Focusing State Efforts to Expand Opportunity Act

Bill: 116-hr-1473
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]
Introduced: 2019-02-28
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Poverty and welfare assistance

Wages and earnings
Latest action: action_date: 2019-02-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-02-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Focusing State Efforts to Expand Opportunity Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits states from using Temporary Assistance for Needy Families grants to provide assistance or services to families whose monthly incomes exceed twice the poverty line.&nbsp;Under current law, families must be financially needy and have a minor child to qualify for assistance; however, individual states determine the financial eligibility requirements.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1473 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 28, 2019 Mr. Smith of Nebraska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to target funds to truly needy families.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Focusing State Efforts to Expand Opportunity Act . 2. Targeting funds to truly needy families Section 404(k) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 604(k) ) is amended to read as follows: (k) Prohibitions A State to which a grant is made under this part shall not use the grant to provide any assistance or services to a family whose monthly income exceeds twice the poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 ( 42 U.S.C. 9902(2) )). .