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42 U.S.C. 608: Prohibitions; requirements

Created in 1996 by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193). Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

10 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 1408, 26 U.S.C. 6402, 42 U.S.C. 602, 42 U.S.C. 603, 42 U.S.C. 609.

2 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Office of Family Assistance (Assistance Programs), Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services (2).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2012

    • Pub. L. 112–96 added par. (12). (Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012) Law text · (a)

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–246, §4002(b)(1)(B), (2)(V), substituted "Food and Nutrition Act of 2008" for "Food Stamp Act of 1977". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (a)

    2006

    • Pub. L. 109–171 amended par. (3) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (3) prohibited a State from giving assistance under this part to families not assigning to the State certain rights to support accruing before the date the family ceased to receive assistance, with certain limitati… (Deficit Reduction Act of 2005) Law text · (a)

    1997

    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5514(c), made technical amendment to directory language of Pub. L. 104–193, §103(a)(1), which enacted this section. (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text
    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5505(a), amended heading and text of par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "A State to which a grant is made under section 603 of this title shall not use any part of the grant to provide assistance to a family— (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5505(b), substituted "ceases to receive assistance under" for "leaves" in introductory provisions and cl. (ii) of subpar. (A) and in subpar. (B) and substituted "after such date" for "after the date the family leaves the program" in introductory provisions of subpar… (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5532(b)(2), redesignated cls. (i) and (ii) as subcls. (I) and (II), respectively, of cl. (i) and added a new cl. (ii). (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5505(c), made technical correction to heading in original. (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5505(d)(1), substituted "The average monthly number" for "The number" and inserted "during the fiscal year or the immediately preceding fiscal year (but not both), as the State may elect" before period at end. (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5505(d)(2), amended heading and text of subpar. (D) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "In determining the number of months for which an adult has received assistance under the State program funded under this part, the State shall disregard any … (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5001(d), added subpar. (G). (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5001(h)(1), added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d). Former subsec. (d) redesignated (e). (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (c), (d)
    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5505(e), added subsec. (e) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (e). Text read as follows: "For special rules relating to the treatment of aliens, see section 1612 of title 8." (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5001(h)(1)(A), redesignated subsec. (d) as (e). (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5581(a), added subsec. (g). (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (g)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.