Skills First Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1281
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2015-03-04
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Employment and training programs

Poverty and welfare assistance

Vocational and technical education
Latest action: action_date: 2015-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-03-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Skills First Act of 2015</b></p> <p>This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to increase from 12 to 36 the number of months of vocational educational training that may be counted as a work activity.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1281 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 4, 2015 Mr. Carney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce , 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 increase the number of months of vocational educational training that may be counted as work under the temporary assistance for needy families program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Skills First Act of 2015 . 2. Increase in number of months of vocational educational training that may be counted as work (a) Amendment Section 407(d)(8) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 607(d)(8) ) is amended by striking 12 and inserting 36 . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the first day of the first calendar month that begins after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.