HR.4379 Women's Option to Raise Kids Act
To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to permit States to exempt single parents with children under 60 months of age from TANF participation rate requirements.
- People's Vote
- YES
- Gov Vote
- NONE
- Outcome
- NONE
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Co-Sponsored by
- Rep. John Conyers (MI Democrat)
- Rep. Danny Davis (IL Democrat)
- Rep. Rosa Delauro (CT Democrat)
- Rep. Bob Filner (CA Democrat)
- Rep. Jesse Jackson (IL Democrat)
- Rep. Dennis Kucinich (OH Democrat)
- Rep. Barbara Lee (CA Democrat)
- Rep. Sheila Jackson-lee (TX Democrat)
- Rep. John Lewis (GA Democrat)
- Rep. Carolyn Maloney (NY Democrat)
- Rep. Betty Mccollum (MN Democrat)
- Rep. James Mcdermott (WA Democrat)
- Rep. Eleanor Norton (DC Democrat)
- Rep. Bobby Rush (IL Democrat)
- Rep. Janice Schakowsky (IL Democrat)
- Rep. Maxine Waters (CA Democrat)
- Rep. Lynn Woolsey (CA Democrat)
- Rep. Gwen Moore (WI Democrat)
- Rep. Keith Ellison (MN Democrat)
- Rep. Laura Richardson (CA Democrat)



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Summary:
4/18/2012--Introduced.Women's Option to Raise Kids Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to increase from 12 to 36 months the child's age limit for exemption by a state of single parents with children from TANF requirements.
Actions:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Referred to House Ways and Means
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E570-571)
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