Bill · H.R. 150· House(119-HR-150)
People CARE Act
- Introduced
- 1/3/2025
- Last activity
- 2/7/2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
- Sponsored by
- Warren Davidson
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill establishes the People-Centered Assistance Reform Effort Commission, known as the CARE Commission. The commission is tasked with reviewing all federal means-tested welfare programs to improve the social safety net and increase social mobility. Its goals include streamlining programs, increasing efficiency, and helping individuals earn enough income to transition off of welfare. The commission is required to identify changes to the law, such as consolidating programs or eliminating benefit cliffs. Following its review, the commission must submit a report to Congress along with a proposed bill to implement its recommendations.
Yes· 3 of 6
Is this likely to lift people out of poverty?+3
The bill aims to increase social mobility and address the underlying causes of poverty through improved social safety net integration.
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+2
The bill seeks to eliminate benefit cliffs and increase access to resources for low-income families.
Would children be better off under this?+1
The bill reviews child-related benefits like Head Start and the Child Tax Credit to improve effectiveness.
The opposite
Does this put more money into Medicaid, the health coverage for people on low incomes?-2
The commission is tasked with reviewing Medicaid to identify opportunities for consolidation or transitioning to discretionary funding.
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?-2
The bill directs the commission to identify ways to reduce costs and potentially modify programs to be subject to discretionary appropriations.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Social Safety Net: The bill aims to structure welfare programs so they work in an integrated manner, providing social workers with tools to assist people holistically (Section 2).
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Increased Social Mobility: By increasing access to resources that address the underlying causes of poverty, the act intends to improve social mobility (Introduction).
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Economic Independence: The goal of the program structure is to allow individuals to earn enough income to eventually transition off of means-tested welfare programs (Section 2).
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Higher Household Incomes: The bill seeks to encourage employment, healthy families, and educational attainment so that households can maintain an income above the poverty level without government benefits (Section 2).
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Elimination of Benefit Cliffs: The commission is tasked with identifying and eliminating benefit cliffs by designing on/off ramps, such as gradual benefit reductions as wages increase (Section 4).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Program Consolidation or Repurposing: The commission is directed to evaluate whether programs should be consolidated or repurposed, specifically looking at programs that do not have proven beneficial outcomes (Section 4).
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Reduction of Costs through Private Contracting: The commission will look for ways to reduce the cost or increase the efficiency of programs by contracting with private entities or delegating authority to States (Section 4).
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Changes to Program Status: The commission is tasked with identifying programs or entitlement authorities that should be modified to be carried out subject to the availability of discretionary appropriations (Section 4).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Low Income Households+2Good For Children+1
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Poverty Reduction+3
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+1Increase States Rights+1
- Healthcare
- Increases Medicaid Funding-2
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Fiscal Responsibility+1Reduces Government Spending-2
- 2/7/2025
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
- 1/4/2025
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- 1/3/2025
- Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, the Judiciary, and Natural Resources, 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.
- Introduced in House