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Protecting Foster Youth Resources to Promote Self-Sufficiency Act [HB-5737]
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[Human Services ]
[Social Security ]
[Poverty ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Protecting Foster Youth Resources to Promote Self-Sufficiency Act This bill amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI)) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to prohibit a state or local government agency serving as representative payee for an eligible individual in foster care under state responsibility from using any OASDI or SSI benefits to reimburse the state for: foster care maintenance payments, or other payments made by the state or political subdivision of the state to cover any
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Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 07/21/2016
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Serve More Kids Act [HB-5699]
[Children and Youth ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Serve More Kids Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gwen Moore
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 09/19/2016
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Urban Progress Act of 2016 [HB-5671]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Housing ]
Urban Progress Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 08/30/2016
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Medicaid and CHIP Quality Improvement Act of 2016 [HB-5542]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
Medicaid and CHIP Quality Improvement Act of 2016 This bill amends titles XI (General Provisions) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to expand reporting requirements with respect to the quality of care provided under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Current law requires a state that contracts with a Medicaid managed organization to develop and implement a quality assessment and improvement strategy. The bill extends this requirement to state contracts with providers of comparable primary care case management
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Sponsored by: Rep. Yvette D. Clarke
Introduced In House on 06/21/2016
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Enhancing Educational Opportunities for all Students Act [HB-554]
[Education ]
[Taxes ]
[Children and Youth ]
Enhancing Educational Opportunities for all Students Act Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow a state educational agency to allocate grant funds among local educational agencies based on the number of eligible children (children age 5 to 17 from a family with an income below the poverty level) enrolled in the public schools and the state-accredited private schools within each local agency's geographic jurisdiction. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow payment of home school expenses from Coverdell education
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/29/2015
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Look-back Elimination Act of 2016 [HB-5477]
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[Social Security ]
[Human Services ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Look-back Elimination Act of 2016 This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to eliminate the requirement that, to be eligible for foster care maintenance payments, a child would have been eligible for aid under the former Aid to Families with Dependent Children program (AFDC) (predecessor of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program under part A of SSAct title IV) at the time of removal from the home. The sense of the Congress is expressed that: (1) the AFDC eligibility
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Lewis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 06/16/2016
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Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2016 [HB-5475]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 09/19/2016
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Partnership Grants to Strengthen Families Affected by Parental Substance Abuse Act of 2016 [HB-5473]
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[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
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Partnership Grants to Strengthen Families Affected by Parental Substance Abuse Act of 2016 This bill amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Services Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to award regional and state partnership grants to address the substance use needs of families in the child welfare system. State part B plans shall require state child welfare agencies to have in effect a protocol for coordinating substance abuse prevention and treatment services with child welfare services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Danny K. Davis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 06/16/2016
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ACE Kids Act of 2015 Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015 [HB-546]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
ACE Kids Act of 2015 Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015 Amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program. Requires an MCCC program, among other things, to coordinate, integrate, and provide for the furnishing of the full range of MCCC program services to enrolled
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/30/2015
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Family First Prevention Services Act of 2016 [HB-5456]
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[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
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Family First Prevention Services Act of 2016 TITLE I--INVESTING IN PREVENTION AND FAMILY SERVICES Subtitle A--Prevention Activities Under Title IV-E (Sec. 111) This bill amends Part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to require state plans under SSAct title IV part A (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) (TANF), at state option, to furnish foster care prevention and family services or programs for children who are candidates for foster care or who are pregnant or parenting foster youth, as well
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Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 527. on 06/23/2016
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SNAP Healthy Incentives Act of 2016 [HB-5423]
[Food ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
SNAP Healthy Incentives Act of 2016 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide a financial incentive for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) participants to purchase fruits and vegetables.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 06/30/2016
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Immigration for a Competitive America Act of 2016 [HB-5398]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Agriculture ]
[National Security ]
[Taxes ]
[International ]
Immigration for a Competitive America Act of 2016 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to reduce the annual cap for family-sponsored immigrants and increase the annual cap for certain employment-sponsored immigrants. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall establish an employment eligibility verification system (EEVS), patterned after the E-Verify system. (The current paper-based I-9 system is eliminated.) An employer shall verify that an individual is not an unauthorized alien by: (1) obtaining the individual's social security
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Rice
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 08/19/2016
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Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5393]
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[Finance ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Crime ]
[Energy ]
[Healthcare ]
[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Insurance ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
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[National Security ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Aerospace ]
[Immigration ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Voting Rights ]
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations for the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice (DOJ), science agencies, and several related agencies. Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2017 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Provides appropriations to the Department of Commerce for: the International Trade Administration, the Bureau of Industry and Security, the Economic Development Administration, the Minority Business Development Agency, Economic and Statistical Analysis,
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Abney Culberson
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 114-605, By Mr. Culberson. on 06/07/2016
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Preserving Access to Medicaid for Americans Act of 2016 [HB-5375]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
Preserving Access to Medicaid for Americans Act of 2016 This bill amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act to eliminate: (1) certain Medicaid payment reductions with respect to states that did not implement Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and (2) specified maintenance of effort requirements with respect to CHIP.
