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National
Key Vote
Welfare Reform Bill
Project Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt a conference report that replaces most federal welfare programs with a block grant system for States, among other provisions.
Official Title of Legislation:
HR 4: An Act to enhance support and work opportunities for families with children, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending.
Highlights:
- Replaces the current Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program with temporary block grants to states, as long as the State submits documents outlining how it plans to design a program that provides assistance to families, requires one parent to work, and establishes goals to reduce pregnancies in unmarried women.
- Increases grants after 2 years for states that decrease the number of out of wedlock pregnancies.
- Requires States to increase the percentage of families that must participate in work activities each year.
- Discourages States from providing additional assistance to families when a child is born, unless that child is the first born into the family, or in cases of rape of incest.
- Bans States from providing assistance to single teenage parents not living in adult-supervised settings, and allows States to assist teenage parents to find a suitable setting.
- Requires states to limit aid to 5 years per family, and allows States to exempt up to 15 percent of families because of hardship, or if an individual was battered or suffered extreme cruelty.
- Denies assistance for 10 years to any person who has fraudulently misrepresented their address in order to obtain assistance in more than one state.
- Denies assistance to fugitive felons and parole and probation violators.
- Defines disabled children for the purpose of receiving assistance as an individual under the age of 18 who has a physical or mental impairment which results in severe functional limitations until death or for a duration of at least 12 months.
- Allows the Secretary of State to refuse to issue or renew a passport to a parent who owes more than $5,000 in child support payments and allows for mandatory income withholding for child support payments.
- Prohibits non-citizen, legal immigrants from receiving public assistance, except for certain benefits such as immunizations and non-cash emergency relief.
- Allows states to administer assistance programs through charitable, religious, or non-profit organizations.
- Provides grants to states for children that have been abused or neglected.
- Allows the Secretary to consider Native American tribes, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Virgin Islands as States for the purposes of this act.
- Limits funds to $187.68 billion for food stamp programs for fiscal years 1996 - 2002.
- $14.43 billion in grants to states for child protection and payments for foster care and adoption assistance for fiscal years 1997 - 2002.
- $9.85 billion in grants to states for child care assistance for fiscal years 1997 - 2002.
- $585 million in grants to states for employment and training programs for fiscal years 1996 - 2002.
Link to Legislation: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c104:hr4:
House Passage: 03/24/1995 : Bill Passed: 234 - 199 (Roll no. 269) Senate Passage With Amendment: 09/19/1995 : Bill Passed: 87 - 12 (Record Vote Number 443)
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTED BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. House Conference Report Vote: 12/21/1995 : Conference Report Adopted 245 - 178 (Roll no. 877) Senate Conference Report Vote: 12/22/1995 : Conference Report Adopted: 52 - 47 (Record Vote Number 613) President Passage: 01/09/1996 : Vetoed
Sponsors: Rep. LaTourette, Steven (R-OH)
Rep. Shaw, E. Clay Jr. (R-FL) (out of office)
| Rep. Talent, James (R-MO) (out of office)
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Cosponsors: Rep. Allard, Wayne (R-CO) (out of office)
Rep. Archer, William (R-TX) (out of office)
Rep. Armey, Richard (R-TX) (out of office)
Rep. Bachus, Spencer (R-AL)
Rep. Baker, Richard Hugh (R-LA) (out of office)
Rep. Baker, William (R-CA) (out of office)
Rep. Ballenger, Cass (-NC) (out of office)
Rep. Barr, Robert Jr. (-GA) (out of office)
Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe (R-MD)
Rep. Barton, Joe (R-TX)
Rep. Bilirakis, Michael (R-FL) (out of office)
Rep. Bliley, Thomas Jr. (R-VA) (out of office)
