Targeting TANF to Families in Need Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2397 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2397

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

                             March 27, 2025

   Mr. Smith of Nebraska (for himself and Mr. Moran) 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, 2026.
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