United States · Bill · S
S. 2548 (107th)
Education Works Act of 2002
Introduced
22 May 2002
Last action
22 May 2002 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4721)
Sponsors
Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
19 August 2025
Summary
Education Works Act of 2002 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to: (1) expand the vocational educational training work activity category, removing the time limitation on such training, and adding participation in postsecondary education, an English-as-a-second-language program, or an adult basic education program; (2) eliminate the limit on the number of TANF recipients enrolled in vocational education or high school who may be counted towards the State work participation requirement; and (3) provide for nonapplication of the five year limit on TANF assistance to individuals who receive child care or transportation benefits under the State TANF program and participate in a full-time educational program or are employed.
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Timeline
22 May 2002
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4721)
Source: IntroReferral
22 May 2002
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4720-47221)
Source: IntroReferral
22 May 2002
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 22 May 2002 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/2548
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/2548
- us · 107-s-2548 · source updated 19 August 2025