http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_HR_3395.html?rev=22925 <p>H.R. 3395 would amend title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure funding for grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families.</p> <h2 id="toc0"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2007 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to: (1) funding for responsible fatherhood programs; (2) requirements to ensure procedures to address domestic violence; (3) activities promoting responsible fatherhood; (4) grants to healthy family partnerships for domestic violence prevention, for services for families and individuals affected by domestic violence, and for developing and implementing best practices; and (5) elimination of separate TANF work participation rate for two-parent families.</p> <p>Amends SSA title IV part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) to prohibit a state from collecting any amount owed it by reason of costs it has incurred for the birth of a child for whom support rights have been assigned.</p> <p>Requires a state to make a full distribution of collected child support to the family.</p> <p>Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to states for an employment demonstration project involving a court- or state child support agency-supervised program for noncustodial parents so they can pay child support obligations.</p> <p>Directs the Secretary of Labor to award grants for transitional jobs programs and for public-private career pathways partnerships.</p> <p>Conditions continued approval of a state plan under part D upon state assessment of its policies with respect to barriers to employment and financial support of children.</p> <p>Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 with respect to: (1) deductions from family income for child support received in order to qualify for food stamps; (2) verification of child support payments; and (3) inclusion of economic opportunities programs in qualifying work programs.</p> <p>Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) modify the earned income tax credit (EIC); (2) raise the EIC phase-out amount for couples (further easing the &amp;quot;marriage penalty&amp;quot;); and (3) require information pertaining to the customer's adjusted basis in broker's returns in the case of securities transactions.</p> <p>Amends the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 with respect to the effective date of leasing provisions of the Act.</p> <p>Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the economic substance doctrine.</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc1"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 4/25/2008: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc2"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc3"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 22925@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:44:48 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_HR_3395.html?rev=12637 <p>H.R. 3395 would amend title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure funding for grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families.</p> <h2 id="toc4"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2007 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to: (1) funding for responsible fatherhood programs; (2) requirements to ensure procedures to address domestic violence; (3) activities promoting responsible fatherhood; (4) grants to healthy family partnerships for domestic violence prevention, for services for families and individuals affected by domestic violence, and for developing and implementing best practices; and (5) elimination of separate TANF work participation rate for two-parent families.</p> <p>Amends SSA title IV part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) to prohibit a state from collecting any amount owed it by reason of costs it has incurred for the birth of a child for whom support rights have been assigned.</p> <p>Requires a state to make a full distribution of collected child support to the family.</p> <p>Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to states for an employment demonstration project involving a court- or state child support agency-supervised program for noncustodial parents so they can pay child support obligations.</p> <p>Directs the Secretary of Labor to award grants for transitional jobs programs and for public-private career pathways partnerships.</p> <p>Conditions continued approval of a state plan under part D upon state assessment of its policies with respect to barriers to employment and financial support of children.</p> <p>Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 with respect to: (1) deductions from family income for child support received in order to qualify for food stamps; (2) verification of child support payments; and (3) inclusion of economic opportunities programs in qualifying work programs.</p> <p>Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) modify the earned income tax credit (EIC); (2) raise the EIC phase-out amount for couples (further easing the &amp;quot;marriage penalty&amp;quot;); and (3) require information pertaining to the customer's adjusted basis in broker's returns in the case of securities transactions.</p> <p>Amends the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 with respect to the effective date of leasing provisions of the Act.</p> <p>Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the economic substance doctrine.</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc5"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 9/19/2007: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc6"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc7"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 12637@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:37:04 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_HR_3395.html?rev=10390 <p>H.R. 3395 would amend title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure funding for grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families.</p> <h2 id="toc8"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc9"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 9/19/2007: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc10"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc11"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 10390@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:25:42 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_HR_3395.html?rev=8288 <p>H.R. 3395 would amend title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure funding for grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families.</p> <h2 id="toc12"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc13"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to update the status of the bill!)</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc14"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc15"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 8288@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sat, 04 Aug 2007 17:27:20 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_HR_3395.html?rev=8289 <p>H.R. 3395 would amend title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure funding for grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families.</p> <h2 id="toc16"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc17"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 8/3/2007: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc18"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc19"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 8289@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sat, 04 Aug 2007 17:27:20 EDT