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98th Congress · 1983–1985
H.R. 216

A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide that the procedures which are presently avai…

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Latest action: Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation. · January 10, 1983
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Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.

Recorded January 10, 1983, as the clerk wrote it

Official title A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide that the procedures which are presently available to AFDC families for the collection of past-due child and spousal support from Federal tax refunds shall also be available to non-AFDC families.
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Vote Files, "H.R. 216 (98th Congress): A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide that the procedures which are presently available to AFDC families for the collection of past-due child and spousal support from Federal tax refun…," last checked Oct. 12, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-98-hr216

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Vote Files. (2026, October 12). H.R. 216 (98th Congress): A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide that the procedures which are presently available to AFDC families for the collection of past-due child and spousal support from Federal tax refun… [Bill record]. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-98-hr216

Chicago

Vote Files. "H.R. 216 (98th Congress): A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide that the procedures which are presently available to AFDC families for the collection of past-due child and spousal support from Federal tax refun…." Last modified October 12, 2026. Accessed October 13, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-98-hr216.

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  author       = {{Vote Files}},
  title        = {{H.R. 216 (98th Congress): A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide that the procedures which are presently available to AFDC families for the collection of past-due child and spousal support from Federal tax refun…}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-98-hr216}},
  note         = {Reference number bill-98-hr216; official source: Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-bill/216; last checked October 12, 2026; accessed October 13, 2026}
}
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