S.CON.RES.66: A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that any welfare reform legislation enacted by the Congress should include provisions addressing domestic violence.

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 104th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about congress
  • Introduced June 27, 1996
  • Latest Major Action June 27, 1996

Bill Summary

Urges Congress to evaluate whether proposed welfare legislation would exacerbate violence against women, make it more difficult for women and children to escape domestic violence, or unfairly penalize such individuals victimized by or at risk of violence. Provides that welfare legislation enacted by the Congress should: (1) require that welfare-to-work, education, or job placement programs implemented by the States take domestic violence into...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
June 27, 1996

Introduced in the Senate by Paul D. Wellstone (D-Minn.)

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