[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 113 (Monday, June 30, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S4109]
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  SA 2706. Mr. DAINES (for himself and Ms. Ernst) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2360 proposed by Mr. 
Thune (for Mr. Graham) to the bill H.R. 1, to provide for 
reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. _____. SUNSET OF THE TANF CONTINGENCY FUND; IMPROVED 
                   FUNDING FOR CHILD CARE.

       (a) Sunset of TANF Contingency Fund; Rescission.--Section 
     403(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(b)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``Effective on the date of enactment of this 
     sentence, the unobligated balances of amounts in the Fund are 
     permanently rescinded and no payments shall be made from the 
     Fund on or after such date.'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``If an eligible'' and 
     inserting ``Subject to paragraph (9), if an eligible''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(9) Sunset of state eligibility and payment authority.--
     Beginning with the 1st day of the 1st month that begins on or 
     after the date of enactment of this paragraph, no State shall 
     be eligible for, or receive, a payment from the Fund, without 
     regard to whether the State is a needy State for the month 
     for purposes of paragraph (3)(A).''.
       (b) Improving Access to Child Care to Support Work.--
     Section 418(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     618(a)(3)) is amended by adding after and below subparagraph 
     (C), the following new flush sentence:
     ``Only for the period of fiscal years 2026 through 2029, 
     there is appropriated for grants under this section to States 
     an additional $2,000,000,000 for such period. On October 1, 
     2033, the unobligated balances of amounts appropriated under 
     the preceding sentence are permanently rescinded.''.
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