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Reduce Duplication and Improve Access to Work Act
To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow States to transfer a limited amount of funds provided under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, for use under title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
Summary
This bill allows states to transfer a portion of their Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant funds to workforce development programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. States choosing to make such transfers must submit a combined state plan to the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Labor. No more than 15 percent of transferred funds may be reserved for statewide workforce investment activities. The amendments become effective October 1, 2026. This provision aims to give states more flexibility in using federal assistance funds to support job training and workforce development.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Lloyd Smucker’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $44,770
- DIRECT WIRE AND CABLE $13,200
- SELECT MEDICAL $11,600
- LANCASTER SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY $11,100
- SCENIC RIDGE $8,425
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Actions (2)
- Apr 1, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Apr 1, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 1, 2025
Mr. Smucker (for himself and Ms. Van Duyne) 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 allow States to transfer a limited amount of funds provided under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, for use under title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
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 Duplication and Improve Access to Work Act”.
SEC. 2. ALLOWING TRANSFERS TO SUPPORT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
(a) In General.—Section 404(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 604(d)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:
“(C) Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.”;
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) in the heading, by striking “subtitle 1” and inserting “subtitle a”; and
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking “subtitle 1” and inserting “subtitle A”; and
(3) in paragraph (3)—
(A) in subparagraph (B)—
(i) in the heading, by striking “1 of title xx” and inserting “a of title xx and title i of wioa”; and
(ii) by striking “1 of title XX” and inserting “A of title XX or title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act”; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
“(C) Funds transferred to title i of wioa program.—
“(i) Limitation on reservation of funds.— In the case of funds transferred under paragraph (1)(C) of this subsection, not more than 15 percent of the funds shall be reserved for statewide workforce investment activities referred to in section 128(a)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
“(ii) Submission of combined state plan under wioa.—If a State intends to transfer funds under paragraph (1)(C) of this subsection, the State shall—
“(I) submit to the Secretary and the Secretary of Labor a combined State plan pursuant to section 103 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act that covers the State program to be carried out pursuant to this part; and
“(II) in doing so, apply section 102(c)(3) of such Act to the programs referred to in section 103(a)(2)(B) of such Act covered by the combined plan.”.
(b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2026. <all>
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