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H.R. 3450 (102nd)

To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to remove barriers and disincentives in the program of aid to families with dependent children so as to enable recipients of such aid to move toward self-sufficiency through microenterprises.

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Introduced

1 October 1991

Last action

24 October 1991 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.

Sponsors

Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3], Rep. Grandy, Fred [R-IA-6], Rep. Espy, Mike [D-MS-2], Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8], Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1], Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7], Rep. Sundquist, Don [R-TN-7], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Nagle, Dave R, [D-IA-3], Rep. Hastert, J. Dennis [R-IL-14], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Rep. Olin, James R. [D-VA-6], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. Torres, Esteban Edward [D-CA-34], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Traxler, Bob [D-MI-8], Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Rep. Flake, Floyd H. [D-NY-6], Rep. Ireland, Andrew P. [R-FL-10], Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-2], Rep. Parker, Mike [R-MS-4], Rep. Atkins, Chester G. [D-MA-5], Rep. Collins, Barbara-Rose [D-MI-15], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-9], Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], Rep. Unsoeld, Jolene [D-WA-3]

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Summary

Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) (AFDC) of title IV of the Social Security Act to: (1) increase the exclusion limit on the net worth of a microenterprise for purposes of AFDC eligibility; (2) require that caseworkers advise AFDC recipients of the option to begin a microenterprise; (3) add definitions of "microenterprise" and "net profits" to the list of definitions under such part; (4) include microenterprise training and activities in the JOBS program; and (5) mandate adjustment of performance standards for microenterprises to take account of time required for their establishment. Requires a Health and Human Services study to identify administrative barriers to development of microenterprises among interested AFDC recipients.

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Timeline

  1. 1 October 1991

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 1 October 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 1 October 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 7 October 1991

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

    Source: Committee

  5. 24 October 1991

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.

    Source: Committee

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