Encouraging Work Act of 2003
Latest action · Mar 23, 2004 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2981-2982)
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.
- IntroducedJun 4, 2003
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Modifies such credit by: (1) repealing the requirement that a "qualified ex-felon" be a member of a low-income (as specified) family; (2) increasing the maximum age for eligibility of food stamp recipients to 40 years; (3) redefining the term "vocational rehabilitation referral"; (4) adding "long-term family assistance recipients" (as defined) to the definition of "targeted groups"; and (5) increasing the maximum allowable credit for employment of long-term family assistance recipients.
Repeals the separate welfare-to-work credit.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 4, 2003 to Mar 22, 2004; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Original | Jun 4, 2003 |
| R-KY | Jim Bunning | Jun 18, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Jul 17, 2003 | |
| R-VT | James M. Jeffords | Oct 16, 2003 | |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Oct 17, 2003 | |
| D-GA | Zell Miller | Oct 20, 2003 | |
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | Oct 24, 2003 | |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Oct 30, 2003 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Feb 12, 2004 | |
| R-MO | Jim Talent | Feb 25, 2004 | |
| D-SD | Thomas A. Daschle | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| R-CO | Wayne Allard | Mar 2, 2004 | |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Mar 4, 2004 | |
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | Mar 8, 2004 | |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Mar 12, 2004 | |
| R-VA | George Allen | Mar 22, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Jun 4, 2003 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2981-2982)
- Jun 4, 2003Introduced in Senate
- Jun 4, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7387-7389)
- Jun 4, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
In the Congressional Record 1
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7387–S7389 | Max Baucus D-MT, Rick Santorum R-PA | Jun 4, 2003 |
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.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 108-348 | ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT: CRITICAL HABITAT ISSUES125 pages | Environment and Public Works Committee | Apr 10, 2003 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2047 | Encouraging Work Act of 2003 | Identical bill | May 9, 2003 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Encouraging Work Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
- Age
- Agricultural labor
- Agriculture and Food
- Aid to dependent children
- Cash welfare block grants
- Commerce
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Disabled
- Economics and Public Finance
- Enterprise zones
- Ex-offenders
- Families
- Food stamps
- Government Operations and Politics
- Housing and Community Development
- Income tax
- Labor and Employment
- Railroad employees
- Social Welfare
- Tax credits
- Tax deductions
- Taxation
- Transportation and Public Works
- Urban affairs
- Vocational rehabilitation
- Wages
- Welfare recipients
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2003Introduced in Senate
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