[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7426 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7426

To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to target funds 
                          to families in need.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 20, 2024

Mr. Smith of Nebraska introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to target funds 
                          to families in need.

    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 ``Targeting TANF to Families in Need 
Act''.

SEC. 2. TARGETING FUNDS TO FAMILIES IN NEED.

    (a) In General.--Section 404 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
604) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(l) Establishing a Threshold for Families in Need.--A State to 
which a grant is made under section 403(a)(1) shall use the grant only 
to provide assistance or services to a family whose income is less than 
twice the poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal 
Register under section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2025.

SEC. 3. TWO-YEAR REAUTHORIZATION OF THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY 
              FAMILIES PROGRAM.

    Activities authorized by part A of title IV (other than under 
section 403(c) or 418) and section 1108(b) of the Social Security Act 
shall continue through September 30, 2026, in the manner authorized for 
fiscal year 2023, and out of any money in the Treasury of the United 
States not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such 
sums as may be necessary for such purpose.
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