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American Families First Assistance Act
To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to limit the eligibility of aliens to receive benefits under the temporary assistance for needy families program, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to restrict eligibility for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits. The bill makes qualified aliens generally ineligible to receive TANF block grant assistance from states. The bill provides exceptions for certain categories of aliens, specifically including refugees, asylees, nationals of Cuba, and other designated aliens. The bill does not apply to aliens in the specified exception categories who would otherwise be ineligible. The bill represents a change to existing law regarding which aliens can receive federal temporary assistance benefits.
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Sponsor (1)
4 cosponsors
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO)
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN)
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID)
- Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to W. Gregory Steube’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- CHENEY BROTHERS $7,800
- NEXTGEN MANAGEMENT $6,600
- STEPHENS, INC. $6,600
- NEPTUNE WELLNESS SOLUTIONS $6,600
- COOLTODAY $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for W. Gregory Steube → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Mar 12, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Mar 12, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 12, 2026
Mr. Steube (for himself and Mr. Burchett) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to limit the eligibility of aliens to receive benefits under the temporary assistance for needy families program, 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 “American Families First Assistance Act”.
SEC. 2. ALIEN ELIGIBILITY FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES.
Section 402 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(3), by repealing subparagraph (A); and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(c) Limited Eligibility for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.—
“(1) In general.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as provided in paragraph (2), an alien who is a qualified alien (as defined in section 431) is not eligible for the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act.
“(2) Exception.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to an alien who is described in paragraph (1), (7) (with respect to a national of Cuba), or (8) of section 431(b).”. <all>
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