Positive Alternatives Act
Latest action · Dec 20, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.
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.
- IntroducedDec 19, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Positive Alternatives Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow the use of TANF funds for alternative-to-abortion services, including: (1) information or counseling that promotes childbirth instead of abortion; and (2) other services designed to assist a woman to carry her unborn child to term.
Cosponsors 42
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 19, 2007 to Feb 13, 2008; 28 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| D-NC | Heath Shuler | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-GA | Jack Kingston | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-MN | John Kline | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-WI | Paul D. Ryan | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-FL | Tom Feeney | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-CA | Wally Herger | Original | Dec 19, 2007 |
| R-ID | Bill Sali | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| R-OH | Jean Schmidt | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| R-AZ | Rick Renzi | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| R-NC | Robin Hayes | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Feb 13, 2008 | |
| R-GA | Paul C. Broun | Feb 13, 2008 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Feb 13, 2008 | |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Feb 13, 2008 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Feb 13, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Dec 19, 2007 |
| Work and Welfare Subcommittee | Referred Dec 20, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 20, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.
- Dec 19, 2007Introduced in House
- Dec 19, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H387 | Michele Bachmann R-MN | Jan 22, 2008 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-33 | PROTECTING PATIENT PRIVACY IN HEALTHCARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS116 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Jun 19, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow funds provided under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families to be used for alternative-to-abortion services.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Positive Alternatives Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 19, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
