Last progress April 1, 2025 (8 months ago)
Introduced on April 1, 2025 by Claudia Tenney
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
This bill aims to protect Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) dollars so they actually add to, not replace, what states already spend to help low‑income families. It says states must use federal TANF funds to supplement their own funds, not swap them in and cut state money. The state’s chief executive must certify this promise. These changes start October 1, 2025.
It also extends the TANF program for two more years, through September 30, 2026, continuing it in the same general manner used in fiscal year 2023, with funding provided as needed to keep it going.
In everyday terms, this tries to make sure families don’t lose support because a state pulled back its own money when federal funds came in, and it keeps TANF running for the next two years.