HR 2284 — Reduce Bureaucracy to Uplift Families Act

Summary

This bill amends the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to reduce the percentage of block grant funds states can use for administrative expenses from 15 percent to 10 percent. The bill carves out an exception to allow administrative funds to be used for case management to help individuals develop individual responsibility plans. It also lowers the cap on administrative expenses within qualified state expenditures from 15 percent to 10 percent. The bill establishes a penalty system in which states that fail to comply with these administrative spending limits will have their TANF grants reduced by up to 5 percent in the following fiscal year. The changes take effect on October 1, 2026.

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Sponsor (1)

Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN)

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NULL $48,900
JAYCO $19,800
DARYLE DODEN PERSONAL FINANCES $19,800
KPS CAPITAL PARTNERS LP $13,200
BRINKLEY RV $13,200

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Actions (2)

Mar 24, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
Mar 24, 2025 Introduced in House

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Introduced in House · Mar 24, 2025

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 24, 2025

Mr. Yakym 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 limit the percentage of funds made available for the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families that may be used for administrative expenses, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Reduce Bureaucracy to Uplift Families Act”.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON PERCENTAGE OF FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE THAT MAY BE USED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

Section 404(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 604(b)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking “15” and inserting “10”; and

(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting “, or for case management needed to assist individuals with developing an individual responsibility plan pursuant to section 408(b)” before the period.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON PERCENTAGE OF QUALIFIED STATE EXPENDITURES THAT MAY CONSIST OF CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

Section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)(I)(dd) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(i)(I)(dd)) is amended by striking “15” and inserting “10”.

SEC. 4. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ADMINISTRATIVE LIMITATION.

Section 409(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 409(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(17) Penalty for failure to comply with administrative limitation.—If the Secretary determines that a State to which a grant is made under section 403 for a fiscal year has failed to comply with section 404(b) for the fiscal year, the Secretary shall reduce the grant payable to the State under section 403(a)(1) for the immediately succeeding fiscal year by an amount equal to not more than 5 percent of the State family assistance grant.”.

HR 2284

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