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H.R. 625 (108th)

Child Poverty Reduction Act

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Introduced

5 February 2003

Last action

19 February 2003 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

Sponsors

Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. McCarthy, Karen [D-MO-5], Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-34], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-5], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-28], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6]

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Summary

Child Poverty Reduction Act -Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to: (1) make it an additional purpose of TANF to reduce poverty of families with children in the United States; and (2) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make a child poverty reduction bonus grant to any State whose child poverty rate for a completed calendar year is less than the rate the State achieved during the preceding calendar year.

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Timeline

  1. 5 February 2003

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 5 February 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 5 February 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 19 February 2003

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

    Source: Committee

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