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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jan 4, 1995
Welfare to Work Act of 1995 - Prescribes guidelines under which a State may apply to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) for a grant to operate a State welfare to work program. Amends title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to terminate the: (1) Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) Program; and (2) Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) Training Program. Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to limit Food Stamp program benefits to the elderly and the disabled. Amends the eligibility criteria of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (WIC) to provide that a child shall be considered to be at nutritional risk if it is in the care of an individual who is: (1) primarily responsible for its care; and (2) a participant in a State welfare to work program receiving Federal funds under this Act. Instructs the Secretary to submit to the Congress eligibility criteria for medical assistance under a State plan under SSA title XIX (Medicaid) in lieu of the eligibility criteria related to the plans terminated by this Act.
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Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] · D–WI
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S228-229)
Introduced in Senate
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