HAND UP Act

Bill: 115-hr-2249
Sponsor: Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23]
Introduced: 2017-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Department of Agriculture
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Employment and training programs
Food assistance and relief
Intergovernmental relations
Low- and moderate-income housing
Medicaid
Performance measurement
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public housing
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: 

Help Americans in Need Develop Their Ultimate Potential Act or the
 
HAND UP Act 

 
This bill allows state entities administering specified social-welfare programs to carry out demonstration projects designed to support individuals and families with the goal of moving them towards self-sufficiency, reducing dependence, and increasing work and earnings by testing methods of program integration and coordination of services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
action_date: 2017-05-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
action_date: 2017-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Financial Services, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Financial Services, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Financial Services, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Financial Services, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Financial Services, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Financial Services, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Introduced in House