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H.R.699
Sponsor: Rep Woolsey, Lynn C.(introduced 2/10/1999)
Latest Major Action: 2/18/1999 Referred to House subcommittee
Title: To reward states that enact welfare policies and support programs that truly lift families out of poverty.
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TITLE(S):  (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)
STATUS: (color indicates Senate actions) (Floor Actions/Congressional Record Page References)
2/10/1999:
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2/18/1999:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
COMMITTEE(S):
RELATED BILL DETAILS:

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AMENDMENT(S):

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COSPONSORS(11), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

Rep Eshoo, Anna G. - 9/9/1999 Rep Filner, Bob - 3/23/1999
Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. - 5/5/1999 Rep Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. - 3/23/1999
Rep Lee, Barbara - 10/19/2000 Rep Lofgren, Zoe - 5/24/1999
Rep Miller, George - 7/30/1999 Rep Nadler, Jerrold - 4/15/1999
Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes - 4/15/1999 Rep Sanders, Bernard - 3/23/1999
Rep Wexler, Robert - 10/7/1999

SUMMARY AS OF:
2/10/1999--Introduced.

Building Opportunities Bonus Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to establish a building opportunities bonus program under provisions regarding State family assistance grants in order to reward high performance States under TANF. Authorizes appropriations.