To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide for the pass through of all child support collected on behalf of families receiving assistance under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families.
Latest action · Feb 20, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 7, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise requirements for the pass-through of child support collected on behalf of families receiving assistance under the program of block grants to states for temporary assistance for needy families (TANF).
Requires pass-through to a family receiving TANF of the total amount of collected child support. (Currently the federal government receives its share and the state retains or distributes to the family the state share of such child support.)
Requires payment to: (1) the federal government of its share of foster care maintenance payments; (2) the state for retention, or distribution to the family, of the state share of such payments; and (3) the family of any remaining amount.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 7, 2007 to Mar 20, 2007, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Feb 12, 2007 | |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | Feb 12, 2007 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Mar 1, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Mar 20, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 20, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.
- Feb 7, 2007Introduced in House
- Feb 7, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
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- Feb 7, 2007Introduced in House
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