Reduce Bureaucracy to Uplift Families Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7449 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7449

  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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 23, 2024

  Mrs. Steel introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 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. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 
2025.

SEC. 5. TWO-YEAR REAUTHORIZATION OF THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY 
              FAMILIES PROGRAM.

    Activities authorized by part A of title IV (other than under 
section 403(c) or 418) and section 1108(b) of the Social Security Act 
shall continue through September 30, 2026, in the manner authorized for 
fiscal year 2023, and out of any money in the Treasury of the United 
States not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such 
sums as may be necessary for such purpose.
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