119-hr2354

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2354 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2354

 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

 March 26, 2025

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, 2026.
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