# 115-hr-5828: EASE Act

115-hr-5828, EASE Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5828
- Congress: 115
- Title: EASE Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
- Introduced: 2018-05-15
- Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Encouraging Apprenticeships, Spurring Employment Act or the EASE Act This bill requires a state Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to disregard, for a 12-month period, any income earned by an individual participating in a qualified apprenticeship program. Additionally, the bill establishes a penalty on states for noncompliance with such requirement.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act
- 115-hr-6081: Historic Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5879: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5124: Community Action Opioid Response Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5121: To amend title 10, United States Code, to remove the prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of the reserve components of the Armed Fo…
- 115-hr-4897: Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-5828 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5828)

## Related
- [115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6510)
- [115-hr-6081: Historic Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6081)
- [115-hr-5879: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5879)
- [115-hr-5124: Community Action Opioid Response Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5124)
- [115-hr-5121: To amend title 10, United States Code, to remove the prohibition on eligibility…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5121)
- [115-hr-4897: Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4897)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5828 (as of 2025-11-18).