H.R. 5706: To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide for the pass through of all child support collected on behalf of families receiving assistance under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families.

H.R. 5706: To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide for the pass through of all child support collected on behalf of families receiving assistance under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families.

109th Congress · introduced 2006-06-28 · Social Welfare · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Where it came from: introduced 2006-06-28 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide for the pass through of all child support collected on behalf of families receiving assistance under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families.

Plain summary

Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise requirements for the pass-through of child support collected on behalf of families receiving assistance under the program of block grants to states for temporary assistance for needy families (TANF). Requires pass-through to a family receiving TANF of the total amount of collected child support. (Currently the federal government receives its share and the state retains or distributes to the family the state share of such child support.) Requires payment to: (1) the federal government of its share of foster care maintenance payments; (2) the state for retention, or distribution to the family, of the state share of such payments; and (3) the family of any remaining amount.

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To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide for the pass through of all child support collected on behalf of families receiving assistance under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1] · 6 cosponsors

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Gwen Moore (D-WI), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr5706.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>

Record fed-us-cong109-hr5706 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109