House
Feb 19, 2003

Child Poverty Reduction Act

Summary

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Child Poverty Reduction Act -Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to: (1) make it an additional purpose of TANF to reduce poverty of families with children in the United States; and (2) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make a child poverty reduction bonus grant to any State whose child poverty rate for a completed calendar year is less than the rate the State achieved during the preceding calendar year.

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Introduced(2/5/03)
Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
President
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Sponsor

PS

Mr. STARK

(D) CA – 13

Cosponsors (20)

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Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

Feb 19, 2003

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