CAL Repayment Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8892 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8892

  To amend title XII of the Social Security Act to require States to
 first use certain funds to pay outstanding balances on advances made
   under such title prior to using such funds for any other purpose.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 2026

   Mr. Fong introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL

  To amend title XII of the Social Security Act to require States to
 first use certain funds to pay outstanding balances on advances made
   under such title prior to using such funds for any other purpose.

    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 ``Creating Accountability in Loan
Repayment Act'' or the ``CAL Repayment Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO USE CERTAIN FUNDS TO PAY OUTSTANDING UI
              ADVANCES.

    (a) Requirement.--Section 1202 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1322) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d)(1) In the case that a State receives funds, whether
originating as a grant, transfer, or other form of payment, from the
Federal Government that may be used to repay an advance made under
section 1201, the State shall, within 5 business days of the funds
becoming available to the State, use such funds to repay any such
outstanding advance prior to using the grant for any other purpose.
    ``(2) If the Secretary determines that a State has violated
paragraph (1) by using such funds for any other purpose prior to
repaying any such outstanding advances, the State shall, within 5
business days of such determination, pay to the Federal Government an
amount equal to the full amount of the funds.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this Act shall apply
with respect to funds awarded on or after the date of enactment of this
Act.
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