Federal Benefits Fairness and Restoration Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6163
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2016-09-22
Policy area: Social Welfare
Latest action: action_date: 2016-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-09-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Federal Benefits Fairness and Restoration Act of 2016</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to repeal the denial of assistance and benefits for certain drug-related convictions.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6163 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 22, 2016 Mrs. Watson Coleman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture , 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 A BILL To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to repeal the denial of assistance and benefits for individuals with certain drug-related convictions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Benefits Fairness and Restoration Act of 2016 . 2. Repeal of denial of assistance and benefits for certain drug-related convictions Section 115 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 21 U.S.C. 862a ) is repealed. Any State law or regulation enacted under the authority of such section and in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act shall have no force or effect on or after such date.