Stephanie Tubbs Jones Assets for Independence Reauthorization Act of 2017
Latest action · Jan 13, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 4, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stephanie Tubbs Jones Assets for Independence Reauthorization Act of 2017
This bill reauthorizes through FY2022 and otherwise amends the Assets for Independence Act, which provides for demonstration projects to fund individual development accounts (IDAs). (IDAs are matched savings accounts through which low-income individuals may save targeted amounts for qualifying purposes such as first-time home ownership or post-secondary education.)
With respect to IDAs, the bill expands: (1) qualifying educational expenses; and (2) qualifying expenses for home replacement, repair, or improvement.
In addition, with respect to demonstration projects, the bill: (1) requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to give special consideration to applications from victims of domestic violence, individuals who are or have been in foster care, and certain other categories of individuals; (2) revises income-eligibility requirements; (3) modifies procedures related to terminated projects; and (4) revises other specified requirements and limitations.
An individual who is a recent or current victim of domestic violence shall not, for purposes of project participation, fail to qualify as a first-time homebuyer by reason of having a co-ownership interest in a principal residence with a person who committed domestic violence against the individual.
HHS may use funds appropriated under the Act to cover certain necessary training costs.
HHS is authorized to waive certain project requirements and limitations.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 4, 2017 |
| Work and Welfare Subcommittee | Referred Jan 13, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 13, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
- Jan 4, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 4, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 page H97.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 115-616 | HEARING ON PENDING LEGISLATION174 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Aug 1, 2018 |
CRS reports 1
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Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL32872 | Community Services Block Grants (CSBG): Background and Funding | Report | Sep 12, 2025 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3367 | Stephanie Tubbs Jones Assets for Independence Reauthorization Act of 2015 | Reintroduction of | Aug 12, 2015 |
| HR 4473 | Stephanie Tubbs Jones Assets for Independence Reauthorization Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | Sep 24, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reauthorize the Assets for Independence Act, to provide for the approval of applications to operate new demonstration programs and to renew existing programs, to enhance program flexibility, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Stephanie Tubbs Jones Assets for Independence Reauthorization Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
- Bank accounts, deposits, capital
- Financial services and investments
- Government trust funds
- Higher education
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Residential rehabilitation and home repair
- Social Welfare
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Student aid and college costs
- Vocational and technical education
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
