[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1179 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1179

 To prohibit waivers relating to compliance with the work requirements 
for the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for 
                needy families, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 27, 2015

Mr. Reed (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Boustany, Ms. Jenkins 
 of Kansas, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Paulsen, Mrs. Black, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Sam 
  Johnson of Texas, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Holding, Mr. Young of 
   Indiana, and Mr. Kline) introduced the following bill; which was 
  referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit waivers relating to compliance with the work requirements 
for the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for 
                needy families, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving the Work Requirement for 
Welfare Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON TANF WAIVERS RELATING TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE 
              TANF WORK REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services may not do the following:
            (1) Finalize, implement, enforce, or otherwise take any 
        action to give effect to the Information Memorandum dated July 
        12, 2012 (Transmittal No. TANF-ACF-IM-2012-03), or to any 
        administrative action relating to the same subject matter set 
        forth in the Information Memorandum or that reflects the same 
        or similar policies as those set forth in the Information 
        Memorandum.
            (2) Authorize, approve, renew, modify, or extend any 
        experimental, pilot, or demonstration project under section 
        1115 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315) that waives 
        compliance with a requirement of section 407 of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 607) through a waiver of section 402 of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 602) or that provides authority for an expenditure which 
        would not otherwise be an allowable use of funds under a State 
        program funded under part A of title IV of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        601 et seq.) with respect to compliance with the work 
        requirements in section 407 of such Act to be regarded as an 
        allowable use of funds under that program for any period.
    (b) Rescission of Waivers.--Any waiver relating to the subject 
matter set forth in the Information Memorandum or described in 
subsection (a)(2) that is granted before the date of the enactment of 
this Act is hereby rescinded and shall be null and void.
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