Family Assistance Plan (House only, not enacted)

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The Family Assistance Plan (House only, not enacted) was a Nixon-era welfare reform proposal that would have replaced existing aid programs with a guaranteed minimum income for families, passing the U.S. House of Representatives but ultimately failing to become law.

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instanceOf United States federal legislative proposal
guaranteed minimum income proposal
welfare reform proposal
alsoKnownAs Family Assistance Plan (House only, not enacted)
surface form: Family Assistance Plan
basedOnConcept negative income tax
branchOfGovernmentInvolved legislative branch of the United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
era late 1960s and early 1970s
geographicScope nationwide within the United States
goal provide income support to low-income families with children
replace existing welfare programs with a guaranteed minimum income
simplify the U.S. welfare system
historicalSignificance key episode in the history of U.S. welfare reform
major early attempt to establish a guaranteed income in the United States
includedComponent federal cash benefit
guaranteed annual income floor for families
work requirements for able-bodied adults
influencedDebateOn guaranteed basic income in the United States
reform of cash welfare programs
initiatedByBranch executive branch of the United States
legalStatus never implemented
legislativeChamberFailed United States Senate
legislativeChamberPassed United States House of Representatives
legislativeOutcome not enacted into law
levelOfGovernment United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
opposedByGroup conservatives concerned about work disincentives
liberals who considered the benefit level inadequate
policyArea income maintenance
social policy
welfare policy
proposedBy Richard Nixon
proposedByOffice Nixon administration
proposedByParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
proposedReformType replacement of categorical welfare with universal income floor
reasonForFailure ideological opposition from both left and right
insufficient support in the United States Senate
relatedConcept basic income
negative income tax experiments in the United States
relatedToProgram Earned Income Tax Credit
Supplemental Security Income
subjectOf historical analyses of U.S. welfare policy
scholarly debates on guaranteed income
targetPopulation families with dependent children
low-income families
timePeriod Nixon era
wouldHaveReplacedProgram Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
surface form: Aid to Families with Dependent Children

existing categorical welfare programs

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91st United States Congress passed Family Assistance Plan (House only, not enacted)
Family Assistance Plan (House only, not enacted) alsoKnownAs Family Assistance Plan (House only, not enacted)
this entity surface form: Family Assistance Plan