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S. 261 · 108th Congress

Children First Act of 2003

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

JBD BingamanSponsor
18 cosponsors · 18 D

Children First Act of 2003 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) exclude child care assistance from the determination of the five-year limit on assistance under TANF; and (2) increase funding for child care.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jan 30, 2003
Children First Act of 2003 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) exclude child care assistance from the determination of the five-year limit on assistance under TANF; and (2) increase funding for child care.

Subjects to the individual and case data reporting requirements of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 any TANF funds expended for child care, whether or not transferred to that Act, and exempts such funds from SSA reporting requirements.

Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to increase the set-aside for child care quality.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Children First Act of 2003

Latest action (Jan 30, 2003): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1823-1824)

Policy area: Social Welfare · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jan 30, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.