H.R. 2193 (112th): Julia Carson Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2011

Introduced:
Jun 15, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL7]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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This bill was introduced on June 15, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Jun 15, 2011
Referred to Committee Jun 15, 2011
Cosponsors
20 cosponsors (20D) (show)
Committees

House Agriculture

House Education and the Workforce

House Energy and Commerce

House Ways and Means

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Full Title

To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure funding for grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Jun 15, 2011.
86 pages

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6/15/2011--Introduced.
Julia Carson Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2011 - Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act to condition continued approval of a state plan upon state assessment of its policies with respect to barriers to employment and financial support of children.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to states for an employment demonstration project involving a court- or state child support agency supervised-employment program for noncustodial parents who have barriers to employment and a history of nonpayment, so that they can pay their child support obligations.
Directs the Secretary of Labor to award grants for transitional jobs programs and for public-private career pathways partnerships.
Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to:
(1) funding for responsible fatherhood programs,
(2) activities promoting responsible fatherhood, and
(3) elimination of a separate TANF work participation rate for two-parent families.
Prohibits a state from conditioning receipt of TANF or certain other benefits on:
(1) participation in a healthy marriage or responsible fatherhood program, or
(2) assignment to the state of certain support rights.
Amends SSA title IV part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) to prohibit a state from collecting any amount owed it by reason of costs it has incurred for the birth of a child for whom support rights have been assigned.
Requires a state to make a full distribution of collected child support to the family.
Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 with respect to:
(1) deductions from family income for child support received in order to qualify for food stamps,
(2) verification of child support payments, and
(3) inclusion of economic opportunities programs in qualifying work programs.
Amends SSA title IV part A with respect to:
(1) grants to healthy family partnerships for domestic violence intervention and prevention, and
(2) grant recipients and their procedures for responding to the risks of domestic violence.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the credit percentage under the earned income tax credit for eligible individuals with no qualifying children.

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