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H.R. 4494 (103rd)

Child Security Act of 1994

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Introduced

25 May 1994

Last action

1 July 1994 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.

Sponsors

Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Peterson, Douglas (Pete) [D-FL-2], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]

Subjects

Taxation, Education

Source updated

3 June 2026

Taxation · Education

Summary

Child Security Act of 1994 - Prescribes guidelines for an entitlement program under which the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) shall pay monthly child support assurance benefits to eligible individuals. (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary to establish a national registry of child support orders issued or modified by any State court or State administrative process. Grants the Secretary of the Treasury access to such registry. (Sec. 4) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prescribe guidelines for the mandatory: (1) inclusion of child support obligations on each employee's tax withholding certificate; (2) withholding of such obligations from employee wages; and (3) payment of a child support obligation with the taxpayer's income tax return. Establishes the Office of the Child Advocate in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). (Sec. 5) Prescribes guidelines for: (1) distribution by HHS of child support payments collected by the IRS; and (2) the State's role in collection and distribution of child support. (Sec. 7) Instructs the Secretary to establish the National Child Support Guideline Commission to develop recommendations for uniform national child support guidelines. (Sec. 8) Amends the Social Security Act to: (1) require that a State plan for child and spousal support provide that the State have in effect a law providing for the uniform termination of child support obligations; (2) prescribe guidelines for the reallocation of staffing resources by the Secretary; (3) increase the Federal financial participation in a State plan for child and spousal support; (4) set a minimum State AFDC standard of need; (5) expand from 19 to 21 years of age AFDC coverage for needy students; and (6) require that a State plan for medical assistance provide for an operative child support and AFDC program. (Sec. 11) Instructs the Secretary to authorize five States to conduct five-year demonstration projects under which States are to give priority in the provision of Federal job training, education, and child care services to parents unable to support their children financially.

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Timeline

  1. 25 May 1994

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 25 May 1994

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 25 May 1994

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 3 June 1994

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations and Nutrition.

    Source: Committee

  5. 7 June 1994

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

    Source: Committee

  6. 22 June 1994

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.

    Source: Committee

  7. 27 June 1994

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

    Source: Committee

  8. 1 July 1994

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.

    Source: Committee

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