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H.R. 4635 · 109th Congress

TANF Programs Extension bill

Law · 109-161 · Dec 30, 2005
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No cosponsors.

  1. House Introduced Dec 18, 2005
  2. House Passed Dec 19, 2005
  3. Senate Passed Dec 22, 2005
  4. President To the President Dec 28, 2005
  5. President Signed Dec 30, 2005
  6. Law Dec 30, 2005

TANF and Child Care Continuation Act of 2005 - Extends through March 31, 2006, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) and the national random sample study of child welfare and child welfare waiver authority under SSA.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Dec 30, 2005

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

TANF and Child Care Continuation Act of 2005 - Extends through March 31, 2006, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) and the national random sample study of child welfare and child welfare waiver authority under SSA.

Requires the Secretary, for FY2006-FY2010, to reduce the amount of each state grant involving a bonus to reward a decrease in the state's illegitimacy ratio by an equal percentage necessary to ensure that the total amount of such grants paid does not exceed $73 million.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: TANF and Child Care Continuation Act of 2005

Latest action (Dec 30, 2005): Became Public Law No: 109-161.

Policy area: Social Welfare · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 18, 2005

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  1. House Introduced Dec 18, 2005
  2. House Passed Dec 19, 2005
  3. Senate Passed Dec 22, 2005
  4. President To the President Dec 28, 2005
  5. President Signed Dec 30, 2005
  6. Law Dec 30, 2005

No recorded floor vote found.