extension of TANF defers major budget and policy decisions related to the block grant. Most federal ...

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