H.R. 535 · 108th Congress
To provide access to welfare tools to help Americans get back to work.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Aníbal Acevedo-Vilá
- Introduced
- 2003-02-05
- Latest action
- 2003-03-17 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Summary
Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to make Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and Guam eligible for: (1) the TANF supplemental grant for population increases; (2) the TANF contingency fund; and (3) child care entitlement funds.Amends SSA title XI to: (1) disregard foster care payments to Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and Guam for purposes of the limitation of total payments to each territory; and (2) exempt Medicaid (SSA title XIX) transitional medical assistance in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam from the current Medicaid cap on spending.