H.R. 2842: Accelerating Individuals into the Workforce Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-06-08 · Social Welfare · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-06-08 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 3 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 320 (2017): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR2842 (2017-06-23), Agreed to. See all
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Accelerating Individuals into the Workforce Act

Plain summary

Accelerating Individuals into the Workforce Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends title IV (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act to require the Administration for Children & Families (ACF) to make grants to states for demonstration projects that provide wage subsidies to enable low-income individuals to enter and retain employment. At least one of these demonstration projects shall fund programs that offer apprenticeships registered under the National Apprenticeship Act. States may use grant funds to subsidize an individual's wages for up to 12 months. The subsidy may be up to 50% of an individual's wages. Individuals are eligible for subsidized wages if they: (1) are recipients of TANF or similar state assistance or a noncustodial parent of a child receiving such assistance, (2) are unemployed when the subsidy begins, and (3) have an income below 200% of the poverty line. States must ensure that participants in subsidized job programs do not displace current workers. The ACF must reserve funding to carry out the bill from amounts in the Contingency Fund for State Welfare Programs.

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Official text

Accelerating Individuals into the Workforce Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2842, Accelerating Individuals into the Workforce Act (2017-07-14)

Cosponsors on this site

Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Pete Sessions (R-TX)

Recorded votes

House roll call 320 (2017): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR2842 (2017-06-23): Agreed to
House roll call 321 (2017): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR2842 (2017-06-23): Agreed to
House roll call 322 (2017): On Passage, HR2842 (2017-06-23): Passed

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr2842.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr2842 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115