Aiding Social Services in States Temporarily Act of 2008

Aiding Social Services in States Temporarily Act of 2008 - Amends title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act to increase FY2008 funding for the social services block grant program.

[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5133 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5133

   To increase funding for the program of block grants to States for 
                            social services.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 23, 2008

  Mr. Space introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
   To increase funding for the program of block grants to States for 
                            social services.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Aiding Social Services in States 
Temporarily Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR THE SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 2003(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397b(c)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and'';
            (2) in paragraph (11), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``other than fiscal year 2008; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(12) $3,700,000,000 for the fiscal year 2008.''.
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