To improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the child support enforcement program and thereby increase the financial stability of single parent families including those attempting to leave welfare.
Child Support Incentive Act of 1997 - Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act to establish a new incentive payment system for the States for: (1) paternity establishment performance; and (2) support order performance, including current payment collection, arrearage collection, average payment, and cost-effectiveness performance.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) study and report to the Congress on the implementation of the new incentive payment system; (2) develop a performance measure based on the effectiveness of States in establishing and enforcing medical support obligations; and (3) make recommendations to the Congress for the incorporation of such medical support obligation enforcement measure, in a revenue neutral manner, into such payment system.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 105-272.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 105-272.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 152.
Mr. Shaw moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8081-8084)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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