CSA OPPORTUNITY Act
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.
- IntroducedMay 12, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | May 12, 2016 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | May 12, 2016 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | May 12, 2016 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 12, 2016 |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Original | May 12, 2016 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | May 12, 2016 |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | Original | May 12, 2016 |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Original | May 12, 2016 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | May 23, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | May 25, 2016 |
Committees 4
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 May 12, 2016 |
| Work and Welfare Subcommittee | Referred May 17, 2016 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred May 12, 2016 |
| Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee | Referred May 20, 2016 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 12, 2016 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred May 13, 2016 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred May 12, 2016 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred Sep 19, 2016 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- May 20, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
- May 17, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
- May 13, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
- May 12, 2016Introduced in House
- May 12, 2016Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 75, May 12, 2016, page H2342.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 473 | SONG Act | Related bill | Feb 12, 2015 |
| HR 5738 | CSA OPPORTUNITY Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jun 22, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Social Security Act, the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to require that the value of child's savings accounts be disregarded for the purpose of determining eligibility to receive benefits under such Acts; and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- CSA OPPORTUNITY Act
- Children's Savings Accounts Offer Parents Plenty Of Reasons To Understand and Invest in Tuition Yearly Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 12, 2016Introduced in House
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