Bill > S1567

This bill seeks to reauthorize and reform the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, which provides financial assistance and work support to low-income families. The bill, called the Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services (JOBS) for Success Act of 2025, introduces several key changes to the existing welfare program. These include establishing more rigorous work requirements for recipients, creating individual opportunity plans that outline employment goals and necessary support services, implementing a new performance accountability system that measures employment outcomes, and targeting funds more precisely to truly needy families. The bill reduces administrative spending limits, expands states' ability to transfer funds between workforce and support programs, and adds poverty reduction as an explicit program purpose. It also strengthens program integrity by requiring better tracking of improper payments, mandates that states spend at least 25% of their grants on core activities like work supports and training, and prohibits using TANF funds for certain purposes like marijuana-related businesses. The reforms aim to encourage employment, provide more personalized support for job seekers, and ensure that federal welfare funds are used more effectively to help families become self-sufficient. The changes would take effect on October 1, 2026.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1567/all-info