TANF and Child Care Continuation Act of 2005
Latest action. Became public lawWhat a bill becomes when enacted, numbered by Congress and order of enactment: Public Law 119-4 is the 4th law of the 119th Congress.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) No: 109-161.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
TANF and Child Care Continuation Act of 2005 - Extends through March 31, 2006, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) and the national random sample study of child welfare and child welfare waiver authority under SSA.
Requires the Secretary, for FY2006-FY2010, to reduce the amount of each state grant involving a bonus to reward a decrease in the state's illegitimacy ratio by an equal percentage necessary to ensure that the total amount of such grants paid does not exceed $73 million.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Public Law" stage on December 30, 2005. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
This bill has been enacted. It is law.
The record's latest action, on December 30, 2005: Became Public Law No: 109-161.
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?
WALLY HERGER (R-CA) introduced it on December 18, 2005. 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.
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Vote history
- HousePassed
- SenatePassed
- PresidentSigned into law