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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. R. 2397 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to target funds |
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| 6 | 6 | | to families in need. |
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| 7 | 7 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 8 | 8 | | MARCH27, 2025 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Mr. S |
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| 10 | 10 | | MITHof Nebraska (for himself and Mr. MORAN) introduced the following |
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| 11 | 11 | | bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means |
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| 12 | 12 | | A BILL |
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| 13 | 13 | | To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act |
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| 14 | 14 | | to target funds to families in need. |
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| 15 | 15 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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| 18 | 18 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Targeting TANF to 4 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Families in Need Act’’. 5 |
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| 20 | 20 | | SEC. 2. TARGETING FUNDS TO FAMILIES IN NEED. 6 |
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| 21 | 21 | | (a) I |
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| 22 | 22 | | NGENERAL.—Section 404 of the Social Security 7 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Act (42 U.S.C. 604) is amended by adding at the end the 8 |
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| 24 | 24 | | following: 9 |
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| 28 | 28 | | ‘‘(l) ESTABLISHING ATHRESHOLD FOR FAMILIES IN 1 |
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| 29 | 29 | | N |
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| 30 | 30 | | EED.—A State to which a grant is made under section 2 |
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| 31 | 31 | | 403(a)(1) shall use the grant only to provide assistance 3 |
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| 32 | 32 | | or services to a family whose income is less than twice 4 |
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| 33 | 33 | | the poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal 5 |
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| 34 | 34 | | Register under section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget 6 |
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| 35 | 35 | | Reconciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)).’’. 7 |
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| 36 | 36 | | (b) E |
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| 37 | 37 | | FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendment made by 8 |
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| 38 | 38 | | subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2026. 9 |
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