United States · Bill · S
S. 3397 (112th)
Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act of 2012
Introduced
18 July 2012
Last action
18 July 2012 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS], Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY], Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK], Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID], Sen. Thune, John [R-SD], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC], Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ], Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY], Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT], Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN], Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA], Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act of 2012 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from finalizing, implementing, enforcing, or otherwise taking any action to give effect to the Information Memorandum dated July 12, 2012 (Transmittal No. TANF-ACF-IM-2012-03), or to any administrative action relating to the same subject matter or that reflects the same or similar policies. Prohibits the Secretary also from authorizing, approving, modifying, or extending any experimental, pilot, or demonstration project under the Social Security Act (SSA) that: (1) waives compliance with mandatory work requirements of SSA title IV part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF), or (2) authorizes an expenditure not otherwise allowable under a state TANF program with respect to compliance with such work requirements. Rescinds and nullifies any waiver relating to the subject matter of the Information Memorandum granted before the enactment of this Act.
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Timeline
18 July 2012
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
18 July 2012
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
18 July 2012
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5136)
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 18 July 2012 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/3397
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/3397
- us · 112-s-3397 · source updated 5 December 2025