US SB2416 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on August 1 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-08-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on August 1 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-08-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Establishes the Interagency Board for Empowering Low-Income Families and allows a governor to apply to the board for a four-year waiver from certain federal assistance program requirements. Specifically, under such a waiver, the governor's state may consolidate, replace, or alter eligibility requirements for two or more specified federal assistance programs related to nutrition, housing, income, foster care and adoption, and other social and community services. The board must evaluate waiver applications on the basis of whether a proposed project promotes employment, family stability, and financial literacy and savings with respect to program participants. Additionally, the bill excludes specified provisions from waiver authority and sets certain limits with respect to project funding.
Title
EMPOWERS Act of 2019 Economic Mobility, Prosperity, and Opportunity with Waivers that Enable Reforms for States Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA] | Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL] | Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN] | Sen. David Perdue [R-GA] |
Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-08-01 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
Subjects
Adoption and foster care
Child safety and welfare
Energy assistance for the poor and aged
Executive agency funding and structure
Family services
Financial literacy
Food assistance and relief
Housing and community development funding
Intergovernmental relations
Low- and moderate-income housing
Poverty and welfare assistance
Rural conditions and development
Social welfare
State and local government operations
Child safety and welfare
Energy assistance for the poor and aged
Executive agency funding and structure
Family services
Financial literacy
Food assistance and relief
Housing and community development funding
Intergovernmental relations
Low- and moderate-income housing
Poverty and welfare assistance
Rural conditions and development
Social welfare
State and local government operations
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2416/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2416/BILLS-116s2416is.pdf |