HR 1858 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Social Services Block Grant Restoration Act

Latest action · May 14, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedApr 29, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Social Services Block Grant Restoration Act - Amends title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) (SSBG) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide a permanent funding level of 2.8 billion dollars for the SSBG program.

Amends SSA title IV part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) to authorize States to use up to ten percent of their TANF funds to carry out SSBG programs.

Cosponsors 33

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 29, 2003 to Sep 14, 2004; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CARobert T. MatsuiOriginalApr 29, 2003
D-MISander M. LevinOriginalApr 29, 2003
R-NYAmo HoughtonJun 2, 2003
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinJun 2, 2003
D-MIDale E. KildeeJun 2, 2003
R-MIDave CampJun 2, 2003
D-WAJim McDermottJun 2, 2003
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Jun 2, 2003
D-OHMarcy KapturJun 2, 2003
D-TXMax SandlinJun 2, 2003
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeJun 2, 2003
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyJun 9, 2003
D-MDElijah E. CummingsJun 9, 2003
D-CAFortney Pete StarkJun 9, 2003
R-NYJohn M. McHughJun 9, 2003
D-TXMartin FrostJun 9, 2003
D-PAMichael F. DoyleJun 9, 2003
D-NYMichael R. McNultyJun 9, 2003
R-PAPhil EnglishJun 9, 2003
D-FLRobert WexlerJun 9, 2003
D-CAXavier BecerraJun 9, 2003
D-CADiane E. WatsonJun 12, 2003
D-HINeil AbercrombieJun 12, 2003
R-CTChristopher ShaysJun 24, 2003
R-MNJim RamstadJun 24, 2003
D-FLPeter DeutschJun 24, 2003
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesJun 24, 2003
D-OHTed StricklandJun 24, 2003
D-PAJoseph M. HoeffelJul 14, 2003
D-ILRahm EmanuelJul 14, 2003
D-ARVic SnyderJul 14, 2003
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanNov 4, 2003
D-PAChaka FattahSep 14, 2004

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Apr 29, 2003
Work and Welfare Subcommittee
Referred May 14, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 14, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
  2. Apr 29, 2003Introduced in House
  3. Apr 29, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

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

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 108-46DATABASE AND COLLECTIONS OF INFORMATION MISAPPROPRIATIONS158 pagesEnergy and Commerce Committee · Judiciary CommitteeSep 23, 2003

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To provide a permanent funding level for the Social Services Block Grant, and to authorize States to use 10 percent of their TANF funds to carry out Social Services Block Grant programs.
Short Titles as Introduced
Social Services Block Grant Restoration Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 29, 2003Introduced in House

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