United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5838 (115th)
Improving Access to Work Act
Introduced
16 May 2018
Last action
4 June 2018 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Sponsors
Darin LaHood, Adrian Smith
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Improving Access to Work Act This bill requires states to use at least 25% of grant funds received under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program for assistance, case management, supportive services, nonrecurring short-term benefits, and certain activities related to work and wages.
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Timeline
16 May 2018
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
16 May 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 May 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 June 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 16 May 2018 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 May 2018
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 May 2018
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 16 May 2018
Sponsors
- Darin LaHood · R · Sponsor
- Adrian Smith · R · Cosponsor
- · hswm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Improving Access to Work Act
- related to ← Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act
- related to ← Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5838
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5838
- us · 115-hr-5838 · source updated 11 August 2025