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Utah Legislature urges Congress to pass Representative Blake Moore's Upward Mobility Act of 2026, a bipartisan federal anti-poverty reform bill

The Upward Mobility Act would create a five-year pilot program allowing up to five states to receive block grants combining funding from 10 federal anti-poverty programs (including SNAP, TANF, and Section 8)

Participating states could request federal waivers to design programs that eliminate "benefits cliffs," where small income increases cause significant loss of assistance

Utah volunteers to participate in the pilot program, citing the Archbridge Institute's ranking of Utah as #1 in the nation for upward mobility

No state money appropriated; the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families would oversee the pilot program