Rep. Blute, Peter (R-MA) (out of office)
Rep. Bono, Sonny (R-CA) (out of office)
Rep. Bunning, Jim (-KY) (out of office)
Rep. Burr, Richard (R-NC) (out of office)
Rep. Burton, Dan (R-IN)
Rep. Callahan, Herbert (-AL) (out of office)
Rep. Calvert, Ken (R-CA)
Rep. Camp, David (R-MI)
Rep. Canady, Charles (R-FL) (out of office)
Rep. Christensen, Jon Lynn (R-NE) (out of office)
Rep. Chrysler, Dick (R-MI) (out of office)
Rep. Clinger, William (R-PA) (out of office)
Rep. Coble, John (R-NC)
Rep. Coburn, Thomas (R-OK) (out of office)
Rep. Collins, Mac (R-GA) (out of office)
Rep. Combest, Larry (-TX) (out of office)
Rep. Cooley, Wes (R-OR) (out of office)
Rep. Crapo, Michael (-ID) (out of office)
Rep. Cremeans, Frank Arnold (-OH) (out of office)
Rep. Cubin, Barbara (R-WY) (out of office)
Rep. Cunningham, Randall (R-CA) (out of office)
Rep. Doolittle, John (R-CA) (out of office)
Rep. Dornan, Robert (-CA) (out of office)
Rep. Dreier, David (R-CA)
Rep. Dunn, Jennifer (R-WA) (out of office)
Rep. Ehrlich, Robert Jr. (-MD) (out of office)
Rep. English, Philip (R-PA) (out of office)
Rep. Ensign, John (R-NV) (out of office)
Rep. Everett, Terry (R-AL) (out of office)
Rep. Ewing, Thomas (R-IL) (out of office)
Rep. Flanagan, Michael Patrick (R-IL) (out of office)
Rep. Foley, Mark (R-FL) (out of office)
Rep. Forbes, Michael Patrick (D-NY) (out of office)
Rep. Fowler, Tillie (R-FL) (out of office)
Rep. Fox, Jon David (-PA) (out of office)
Rep. Frisa, Daniel (-NY) (out of office)
Rep. Gallegly, Elton (R-CA)
Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne (R-MD) (out of office)
Rep. Gilman, Benjamin (-NY) (out of office)
Rep. Goodlatte, Robert (R-VA)
Rep. Goodling, William (R-PA) (out of office)
Rep. Greenwood, James (-PA) (out of office)
Rep. Gunderson, Steven (R-WI) (out of office)
Rep. Hancock, Melton (R-MO) (out of office)
Rep. Hastert, J. Dennis (R-IL) (out of office)
Rep. Hastings, Doc (R-WA)
Rep. Hayworth, John Jr. (R-AZ) (out of office)
Rep. Heineman, Fredrick Kenneth Fred' (R-NC) (out of office)
Rep. Herger, Walter Jr. (R-CA)
Rep. Hilleary, Van (R-TN) (out of office)
Rep. Hobson, David Lee (R-OH) (out of office)
Rep. Horn, Stephen (R-CA) (out of office)
Rep. Hostettler, John Nathan (R-IN) (out of office)
Rep. Hunter, Duncan (R-CA) (out of office)
Rep. Hutchinson, Y. Tim (R-AR) (out of office)
Rep. Inglis, Robert Sr. (R-SC) (out of office)
Rep. Istook, Ernest Jr. (R-OK) (out of office)
Rep. Johnson, Samuel (R-TX)
Rep. Jones, Walter Jr. (R-NC)
Rep. Kingston, Jack (R-GA)
Rep. Knollenberg, Joseph (R-MI) (out of office)
Rep. Largent, Stephen (-OK) (out of office)
Rep. Latham, Thomas (R-IA)
Rep. Lewis, Ron (R-KY) (out of office)
Rep. Lightfoot, Jim Ross (-IA) (out of office)
Rep. Linder, John (R-GA)
Rep. Livingston, Robert (R-LA) (out of office)
Rep. McCollum, Bill (R-FL) (out of office)
Rep. McCrery, James III (R-LA) (out of office)
Rep. McKeon, Howard (R-CA)
Rep. Mica, John (R-FL)
Rep. Miller, Dan (R-FL) (out of office)
Rep. Molinari, Susan (R-NY) (out of office)
Rep. Myrick, Suellen (R-NC)
Rep. Norwood, Charles Jr. (R-GA) (out of office)
Rep. Nussle, James (R-IA) (out of office)
Rep. Packard, Ronald (R-CA) (out of office)
Rep. Paxon, William (R-NY) (out of office)
Rep. Radanovich, George (R-CA)
Rep. Riggs, Frank Duncan (R-CA) (out of office)
Rep. Roberts, Pat (R-KS) (out of office)
Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana (R-CA)
Rep. Roth, Toby (R-WI) (out of office)
Rep. Roukema, Marge (R-NJ) (out of office)
Rep. Royce, Edward (R-CA)
Rep. Salmon, Matthew (-AZ) (out of office)
Rep. Saxton, H. James (R-NJ) (out of office)
Rep. Seastrand, Andrea (R-CA) (out of office)
Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James Jr. (R-WI)
Rep. Shadegg, John (R-AZ)
Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX)
Rep. Smith, Nick (-MI) (out of office)
Rep. Solomon, Gerald B.H. (R-NY) (out of office)
Rep. Stearns, Clifford (R-FL)
Rep. Stockman, Steve (R-TX) (out of office)
Rep. Stump, Bob (R-AZ) (out of office)
Rep. Tate, Randy (R-WA) (out of office)
Rep. Taylor, Charles (R-NC) (out of office)
Rep. Thomas, William (R-CA) (out of office)
Rep. Thornberry, William (R-TX)
Rep. Tiahrt, Todd (R-KS)
Rep. Walker, Robert (R-PA) (out of office)
Rep. Wamp, Zach (R-TN)
Rep. Weldon, David (R-FL) (out of office)
Rep. Weldon, W. Curtis (R-PA) (out of office)
Rep. Wicker, Roger (R-MS) (out of office)
Rep. Young, C. W. Bill (R-FL)
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