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H.R. 3622 (105th)

Empowerment Zone Enhancement Act of 1998

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Introduced

1 April 1998

Last action

1 April 1998 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsors

Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Dixon, Julian C. [D-CA-32], Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-28], Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14], Rep. Kennelly, Barbara B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16], Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2], Rep. Dooley, Calvin M. [D-CA-20], Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-46], Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9], Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13]

Subjects

Environment, Housing, Agriculture

Source updated

21 August 2025

Environment · Housing · Agriculture

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Summary

Empowerment Zone Enhancement Act of 1998 - Amends title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act with respect to additional grants to: (1) provide for grant funding for additional empowerment zones; (2) set the amount of such grants for zones in urban ($10 million) and rural ($4 million) areas, as well as the timing of such grants (ten years of one-year grants); (3) provide funding for such grants; (4) require environmental review by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (urban areas) and the Secretary of Agriculture (rural areas); and (5) require the lead implementing entity for an empowerment zone to establish a performance measurement system.

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Timeline

  1. 1 April 1998

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  2. 1 April 1998

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E542)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 1 April 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 1 April 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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