Positive Alternatives Act
Latest action · Jan 22, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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.
- IntroducedJan 22, 2009
- 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 34
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 22, 2009 to Jun 29, 2010; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Jan 22, 2009 |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Original | Jan 22, 2009 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Jan 22, 2009 |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Original | Jan 22, 2009 |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | Original | Jan 22, 2009 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Jan 22, 2009 |
| R-MN | John Kline | Original | Jan 22, 2009 |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Original | Jan 22, 2009 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Jan 22, 2009 |
| R-NC | Patrick T. McHenry | Original | Jan 22, 2009 |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Original | Jan 22, 2009 |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Original | Jan 22, 2009 |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Original | Jan 22, 2009 |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Original | Jan 22, 2009 |
| R-KS | Todd Tiahrt | Original | Jan 22, 2009 |
| R-CA | Wally Herger | Original | Jan 22, 2009 |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Feb 2, 2009 | |
| R-LA | John Fleming | Feb 2, 2009 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Feb 2, 2009 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Feb 2, 2009 | |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Feb 2, 2009 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Feb 2, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Feb 4, 2009 | |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Feb 9, 2009 | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| R-CA | George Radanovich | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Feb 26, 2009 | |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Feb 26, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Mar 5, 2009 | |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | May 6, 2009 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Jun 17, 2009 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Oct 13, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Mar 12, 2010 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Jun 29, 2010 |
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 Jan 22, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 22, 2009Introduced in House
- Jan 22, 2009Referred 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 H429 | Michele Bachmann R-MN | Jan 21, 2009 |
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.
- Jan 22, 2009Introduced in House
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