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US SB1567

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/1/2025

Primary Sponsor

Steve Daines

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Reauthorizes the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program through fiscal years 2026-2030, extending family assistance grants, tribal grants, healthy marriage promotion grants, and territory grants

  • Establishes new performance accountability measures requiring states to achieve negotiated employment outcome targets, including tracking the percentage of recipients in unsubsidized employment 6 months after program exit, with penalties for non-compliance

  • Mandates Individual Opportunity Plans for all work-eligible recipients within 60 days of eligibility determination, requiring assessments of education, skills, work barriers, and child well-being, with periodic reviews every 90 days

  • Restricts TANF fund usage by prohibiting assistance to families with income exceeding twice the poverty line, banning direct spending on child care services, reducing administrative spending caps from 15% to 10%, and requiring 25% of grants be spent on core work-related activities

  • Adds program integrity requirements including improper payment reviews, non-supplantation rules preventing states from using federal funds to replace state spending, and prohibits benefits to establishments selling marijuana

Legislative Description

Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services (JOBS) for Success Act of 2025

Social welfare

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

5/1/2025

Committee Referrals

Finance5/1/2025

Full Bill Text

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