Bill > HR1753

Introduced Session

To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. This bill renames the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program as the Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services (JOBS) program, reauthorizes the program through FY2024, and makes changes relating to work requirements for beneficiaries. States providing aid under the program shall create an individual opportunity plan for each beneficiary. States shall impose work requirements on all work-eligible beneficiaries, and shall reduce benefits for noncompliance. (Currently, individual plans are optional under TANF, and states have discretion as to whether to reduce benefits for noncompliant individuals.) States providing aid shall meet annual performance targets related to the number of beneficiaries who exit the program and find unsubsidized employment. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall reduce grants to states that fail to meet such targets. States shall provide data related to beneficiary employment and wages to HHS, which shall be publicly available. The bill modifies various limitations on the use of funds for various purposes, and establishes that at least 25% of funds from various grants shall be spent on core activities. Certain existing laws relating to monitoring and recovering improper benefits payments shall apply to the JOBS program. The bill eliminates programs providing (1) supplemental grants for population increases, (2) bonuses for high performance states, (3) welfare-to-work grants, and (4) contingency funds for state welfare programs.

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Kevin Brady (R)*,  Rick Allen (R),  Jodey Arrington (R),  Brian Babin (R),  Jim Banks (R),  Andy Barr (R),  Gus Bilirakis (R),  Dan Bishop (R),  Mo Brooks (R),  Vern Buchanan (R),  Ken Buck (R),  Ted Budd (R),  Tim Burchett (R),  Michael Burgess (R),  Bradley Byrne (R),  Steve Chabot (R),  Ben Cline (R),  Michael Cloud (R),  Doug Collins (R),  James Comer (R),  Rick Crawford (R),  John Curtis (R),  Scott DesJarlais (R),  Jeff Duncan (R),  Neal Dunn (R),  Tom Emmer (R),  Ron Estes (R),  Drew Ferguson (R),  Bill Flores (R),  Russ Fulcher (R),  Matt Gaetz (R),  Greg Gianforte (R),  Lance Gooden (R),  Kay Granger (R),  Garret Graves (R),  Mark Green (R),  James Hagedorn (R),  Andy Harris (R),  Kevin Hern (R),  George Holding (R),  Richard Hudson (R),  Bill Huizenga (R),  Dusty Johnson (R),  Mike Johnson (R),  John Joyce (R),  Mike Kelly (R),  David Kustoff (R),  Darin LaHood (R),  Doug LaMalfa (R),  Debbie Lesko (R),  Billy Long (R),  Barry Loudermilk (R),  Blaine Luetkemeyer (R),  Kenny Marchant (R),  Roger Marshall (R),  Dan Meuser (R),  Carol Miller (R),  Paul Mitchell (I),  Alex Mooney (R),  Greg Murphy (R),  Ralph Norman (R),  Devin Nunes (R),  Steven Palazzo (R),  Scott Perry (R),  Bill Posey (R),  John Ratcliffe (R),  Tom Reed (R),  Guy Reschenthaler (R),  Tom Rice (R),  Denver Riggleman (R),  David Roe (R),  Mike Rogers (R),  Francis Rooney (R),  John Rose (R),  David Rouzer (R),  John Rutherford (R),  Steve Scalise (R),  David Schweikert (R),  Adrian Smith (R),  Jason Smith (R),  Lloyd Smucker (R),  Ross Spano (R),  Greg Steube (R),  Van Taylor (R),  William Timmons (R),  Ann Wagner (R),  Mark Walker (R),  Jackie Walorski (R),  Michael Waltz (R),  Steve Watkins (R),  Randy Weber (R),  Brad Wenstrup (R),  Roger Williams (R),  Joe Wilson (R),  Ron Wright (R),  Lee Zeldin (R), 

Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support. (on 03/14/2019)

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