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.