Supporting Work Through Apprenticeships Act

Bill: 116-hr-1247
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18]
Introduced: 2019-02-14
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Employment and training programs

Poverty and welfare assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-02-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Supporting Work Through Apprenticeships Act</strong></p> <p>This bill&nbsp;specifies that, for purposes of meeting mandatory work requirements under&nbsp;the&nbsp;Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, work activities include apprenticeships.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1247 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2019 Mr. LaHood (for himself, Mrs. Walorski , and Mr. Wenstrup ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor , 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 title IV–A of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Work Through Apprenticeships Act . 2. Supporting work through apprenticeships Section 407(d)(5) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 607(d)(5) ) is amended by inserting , including apprenticeship before the semicolon. 3. Effective date The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2019.