[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7441 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7441

  To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to set aside 
    funds expended under the program of block grants to States for 
    temporary assistance for needy families, for core work purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 23, 2024

Mr. Moore of Utah 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 set aside 
    funds expended under the program of block grants to States for 
    temporary assistance for needy families, for core work 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 ``Restoring Temporary to TANF Act''.

SEC. 2. SET-ASIDE OF FUNDS FOR CORE WORK PURPOSES.

    (a) In General.--Section 408(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 608(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) Requirement to expend funds for core work 
        activities.--A State to which a grant is made under section 
        403(a)(1) for a fiscal year shall expend not less than 25 
        percent of the grant amount on work supports, education and 
        training, apprenticeships, non-recurring short term benefits, 
        work activities (as defined in section 407(d)), and case 
        management needed to assist individuals with developing an 
        individual responsibility plan pursuant to subsection (b) of 
        this section.''.
    (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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