Makes broad changes to the federal program that gives block grants to States for cash assistance and related services. It requires States to focus more on helping needy parents get and keep jobs, sharply increases federal oversight and data reporting rules, sets deadlines for spending grant dollars, requires minimum shares of grant dollars go to specified “core” activities, and adds new performance targets, penalties, and improper-payment controls. The bill also defines what counts as assistance and supportive services, updates allowable uses of funds (including a ban on using family-assistance grant funds for families above 200% of poverty or for direct child-care spending), and creates new standards and timelines for State data exchanges and public reporting. Effective date: October 1, 2026.