EMPOWERS Act of 2019
Latest action · Aug 1, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedAug 1, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Economic Mobility, Prosperity, and Opportunity with Waivers that Enable Reforms for States Act of 2019 or the EMPOWERS Act of 2019
This bill establishes the Interagency Board for Empowering Low-Income Families and allows a governor to apply to the board for a four-year waiver from certain federal assistance program requirements. Specifically, under such a waiver, the governor's state may consolidate, replace, or alter eligibility requirements for two or more specified federal assistance programs related to nutrition, housing, income, foster care and adoption, and other social and community services. The board must evaluate waiver applications on the basis of whether a proposed project promotes employment, family stability, and financial literacy and savings with respect to program participants.
Additionally, the bill excludes specified provisions from waiver authority and sets certain limits with respect to project funding.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Aug 1, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | David Perdue | Original | Aug 1, 2019 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Aug 1, 2019 |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Original | Aug 1, 2019 |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | Aug 1, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Aug 1, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
- Adoption and foster care
- Child safety and welfare
- Energy assistance for the poor and aged
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Family services
- Financial literacy
- Food assistance and relief
- Housing and community development funding
- Intergovernmental relations
- Low- and moderate-income housing
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Rural conditions and development
- Social Welfare
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2019Introduced in Senate
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