Stop Disincentivizing Work Act

Bill: 117-hr-6554
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]
Introduced: 2022-02-01
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Executive agency funding and structure

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Poverty and welfare assistance

Unemployment
Latest action: action_date: 2022-02-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-02-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Stop Disincentivizing Work Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the use of funding available through specified federal COVID-19 relief laws and appropriations acts for recurring cash assistance programs to individuals or households.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6554 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 1, 2022 Mr. Stauber (for himself, Mr. Hagedorn , Mrs. Fischbach , and Mr. Emmer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To prohibit certain Federal funding from being used for certain cash assistance programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Disincentivizing Work Act . 2. Prohibition on funding (a) In general None of the funds made available under any of the Acts specified in subsection (b) may be used for recurring cash assistance programs to individuals or households. (b) Acts specified The Acts specified in this subsection are the following: (1) The Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 ( Public Law 116–123 ). (2) The Families First Coronavirus Response Act ( Public Law 116–127 ). (3) The CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ). (4) The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( Public Law 116–260 ). (5) The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( Public Law 117–2 ).