Welfare Reform and Responsibility Act of 1995
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 9, 1995)
Welfare Reform and Responsibility Act of 1995 - Amends part F (Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program) (JOBS) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require States to include community work experience programs (CWEPs) in their JOBS Program.
Amends SSA title IV part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) (AFDC) to require States to: (1) enroll AFDC recipients who are not participating in a JOBS Program and are not exempt from such participation in a CWEP; (2) operate toll-free telephone numbers to receive reports of AFDC fraud or abuse; (3) apply JOBS program requirements regarding assessments of needs and skills to AFDC recipients; (4) develop individual employability plans, including specific goals and timetables, designed to move recipients from AFDC to work in not more than two years; (5) provide for the establishment of panels to review AFDC cases, evaluate AFDC recipients' participation in JOBS Programs, and reduce AFDC benefits if participation requirements are not met; (6) offer parenting courses to all teenage parents not in school; (7) establish a program providing incentives for AFDC recipients to use certain contraceptive methods; (8) revise payment provisions; (9) change the mechanism for disregarding earned income in order to encourage employment; and (10) give States the option of extending child care and Medicaid (SSA title XIX) enrollment for certain former AFDC recipients.
Authorizes appropriations in a limited amount for Inspector General investigations at the Department of Health and Human Services.
What just happenedMar 3, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 9, 1995
- Mar 3, 1995CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Work and Welfare Subcommittee - Feb 24, 1995CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.
Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning Subcommittee - Feb 21, 1995CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Feb 9, 1995IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities, and Commerce, 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.
Ways and Means Committee - Feb 9, 1995IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities, and Commerce, 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.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Feb 9, 1995IntroReferralH11100-A
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities, and Commerce, 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.
- Feb 9, 1995IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities, and Commerce, 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.
Education and Workforce Committee - Feb 9, 1995IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 9, 1995IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House