H.R. 2111: Look-back Elimination Act of 2013
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H.R. 2111: Look-back Elimination Act of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2013-05-22 · Families · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-05-22 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title
Look-back Elimination Act of 2013
Plain summary
Look-back Elimination Act of 2013 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to eliminate the requirement that, to be eligible for foster care maintenance payments, a child would have been eligible for aid under the former Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program (predecessor of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families [TANF] program under part A of SSA title IV) at the time of removal from the home. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the AFDC eligibility requirement for federal foster care and adoption assistance benefits should be eliminated and replaced with income eligibility standards that are based on modern, balanced criteria that treat all children equally; and (2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) should collaborate with Members of Congress and child welfare advocates in developing any modification standards.
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Official text
Look-back Elimination Act of 2013
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · 2 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr2111.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr2111 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113