S 2648 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Working Toward Independence Act of 2002

Introduced Jun 19, 2002 Originated Senate Sponsor Tim Hutchinson R-AR

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 19, 2002 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Progress

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IntroducedJun 19, 2002
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Working Toward Independence Act of 2002 - Amends title IV (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to reauthorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) to award state family assistance grants.

Authorizes States to use grants for healthy marriage promotion activities and requires the Secretary to make bonus grants to each State that has achieved formulated employment goals.

Revises requirements for the consideration of certain child care expenditures in determining State compliance with contingency fund requirements.

Revises State work participation requirements, incorporating a 40-hour work week standard.

Revises requirements for the use of TANF grants. Repeals the Secretary's authority to make loans to State welfare programs and revises State work participation requirements.

Authorizes the Secretary to develop TANF performance measures. Makes appropriations for research, demonstrations, and technical assistance.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public and nonprofit community entities for demonstration projects to test the effectiveness of various approaches to create a Fatherhood Program.

Permits States the option to make TANF programs mandatory partners with one-stop employment training centers.

Reauthorizes funding for State child care entitlement programs and revises State requirements for child support payments.

Amends SSA title XI (General Provisions) to eliminate specified limitations on the Secretary's authority to approve demonstration projects and grant waivers.

Amends SSA title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) to require the Commissioner of Social Security to review State agency blindness and disability determinations.

Authorizes the administering Secretary to authorize innovative State demonstration projects involving individual programs, or integrating multiple public assistance, employment security, and other programs to support working families.

Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to require the Secretary to establish a program to make grants to States to provide food assistance and funds to operate employment and training programs for needy individuals.

Extends abstinence education funding and reauthorizes transitional medical assistance.

Cosponsors 14

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 19, 2002 to Jul 10, 2002, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-WY	Craig Thomas	Original	Jun 19, 2002
R-OK	James M. Inhofe	Original	Jun 19, 2002
R-AL	Jeff Sessions	Original	Jun 19, 2002
R-AZ	Jon Kyl	Original	Jun 19, 2002
D-TX	Phil Gramm	Original	Jun 19, 2002
R-MS	Trent Lott	Original	Jun 19, 2002
R-TN	William H. Frist	Original	Jun 19, 2002
R-OK	Don Nickles		Jun 21, 2002
R-WY	Michael B. Enzi		Jun 21, 2002
R-KY	Jim Bunning		Jun 24, 2002
R-NM	Pete V. Domenici		Jun 24, 2002
R-NH	Bob Smith		Jun 25, 2002
R-KS	Sam Brownback		Jun 25, 2002
D-AL	Richard C. Shelby		Jul 10, 2002

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 19, 2002Introduced in Senate
Jun 19, 2002Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 19, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5778-5779)

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.

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