H.R. 625 · 108th Congress
Child Poverty Reduction Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Pete Stark
- Introduced
- 2003-02-05
- Latest action
- 2003-02-19 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Summary
Child Poverty Reduction Act -Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to: (1) make it an additional purpose of TANF to reduce poverty of families with children in the United States; and (2) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make a child poverty reduction bonus grant to any State whose child poverty rate for a completed calendar year is less than the rate the State achieved during the preceding calendar year.