Congress 116 - HR 841 - People CARE Act

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Adoption and foster care Adult day care Advisory bodies Aging Child care and development Child health Congressional operations and organization Economic development Economics and Public Finance Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Employment and training programs Energy assistance for the poor and aged Family planning and birth control Food assistance and relief Government studies and investigations Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health programs administration and funding Higher education Homelessness and emergency shelter Housing and community development funding Housing finance and home ownership Housing for the elderly and disabled Immigrant health and welfare Income tax credits Indian social and development programs Lawyers and legal services Legislative rules and procedure Low- and moderate-income housing Medicaid Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor Minority health National and community service Nutrition and diet Performance measurement Poverty and welfare assistance Public housing Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Rural conditions and development Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Student aid and college costs Telecommunication rates and fees Wages and earnings Women's health Youth employment and child labor

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People-Centered Assistance Reform Effort Act or the People CARE Act

This bill establishes the People-Centered Assistance Reform Effort Commission within the legislative branch to review federal means-tested welfare programs.

Means-tested welfare programs are those designed to specifically provide assistance exclusively to low-income Americans. The commission shall review all federal means-tested programs, excluding various specified programs such as the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits program, Medicare, and Department of Veterans Affairs-administered programs.

The commission's review shall cover topics including (1) ways to make the benefits programs more efficient and streamlined, (2) opportunities to reduce costs by contracting with private entities or delegating to states, (3) any programs that should be subject to discretionary appropriations, and (4) changes to allow caseworkers to have a holistic view of the beneficiary.

The commission shall report its findings to Congress, and the report shall include proposed legislation to carry out the commission's recommendations.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Senate majority leader shall introduce the proposed legislation in their respective chambers. The proposed legislation shall be considered under certain expedited procedures, such as limitations on debate.

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Mar 1, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 14, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Feb 12, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Feb 7, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Feb 7, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Jan 29, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, and the Judiciary, 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.
Jan 29, 2019

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1253)
Jan 29, 2019

Introduced in House

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