Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act of 2012
Latest action · Jul 18, 2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedJul 18, 2012
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act of 2012 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from finalizing, implementing, enforcing, or otherwise taking any action to give effect to the Information Memorandum dated July 12, 2012 (Transmittal No. TANF-ACF-IM-2012-03), or to any administrative action relating to the same subject matter or that reflects the same or similar policies.
Prohibits the Secretary also from authorizing, approving, modifying, or extending any experimental, pilot, or demonstration project under the Social Security Act (SSA) that: (1) waives compliance with mandatory work requirements of SSA title IV part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF), or (2) authorizes an expenditure not otherwise allowable under a state TANF program with respect to compliance with such work requirements.
Rescinds and nullifies any waiver relating to the subject matter of the Information Memorandum granted before the enactment of this Act.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 18, 2012 to Sep 12, 2012; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Jul 18, 2012 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Jul 18, 2012 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Jul 18, 2012 |
| R-AZ | Jon Kyl | Original | Jul 18, 2012 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Jul 18, 2012 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Jul 18, 2012 |
| R-KY | Mitch McConnell | Original | Jul 18, 2012 |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Original | Jul 18, 2012 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | Jul 18, 2012 |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Original | Jul 18, 2012 |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Jul 19, 2012 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Jul 24, 2012 | |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Jul 24, 2012 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Jul 25, 2012 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Jul 25, 2012 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Sep 12, 2012 |
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 Jul 18, 2012 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 18, 2012Introduced in Senate
- Jul 18, 2012Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5136)
- Jul 18, 2012Read 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 S5136 | Orrin G. Hatch R-UT | Jul 18, 2012 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6140 | Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act of 2012 | Identical bill | Jul 18, 2012 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to prohibit waivers relating to compliance with the work requirements for the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act of 2012
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 18, 2012Introduced in Senate
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