TANF Marriage Penalty Elimination Act

Bill: 114-hr-2969
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-13]
Introduced: 2015-07-08
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Employment and training programs

Marriage and family status

Poverty and welfare assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2015-11-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>TANF Marriage Penalty Elimination Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act with respect to mandatory work requirements to repeal the separate participation rate for two-parent families receiving TANF assistance.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2969 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 8, 2015 Mr. Holding 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 eliminate the separate participation rate for 2-parent families receiving TANF assistance.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the TANF Marriage Penalty Elimination Act . 2. Modification of TANF participation rate requirements (a) Elimination of separate participation rate requirements for 2-Parent families Section 407 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 607 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking all through A State the first place it appears and inserting the following: (a) Participation rate requirements A State ; and (B) by striking paragraph (2); (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking rates and inserting rate ; (B) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking (a)(1) and inserting (a) ; (C) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively; (D) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by striking paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) and inserting paragraph (1)(B) ; and (E) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by striking rates and inserting rate ; and (3) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking all through For purposes of subsection (b)(1)(B)(i) and inserting the following: (1) General rules For purposes of subsection (b)(1)(B)(i) ; and (ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and (B) in paragraph (2)(D)— (i) by striking paragraphs (1)(B)(i) and (2)(B) of subsection (b) and inserting subsection (b)(1)(B)(i) ; and (ii) by striking in all families and in 2-parent families, respectively, . (b) Conforming amendments (1) The paragraph heading for section 409(a)(3) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 609(a)(3) ) is amended by striking rates and inserting rate . (2) Section 411(b)(1)(A) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 611(b)(1)(A) ) is amended by striking rates and inserting rate . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2015.