Sponsored by: Sen. Markwayne Mullin
Introduced In House on 05/27/2016
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All Kids Matter Act [HB-5364]
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[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Housing ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Social Security ]
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All Kids Matter Act This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to revise state plan requirements to require: the state to identify and provide appropriate prevention, intervention, and support services before placing a child in foster care as part of its reasonable efforts to preserve and reunify families; that all at-risk children, children in foster care, and children who have left foster care to return home through reunification or reinstatement of parental rights, or for kinship
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Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 06/03/2016
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Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act [HB-5360]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Poverty ]
[Social Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
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Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act This bill requires the President to include in the annual budget proposal the total level of means-tested welfare spending by the federal, state, and local governments for the most recent fiscal year for which such data is available, and estimated levels for the current and 10 ensuing fiscal years. For each of FY2018-FY2028 each state that receives means-tested welfare spending by the federal government shall report annually to the Congressional Budget Office on the total amount of such spending by the state
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Meadows
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 06/10/2016
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Improving Supports for Kinship Caregivers Act of 2016 [HB-5354]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Social Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
Improving Supports for Kinship Caregivers Act of 2016 This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to require a state receiving a family assistance grant to ensure that the state agency administering the TANF program: employs a primary kinship resource employee trained to give legal custody and guardianship guidance to a relative caregiver of a TANF-receiving minor child; and notifies the relative caregiver of options to participate in the child's care and placement. The
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Sponsored by: Rep. Danny K. Davis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 06/03/2016
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HAND UP Act Help Americans in Need Develop their Ultimate Potential Act [HB-534]
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[Poverty ]
[Housing ]
[Food ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Social Security ]
[Economic Development ]
[Human Rights ]
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[Funding ]
HAND UP Act Help Americans in Need Develop their Ultimate Potential Act Establishes a framework for the head of a state entity or of a sub-state entity administering two or more qualified federal programs to participate in a demonstration project, approved by the administering Secretary, that supports individuals and families with the goal of moving them towards self-sufficiency, reducing welfare dependence, and increasing work and earnings. Authorizes the administering Secretary to waive program requirements for purposes of the demonstration. Specifies
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Sponsored by: Rep. Carlos Curbelo
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/29/2015
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Fighting Medicare Fraud Act of 2016 [HB-5267]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Fighting Medicare Fraud Act of 2016 This bill amends title XI (General Provisions) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to expand the authority of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to exclude from participation in federal health programs certain affiliates of a sanctioned entity. (A "sanctioned entity" is one that has been convicted of one of several specified crimes or excluded from participation under either Medicare or a state health care program.) The bill also establishes criminal penalties for the illegal purchase, sale, or
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Sponsored by: Rep. William R. Keating
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/20/2016
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Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2016 [HB-5215]
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[Food ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Health ]
[Social Security ]
[Human Services ]
[Healthcare ]
Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2016 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to revise the requirements for calculating Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits. The bill increases the minimum SNAP benefit and requires benefits to be calculated using a low-cost food plan. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must determine the requirements for the low-cost food plan, which is the diet required to feed a family of four, consisting of: a man and a woman 19-50 years of age, a child
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 05/20/2016