No final action was taken in the waning days of the 2000 legislative session on legislation (H.R. 4678) that would have allowed families leaving welfare to keep a larger share of past-due child support payments collected by state agencies on their behalf. The bill would have transferred as much as $3.5 billion to such families over five years. It also included somewhat more controversial "Fathers Count" provisions targeting job training and placement assistance to low-income fathers. Those provisions are opposed by some women's organizations who view them as a form of gender-based discrimination against low-income women. The package, sponsored by Reps. Nancy Johnson (R-CT) and Ben Cardin (D-MD), is expected to be considered again next year when Congress begins work on the reauthorization of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.