RISE Out of Poverty Act
Latest action · Oct 12, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
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.
- IntroducedOct 2, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Rewriting to Improve and Secure an Exit Out of Poverty Act or RISE Out of Poverty Act
This bill reauthorizes and otherwise modifies the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, including with respect to work requirements, qualified state expenditures, and procedures for addressing domestic and sexual violence among TANF recipients.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 2, 2018 to Oct 9, 2018; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Oct 2, 2018 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Oct 2, 2018 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Oct 2, 2018 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Oct 2, 2018 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Oct 9, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Oct 9, 2018 |
Committees 2
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 Oct 2, 2018 |
| Work and Welfare Subcommittee | Referred Oct 12, 2018 | |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Oct 2, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 12, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
- Oct 2, 2018Introduced in House
- Oct 2, 2018Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. 164, no. 163, October 2, 2018, page H9415.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45966 | The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block Grant: Legislative Issues in the 116th Congress Archived | Report | Oct 9, 2019 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3486 | RISE Out of Poverty Act | Reintroduction of | Sep 15, 2015 |
| HR 4074 | Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2017 | Related bill | Oct 26, 2017 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families and related programs.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- RISE Out of Poverty Act
- Rewriting to Improve and Secure an Exit Out of Poverty Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
- Child care and development
- Child safety and welfare
- Crime victims
- Crimes against women
- Disability and paralysis
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Economic performance and conditions
- Employment and training programs
- Higher education
- Intergovernmental relations
- Performance measurement
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Separation, divorce, custody, support
- Sex offenses
- Social Welfare
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
- Student aid and college costs
- Teenage pregnancy
- Unemployment
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 2, 2018Introduced 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.
