H.R. 3226: To restore the TANF Emergency Contingency Fund to further support our Nation's jobless workers.

112th Congress · introduced 2011-10-14 · Social Welfare · Latest: Referred for a period ending not later than October 17, 2011, (or for a later time if the Chairman so designates) to the Subcommittee on Human Resources, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee concerned.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-10-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To restore the TANF Emergency Contingency Fund to further support our Nation's jobless workers.

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Amends title IV (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act to reestablish for FY2012-FY2013 the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs for the purpose of grants to states by the Secretary of the Treasury related to: (1) increases in TANF caseloads, (2) increased expenditures for non-recurrent short term benefits, and (3) increased expenditures for subsidized employment. Modifies for FY2011-FY2012 the formula for the pro rata reduction credit in the calculation of the minimum participation rate of all families of a state receiving TANF assistance for any reduction in such rate owing to caseload reductions not required by federal law and not resulting from changes in state eligibility criteria.

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To restore the TANF Emergency Contingency Fund to further support our Nation's jobless workers.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr3226.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr3226 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112