Bill Sponsor
House Simple Resolution 399
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that welfare programs discourage marriage and hurt the institution of the family in the United States.
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 21, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jun 21, 2017
Latest Action
Jun 22, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Simple Resolution
Simple Resolution
A form of legislative measure introduced and potentially acted upon by only one congressional chamber and used for the regulation of business only within the chamber of origin. Depending on the chamber of origin, they begin with a designation of either H.Res. or S.Res. Joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions are other types of resolutions.
Bill Number
399
Congress
115
Policy Area
Families
Families
Primary focus of measure is child and family welfare, services, and relationships; marriage and family status; domestic violence and child abuse. Measures concerning public assistance programs or aging may fall under Social Welfare policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Wisconsin
Republican
Arizona
Republican
California
Republican
Louisiana
Republican
Maryland
Republican
North Carolina
Republican
South Carolina
House Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Recognizes that welfare programs discourage marriage and hurt the institution of the family.

Expresses the belief that the federal government should treat everyone equally and that it is wrong to discriminate against parents who choose to get married before having children.

Text (1)
June 21, 2017
Actions (3)
06/22/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
06/21/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
06/21/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:37:40 PM