S 501 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Social Services Block Grant Restoration Act of 2001

Introduced Mar 8, 2001 Originated Senate Sponsor Bob Graham D-FL

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Latest action · Mar 8, 2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 8, 2001
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Social Services Block Grant Restoration Act of 2001 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to restore the authority of States to transfer up to ten percent of TANF funds to carry out State programs pursuant to SSA title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services).

Amends SSA title XX to: (1) restore funds to States and territories for FY 2001 and 2002 and each fiscal year thereafter; and (2) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to compile information on State activities carried out under SSA title XX and report it annually to Congress.

Cosponsors 28

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 8, 2001 to Jul 25, 2001; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-ARBlanche L. LincolnOriginalMar 8, 2001
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalMar 8, 2001
D-CTChristopher J. DoddOriginalMar 8, 2001
D-NYHillary Rodham ClintonOriginalMar 8, 2001
R-VTJames M. JeffordsOriginalMar 8, 2001
D-LAJohn B. BreauxOriginalMar 8, 2001
D-WVJohn D. Rockefeller IVOriginalMar 8, 2001
D-MAJohn F. KerryOriginalMar 8, 2001
I-CTJoseph I. LiebermanOriginalMar 8, 2001
D-LAMary L. LandrieuOriginalMar 8, 2001
D-GAMax ClelandOriginalMar 8, 2001
R-MEOlympia J. SnoweOriginalMar 8, 2001
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalMar 8, 2001
D-MNPaul D. WellstoneOriginalMar 8, 2001
D-NJRobert G. TorricelliOriginalMar 8, 2001
D-SDTim JohnsonOriginalMar 8, 2001
D-CADianne FeinsteinMar 12, 2001
R-MESusan M. CollinsMar 12, 2001
D-MAEdward M. KennedyMar 20, 2001
D-WIHerb KohlMar 20, 2001
D-NCJohn EdwardsMar 20, 2001
D-MOJean CarnahanMar 27, 2001
D-MNMark DaytonApr 4, 2001
D-MDPaul S. SarbanesMay 1, 2001
D-VTPatrick J. LeahyMay 2, 2001
R-ARTim HutchinsonJun 7, 2001
D-MIDebbie StabenowJul 19, 2001
D-MDBarbara A. MikulskiJul 25, 2001

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateFinance Committee
Referred Mar 8, 2001

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 8, 2001Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 8, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2082)
  3. Mar 8, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S2406Jean Carnahan D-MOApr 9, 2002
SenateDebate and remarks S2082Bob Graham D-FLMar 8, 2001

Research

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Printed hearings 2

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 107-820DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003746 pagesAppropriations CommitteeMar 7, 2002–Jun 6, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-105SAVING OUR SENIORS: PREVENTING ELDER ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION110 pagesAging (Special) CommitteeJun 14, 2001

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to amend titles IV and XX of the Social Security Act to restore funding for the Social Services Block Grant, to restore the ability of States to transfer up to 10 percent of TANF funds to carry out activities under such block grant, and to require an annual report on such activities by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Short Titles as Introduced
Social Services Block Grant Restoration Act of 2001

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 8, 2001Introduced in Senate

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