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S.1290 - Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act

Mike Lee, Ted Cruz
Poverty & Family Economics

To help individuals receiving assistance under means-tested welfare programs obtain self-sufficiency, to provide information on total spending on means-tested welfare programs, to provide an overall spending limit on means-tested welfare programs, and for other purposes.

These actions would result in harsh new requirements on recipients of on anti-poverty programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) program and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, as well as reduce funding for federal housing assistance through transforming it into a block grant.

Source: Congress.gov

 

Mike Lee

Party
Republican
State
Utah

Ted Cruz

Party
Republican
State
Texas

The Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act is the Wrong Direction to Reduce Child Poverty

The Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act, introduced in June by House Freedom Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Meadows, Freedom Caucus member Rep. Jim Jordan,



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