H.R. 5149: Welfare Reform Extension Act, Part VIII
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H.R. 5149: Welfare Reform Extension Act, Part VIII
108th Congress · introduced 2004-09-24 · Social Welfare · Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-308.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-09-24 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 482 (2004): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR5149 (2004-09-30), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 108-308. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
Welfare Reform Extension Act, Part VIII
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Welfare Reform Extension Act, Part VIII - Continues through March 31, 2005, in the manner authorized for FY 2004, any activities authorized by part A of title IV (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act (SSA), as well as: (1) the separate program for abstinence education; (2) the entitlement of U.S. territories to matching grants for aid and services to needy families with children and for child-welfare services under title IV; (3) extensions of eligibility for Medicaid under SSA title XIX; (4) supplemental grants for population increases in certain States; and (5) extension of the National Random Sample Study of child welfare and child welfare waiver authority. Makes necessary appropriations. Allows grants and payments made pursuant to this authority through the second quarter of FY 2005 to be at the level provided for such activities through the second quarter of FY 2004.
Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Welfare Reform Extension Act, Part VIII
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] · 0 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5149, Welfare Reform Extension Act, Part VIII (2004-10-07); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5149, Welfare Reform Extension Act, Part VIII (2004-10-07)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 482 (2004): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR5149 (2004-09-30): Passed
Words on this page, explained (4)
- Appropriation
- Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
- Authorization
- A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
- Fiscal year
- The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr5149.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>
Record fed-us-cong108-hr5149 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108