Open Congress : Human Resources - Major Bill Actions

Bill Introduced: H.R.970 Elimination of Single Parent Tax Act of 2013

2013-03-04T19:00:00Z

To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to prohibit States from charging child support recipients for the collection of child support.

Bill Introduced: H.R.948 Standard Data and Technology Advancement Act of 2013

2013-03-04T19:00:00Z

To establish consistent requirements for the electronic content and format of data used in the administration of certain human services programs under the Social Security Act.

Bill Introduced: H.R.909 Welfare Integrity Act of 2013

2013-02-27T19:00:00Z

To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to implement a drug testing program for applicants for and recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.

Bill Introduced: H.R.898 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2013

2013-02-27T19:00:00Z

To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2014 through 2017 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.814 RISE Out of Poverty Act

2013-02-24T19:00:00Z

To reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families and related programs.

Bill Introduced: H.R.680 Rilya Wilson Act

2013-02-12T19:00:00Z

To require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.651 Strengthening Refugee Resettlement Act

2013-02-12T19:00:00Z

To modify provisions of law relating to refugee resettlement, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.364 Supplemental Security Income Equality Act

2013-01-22T19:00:00Z

To extend the supplemental security income program to Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.365 Territorial TANF Equity Act of 2013

2013-01-22T19:00:00Z

To amend the Social Security Act to eliminate the cap on certain payments under the TANF program to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.102 Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2013

2013-01-02T19:00:00Z

To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents.

Bill Introduced: H.R.91 To extend the supplemental security income benefits program to Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.

2013-01-02T19:00:00Z

To extend the supplemental security income benefits program to Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.

Bill Introduced: H.R.51 Hire Just One Act of 2013

2013-01-02T19:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an employment assistance voucher program for the unemployed.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6256 Recidivism Reduction Act

2012-07-31T20:00:00Z

To ensure prompt access to Supplemental Security Income, Social Security disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6128 Help Separated Families Act of 2012

2012-07-12T20:00:00Z

To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure that immigration status alone does not disqualify a parent, legal guardian, or relative from being a placement for a foster child, to prohibit a State, county, or other political subdivision of a State from filing for termination of parental rights in foster care cases in which an otherwise fit and willing parent or legal guardian has been deported or is involved in (including detention pursuant to) an immigration proceeding, unless certain conditions have been met, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6035 Protecting Adoption and Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2012

2012-06-26T20:00:00Z

To promote permanent families for children, privacy and safety for unwed mothers, responsible fatherhood, and security for adoptive parents by establishing a National Responsible Father Registry and encouraging States to enter into agreements to contribute the information contained in the State's Responsible Father Registry to the National Responsible Father Registry, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6021 Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2012

2012-06-25T20:00:00Z

To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5876 Increasing Educational Stability for Children in Foster Care Act

2012-05-30T20:00:00Z

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide educational stability for children in foster care, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5868 Fostering Success in Education Act

2012-05-29T20:00:00Z

To provide children in foster care with school stability and equal access to educational opportunities.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5824 Territorial TANF Equity Act of 2012

2012-05-16T20:00:00Z

To amend the Social Security Act to eliminate the cap on certain payments under the TANF program to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5188 Ensuring Child Care for Working Families Act of 2012

2012-04-26T20:00:00Z

To provide guaranteed child care assistance for low-income families.