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This bill establishes the People-Centered Assistance Reform Effort (CARE) Commission to comprehensively review and improve means-tested welfare programs in the United States. The Commission will be composed of 8 members appointed by congressional leadership and tasked with reviewing all federal welfare programs to identify opportunities for consolidation, efficiency improvements, and structural changes that help individuals and families become more economically self-sufficient. The bill provides a detailed definition of means-tested welfare programs, which includes over 50 specific federal programs across categories like cash assistance, medical care, food assistance, housing, energy assistance, education, training, and social services. The Commission will be required to submit a report within 18 months with findings, recommendations, and proposed legislative language to streamline and improve these programs. The bill also establishes an expedited legislative process for considering the Commission's recommendations, ensuring a fast-tracked review and potential implementation of welfare reform proposals aimed at reducing poverty and increasing social mobility by creating more holistic, integrated support systems for low-income Americans.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/150/all-info