HR 5214 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

CSA OPPORTUNITY Act

Introduced May 12, 2016 Originated House Sponsor Matt Cartwright D-PA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 19, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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.

  1. IntroducedMay 12, 2016
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Children's Savings Accounts Offer Parents Plenty of Reasons to Understand and Invest in Tuition Yearly Act or the CSA OPPORTUNITY Act

This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to direct a state receiving a TANF grant to disregard the value of any interest in, or distribution from, a qualified tuition program, as well as the value of a child's savings account, in determining individual or family TANF eligibility or the amount or type of assistance.

SSAct title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) is amended to exclude from an individual's resources for SSI eligibility or benefit purposes the value of any interest in, or distribution from, a qualified tuition program as well as the value of a child's savings account.

The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 is amended to direct the Department of Agriculture to exclude any child's savings accounts from resources for eligibility and benefit purposes under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp program).

The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 is amended to exclude from household income any child's savings accounts from resources for eligibility and benefit purposes under the low-income home energy assistance program.

The bill prescribes penalties for noncompliance.

Cosponsors 10

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 12, 2016 to May 25, 2016, with 8 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalMay 12, 2016
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalMay 12, 2016
D-NVDina TitusOriginalMay 12, 2016
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMay 12, 2016
D-MANiki TsongasOriginalMay 12, 2016
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMay 12, 2016
R-WIReid J. RibbleOriginalMay 12, 2016
D-TXRuben HinojosaOriginalMay 12, 2016
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeMay 23, 2016
R-NYRichard L. HannaMay 25, 2016

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 19, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
  2. May 20, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
  3. May 17, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
  4. May 13, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
  5. May 12, 2016Introduced in House
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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 473SONG ActRelated billFeb 12, 2015

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.

Text 1

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  1. May 12, 2016Introduced in House

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