CSA OPPORTUNITY Act

Summary

Children's Savings Accounts Offer Parents Plenty of Reasons to Understand and Invest in Tuition Yearly Act or the CSA OPPORTUNITY Act This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to direct a state receiving a TANF grant to disregard the value of any interest in, or distribution from, a qualified tuition program, as well as the value of a child's savings account, in determining individual or family TANF eligibility or the amount or type of assistance. SSAct title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) is amended to exclude from an individual's resources for SSI eligibility or benefit purposes the value of any interest in, or distribution from, a qualified tuition program as well as the value of a child's savings account. The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 is amended to direct the Department of Agriculture to exclude any child's savings accounts from resources for eligibility and benefit purposes under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp program). The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 is amended to exclude from household income any child's savings accounts from resources for eligibility and benefit purposes under the low-income home energy assistance program. The bill prescribes penalties for noncompliance.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 12 May 2016

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 12 May 2016

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 12 May 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 12 May 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 13 May 2016

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

   Source: Committee

6. 17 May 2016

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

   Source: Committee

7. 20 May 2016

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.

   Source: Committee

8. 19 September 2016

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

   Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

• Introduced in House · 12 May 2016 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 12 May 2016

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 12 May 2016

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 12 May 2016

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Matt Cartwright · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8] · R · Sponsor
• Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Raúl Grijalva · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] · D · Sponsor
• Niki Tsongas · D · Sponsor
• ALCEE HASTINGS · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsed00 · Standing
• · hsag00 · Standing
• · hswm00 · Standing
• · hsif00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → SONG Act
• related to → CSA OPPORTUNITY Act