42 U.S.C. § 1306a
Public access to State disbursement records
No State or any agency or political subdivision thereof shall be deprived of any grant-in-aid or other payment to which it otherwise is or has become entitled pursuant to subchapter I (other than section 303(a)(3) thereof), IV, X, XIV, or XVI (other than section 1383(a)(3) thereof) of this chapter, by reason of the enactment or enforcement by such State of any legislation prescribing any conditions under which public access may be had to records of the disbursement of any such funds or payments within such State, if such legislation prohibits the use of any list or names obtained through such access to such records for commercial or political purposes.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1984–2008 · leading case: Michigan Welfare Rights Org. v. Dempsey, 462 F. Supp. 227 (E.D. Mich. 2008).
Michigan Welfare Rights Org. v. Dempsey, 462 F. Supp. 227 (E.D. Mich. 2008). “To relieve the turmoil that this ruling inflicted on Indiana, Senator Jenner of that State masterminded the passage of 42 U.S.C. § 1306a. 6 That section, commonly called the Jenner Amendment, provides that a State’s eligibility for federal funds under the various public welfare…”
Whisler v. Whisler, 684 P.2d 1025 (Kan. Ct. App. 1984). “This section is based upon 42 U.S.C. § 1306a (1982), commonly known as the Jenner Amendment.”
New York Times Co. v. City of New York, 26 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1686 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1998). “) In 1951, Congress added 42 USC § 1306a, which provides that a State may not be deprived of Federal funds because of State legislation permitting public access to “records of the disbursement”, so long as the “legislation prohibits the use of any list or names obtained * * *…”
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