Two-Generation Economic Empowerment Act of 2017
Latest action · Feb 16, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 16, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Two-Generation Economic Empowerment Act of 2017
This bill establishes the Interagency Council on Multigenerational Poverty to carry out specified objectives and the 2-generation approach, including by providing guidance, and addressing questions pertaining to 2-generation programs and other programs engaging in efforts to break the cycle of multigenerational poverty. The "2-generation approach" means the approach to breaking the cycle of multigenerational poverty by improving family economic security through the implementation of 2-generation pilot programs that create opportunities for, and address the needs of, parents and children together.
The council shall: (1) develop, make available for public comment, and submit to the President and Congress, a national strategic plan to end and prevent multigenerational poverty; (2) ensure that specified information is made available to the public and displayed on the official website of the council, including the strategic plan and certain information on the 2-generation programs; and (3) establish the 2-generation performance partnership pilot program and the 2-generation social impact bonds pilot program.
The Government Accountability Office must study and report on federal block grants under the jurisdiction of council participants to identify barriers and opportunities for collaboration in order to carry out the 2-generation approach.
The Office of Management and Budget shall designate lead agencies for purposes of carrying out the 2-generation programs.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 16, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Feb 17, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Feb 16, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 963 | Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act | Related bill | Apr 27, 2017 |
| S 3458 | Two-Generation Economic Empowerment Act of 2016 | Reintroduction of | Sep 28, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish programs to improve family economic security by breaking the cycle of multigenerational poverty, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Two-Generation Economic Empowerment Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
- Academic performance and assessments
- Advisory bodies
- Aging
- Banking and financial institutions regulation
- Child health
- Child safety and welfare
- Congressional oversight
- Disability and paralysis
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Elementary and secondary education
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Families
- Family relationships
- Family services
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health promotion and preventive care
- HIV/AIDS
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Intergovernmental relations
- Mental health
- Minority health
- Nutrition and diet
- Performance measurement
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- State and local government operations
- Wages and earnings
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2017Introduced in Senate
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