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CSA OPPORTUNITY Act

USA118th CongressHR-5468| House 
| Updated: 9/26/2023
Matt Cartwright

Matt Cartwright

Democratic Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (5)
Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Marilyn Strickland (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)
Committees (6)
• Ways and Means Committee• Agriculture Committee• Health Subcommittee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Children's Savings Accounts Offer Parents Plenty Of Reasons To Understand and Invest in Tuition Yearly Act or the CSA OPPORTUNITY Act This bill excludes the value of certain children's savings accounts, provided they meet specified requirements, when determining eligibility for particular means-tested federal programs. To be excluded, the savings account must be created as part of a program organized by a government, nonprofit, school district, or college or university and meet other administrative criteria. Furthermore, proceeds of the account may only be used for postsecondary educational expenses, the purchase of a first home, or costs associated with starting a business once the individual receives a secondary school diploma or equivalent. Programs subject to this bill are the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (SSI), and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). If a state considers the value of children’s savings accounts in determining TANF eligibility in violation of this bill, the Department of Health and Human services is directed to reduce the state’s TANF grant for the next fiscal year.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-8204
CSA OPPORTUNITY Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-3378
CSA OPPORTUNITY Act
Sep 14, 2023
Introduced in House
Sep 14, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Sep 15, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 26, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-8204
    CSA OPPORTUNITY Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-3378
    CSA OPPORTUNITY Act


  • September 14, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • September 14, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, 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.


  • September 15, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • September 26, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

Social Welfare

Bank accounts, deposits, capitalBusiness investment and capitalEnergy assistance for the poor and agedFood assistance and reliefHigher educationHousing finance and home ownershipPoverty and welfare assistanceStudent aid and college costs

CSA OPPORTUNITY Act

USA118th CongressHR-5468| House 
| Updated: 9/26/2023
Children's Savings Accounts Offer Parents Plenty Of Reasons To Understand and Invest in Tuition Yearly Act or the CSA OPPORTUNITY Act This bill excludes the value of certain children's savings accounts, provided they meet specified requirements, when determining eligibility for particular means-tested federal programs. To be excluded, the savings account must be created as part of a program organized by a government, nonprofit, school district, or college or university and meet other administrative criteria. Furthermore, proceeds of the account may only be used for postsecondary educational expenses, the purchase of a first home, or costs associated with starting a business once the individual receives a secondary school diploma or equivalent. Programs subject to this bill are the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (SSI), and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). If a state considers the value of children’s savings accounts in determining TANF eligibility in violation of this bill, the Department of Health and Human services is directed to reduce the state’s TANF grant for the next fiscal year.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-8204
CSA OPPORTUNITY Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-3378
CSA OPPORTUNITY Act
Sep 14, 2023
Introduced in House
Sep 14, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Sep 15, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 26, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-8204
    CSA OPPORTUNITY Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-3378
    CSA OPPORTUNITY Act


  • September 14, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • September 14, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, 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.


  • September 15, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • September 26, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Matt Cartwright

Matt Cartwright

Democratic Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (5)
Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Marilyn Strickland (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)
Committees (6)
• Ways and Means Committee• Agriculture Committee• Health Subcommittee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee

Social Welfare

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Bank accounts, deposits, capitalBusiness investment and capitalEnergy assistance for the poor and agedFood assistance and reliefHigher educationHousing finance and home ownershipPoverty and welfare assistanceStudent aid and college costs