A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to increase the amount of Federal reimbursement to States under the aid to families with dependent children program for the cost of locating and securing support from parents who have deserted or abandoned their children receiving aid under such program, and to provide that the State welfare agencies may utilize the services of private collection agencies and similar organizations and entities in locating such parents and securing support for such children.
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Increases the amount of Federal reimbursement to States under title IV (Grants to States for Aid and Services to Needy Families With Children) of the Social Security Act for the cost of locating and securing support from parents who have deserted or abandoned their children receiving aid under such program, to 75 percent of the State's expenditures. Provides that the State welfare agencies may utilize the services of private collection agencies and similar organizations and entities in locating such parents and securing support for such children. (Amends 42 U.S.C. 603(a)(3)(A))
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on January 11, 1973. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on January 11, 1973: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 93rd Congress (1973-74), 651 of the 23,396 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.8 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
GLENN DAVIS (R-WI) introduced it on January 11, 1973. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on January 11, 1973, 19600 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 19600 days ago, on January 11, 1973.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 93rd Congress has not finished by January 3, 1975 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers