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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 2584
To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure that
Federal funds provided under the program of block grants to States
for temporary assistance for needy families are used to supplement State
spending, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL1, 2025
Ms. T
ENNEY(for herself and Mr. BEANof Florida) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act
to ensure that Federal funds provided under the program
of block grants to States for temporary assistance for
needy families are used to supplement State spending,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect TANF Re-4
sources for Families Act’’. 5
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON STATE DIVERSION OF FEDERAL 1
FUNDS TO REPLACE STATE SPENDING. 2
(a) I
NGENERAL.—Section 404 of the Social Security 3
Act (42 U.S.C. 604) is amended by adding at the end the 4
following: 5
‘‘(l) L
IMITATION ONUSE OFFEDERALFUNDSTO 6
R
EPLACESTATEGENERALREVENUEFUNDS.—A State 7
shall use Federal funds received under this part only to 8
supplement funds that, in the absence of the Federal 9
funds, would be made available from State and local 10
sources for programs assisted under this part, and not to 11
supplant the funds.’’. 12
(b) S
TATECERTIFICATION.—Section 402(a) of such 13
Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended by adding at the end 14
the following: 15
‘‘(9) C
ERTIFICATION OF STATE SUPPLEMEN -16
TATION.—A certification by the chief executive offi-17
cer of the State that the funds provided to the State 18
under this part will not be used to supplant State 19
or non-Federal funds for services and activities that 20
promote the purposes of this part.’’. 21
(c) E
FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by 22
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2025. 23
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SEC. 3. TWO-YEAR REAUTHORIZATION OF THE TEMPORARY 1
ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES PRO-2
GRAM. 3
Activities authorized by part A of title IV (other than 4
under section 403(c) or 418) and section 1108(b) of the 5
Social Security Act shall continue through September 30, 6
2026, in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2023, and 7
out of any money in the Treasury of the United States 8
not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated 9
such sums as may be necessary for such purpose. 10
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