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H.R.4737

H.R.4737: WORK Act of 2002

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This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress
This bill is primarily about congress
Introduced May 15, 2002
Latest Major Action July 25, 2002
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Bill Sponsor

Deborah D. Pryce (R-Ohio)

Bill Cosponsors

13 (All Republicans)

Bill Summary

Work, Opportunity, and Responsibility for Kids Act of 2002 (WORK Act of 2002) - (Sec. 101) Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise, reauthorize, and extend the TANF program, with changes: (1) reauthorizing and extending State family assistance grants through FY 2007 at specified levels; (2) increasing such grants for certain States; (3) reauthorizing and extending...

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Bill Actions

Date	Description
	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
	The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 4737.
	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
	Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
	Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Baucus with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 107-221.
	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 518.
	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 422 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4737 with 2 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order.
	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, and Financial Services, 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.
	Referred to House Ways and Means
	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
	Referred to House Education and the Workforce
	Referred to House Agriculture
	Referred to House Financial Services
	Rule H. Res. 422 passed House.
	Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 422.
	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4737 with 2 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order.
	GENERAL DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res 422 the House proceeded with two hour of general debate on H.R. 4737.
	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 422, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Cardin amendment in the nature of a substitute.
	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Speaker pro tempore announced that further proceedings on the bill and on the Cardin amendment in the nature of a substitute would be postponed until later in the legislative day.
	Mr. Maloney (CT) moved to recommit with instructions to Ways and Means.
	DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Maloney (CT) motion to recommit with instructions, equally divided and controlled. The instructions contained in the motion seek to strike the existing section 208 of the bill and to insert a new section 208 setting new levels for entitlement funding.
	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
	On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 207 - 219 (Roll no. 169).
	On passage Passed by recorded vote: 229 - 197 (Roll no. 170).
May 15, 2002	Introduced in the House by Deborah D. Pryce (R-Ohio)

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