[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7554 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7554

 To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure that 
Federal funds provided under the program of block grants to States for 
 temporary assistance for needy families are used to supplement State 
                   spending, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 2024

  Ms. Tenney 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 ensure that 
Federal funds provided under the program of block grants to States for 
 temporary assistance for needy families are used to supplement State 
                   spending, 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 ``Protect TANF Resources for Families 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON STATE DIVERSION OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO REPLACE 
              STATE SPENDING.

    (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) Limitation on Use of Federal Funds To Replace State General 
Revenue Funds.--A State shall use Federal funds received under this 
part only to supplement funds that, in the absence of the Federal 
funds, would be made available from State and local sources for 
programs assisted under this part, and not to supplant the funds.''.
    (b) State Certification.--Section 402(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
602(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) Certification of state supplementation.--A 
        certification by the chief executive officer of the State that 
        the funds provided to the State under this part will not be 
        used to supplant State or non-Federal funds for services and 
        activities that promote the purposes of this part.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 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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