H.R. 2969 — Introduced in House

I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2969 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 8, 2015 Mr. Holding introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To eliminate the separate participation rate for 2-parent families receiving TANF assistance. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the TANF Marriage Penalty Elimination Act. 2. Modification of TANF participation rate requirements (a) Elimination of separate participation rate requirements for 2-Parent families Section 407 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 607) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking all through A State the first place it appears and inserting the following: (a) Participation rate requirements A State ; and (B) by striking paragraph (2); (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking rates and inserting rate; (B) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking (a)(1) and inserting (a); (C) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively; (D) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by striking paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) and inserting paragraph (1)(B); and (E) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by striking rates and inserting rate; and (3) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking all through For purposes of subsection (b)(1)(B)(i) and inserting the following: (1) General rules For purposes of subsection (b)(1)(B)(i) ; and (ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and (B) in paragraph (2)(D)— (i) by striking paragraphs (1)(B)(i) and (2)(B) of subsection (b) and inserting subsection (b)(1)(B)(i); and (ii) by striking in all families and in 2-parent families, respectively,. (b) Conforming amendments (1) The paragraph heading for section 409(a)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(3)) is amended by striking rates and inserting rate. (2) Section 411(b)(1)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 611(b)(1)(A)) is amended by striking rates and inserting rate. 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2015.