• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee• Ways and Means Committee• Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee• Agriculture Committee• Work and Welfare Subcommittee• Rules Committee• Financial Services Committee• Health Subcommittee• Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee• Judiciary Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee• Natural Resources Committee
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Welfare Benefit Reform and Alignment Commission (BRAC) Act This bill establishes within the legislative branch the Benefit Reform and Alignment Commission to review certain means-tested welfare programs. A "means-tested welfare program" is any federal program that is designed to specifically provide assistance or benefits exclusively to low-income Americans. The bill specifies several programs that are either considered or not considered means-tested welfare programs for the purpose of this bill. The commission must identify changes in law to structure the programs so that: the receipt of aid by a beneficiary is temporary, that over time there is a reduction in the number of the programs in which an individual beneficiary or household is participating, and that over time the total number of recipients receiving such aid is reduced; and the programs increase employment, encourage healthy marriages, and further educational attainment so that households maintain an income above the poverty level without services and benefits from the federal government. The commission must also: (1) review the programs to evaluate whether certain programs should be consolidated, eliminated, or made subject to the annual appropriations process; and (2) recommend ways to reduce the cost or increase the efficiency of the programs by contracting with private entities or delegating authority to states. The commission may also review the offsetting receipts and discretionary appropriations of the federal government. The commission must submit to Congress a report including recommendations and proposed legislation. Congress must consider the proposal using specified expedited legislative procedures.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, and the Judiciary, 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 the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, and the Judiciary, 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 the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
Economics and Public Finance
Adoption and foster careAdult day careAdvisory bodiesAgingChild care and developmentChild healthCongressional operations and organizationEconomic developmentEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmployment and training programsEnergy assistance for the poor and agedFamily planning and birth controlFood assistance and reliefGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingHigher educationHomelessness and emergency shelterHousing and community development fundingHousing finance and home ownershipHousing for the elderly and disabledImmigrant health and welfareIncome tax creditsIndian social and development programsLawyers and legal servicesLegislative rules and procedureLow- and moderate-income housingMedicaidMigrant, seasonal, agricultural laborMinority healthNational and community serviceNutrition and dietPoverty and welfare assistancePublic housingRefugees, asylum, displaced personsRural conditions and developmentSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsStudent aid and college costsTelecommunication rates and feesWages and earningsWomen's healthYouth employment and child labor
To establish the Benefit Reform and Alignment Commission to consolidate and realign means-tested direct spending program outlays.
USA115th CongressHR-1469| House
| Updated: 3/23/2017
Welfare Benefit Reform and Alignment Commission (BRAC) Act This bill establishes within the legislative branch the Benefit Reform and Alignment Commission to review certain means-tested welfare programs. A "means-tested welfare program" is any federal program that is designed to specifically provide assistance or benefits exclusively to low-income Americans. The bill specifies several programs that are either considered or not considered means-tested welfare programs for the purpose of this bill. The commission must identify changes in law to structure the programs so that: the receipt of aid by a beneficiary is temporary, that over time there is a reduction in the number of the programs in which an individual beneficiary or household is participating, and that over time the total number of recipients receiving such aid is reduced; and the programs increase employment, encourage healthy marriages, and further educational attainment so that households maintain an income above the poverty level without services and benefits from the federal government. The commission must also: (1) review the programs to evaluate whether certain programs should be consolidated, eliminated, or made subject to the annual appropriations process; and (2) recommend ways to reduce the cost or increase the efficiency of the programs by contracting with private entities or delegating authority to states. The commission may also review the offsetting receipts and discretionary appropriations of the federal government. The commission must submit to Congress a report including recommendations and proposed legislation. Congress must consider the proposal using specified expedited legislative procedures.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, and the Judiciary, 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 the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, and the Judiciary, 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 the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee• Ways and Means Committee• Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee• Agriculture Committee• Work and Welfare Subcommittee• Rules Committee• Financial Services Committee• Health Subcommittee• Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee• Judiciary Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee• Natural Resources Committee
Economics and Public Finance
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Adoption and foster careAdult day careAdvisory bodiesAgingChild care and developmentChild healthCongressional operations and organizationEconomic developmentEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmployment and training programsEnergy assistance for the poor and agedFamily planning and birth controlFood assistance and reliefGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingHigher educationHomelessness and emergency shelterHousing and community development fundingHousing finance and home ownershipHousing for the elderly and disabledImmigrant health and welfareIncome tax creditsIndian social and development programsLawyers and legal servicesLegislative rules and procedureLow- and moderate-income housingMedicaidMigrant, seasonal, agricultural laborMinority healthNational and community serviceNutrition and dietPoverty and welfare assistancePublic housingRefugees, asylum, displaced personsRural conditions and developmentSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsStudent aid and college costsTelecommunication rates and feesWages and earningsWomen's healthYouth employment and child labor