# 114-hr-2966: Reducing Poverty through Employment Act

114-hr-2966, Reducing Poverty through Employment Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 497. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2966
- Congress: 114
- Title: Reducing Poverty through Employment Act
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 497.
- Introduced: 2015-07-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Reducing Poverty through Employment Act This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to make it a purpose of the TANF program to reduce poverty by increasing employment entry, retention, and advancement.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2016-05-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5082: Investing in Opportunity Act
- 114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act
- 114-hr-4770: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide appropriate rules for the application of the deduction for income attributable to domestic production act…
- 114-hr-4514: Combating BDS Act of 2016
- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-3917: CARS Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-2966 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2966)

## Related
- [114-hr-5082: Investing in Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5082)
- [114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4773)
- [114-hr-4770: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide appropriate rules for the…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4770)
- [114-hr-4514: Combating BDS Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4514)
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-3917: CARS Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3917)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2966 (as of 2025-11-18).