Eliminating Fraud and Improper Payments in TANF Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2242 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2242

   To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to measure 
    improper payments and establish goals for eliminating fraud and 
   improper payments under the program of block grants to States for 
    temporary assistance for needy families, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 21, 2025

Mr. Arrington 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 measure 
    improper payments and establish goals for eliminating fraud and 
   improper payments under the program of block grants to States for 
    temporary assistance for needy families, 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 ``Eliminating Fraud and Improper 
Payments in TANF Act''.

SEC. 2. STRENGTHENING PROGRAM INTEGRITY THROUGH IMPROPER PAYMENTS 
              REVIEW.

    (a) In General.--Section 404 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
604) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(l) Applicability of Payment Integrity Law.--The Payment 
Integrity Information Act of 2019 shall apply to a State in respect of 
the State program funded under this part in the same manner in which 
such Act applies to a Federal agency.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2026.
    (c) Report to Congress.--Within 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
submit to the Congress a written report that contains a plan to reduce 
or eliminate improper payments made by States under part A of title IV 
of the Social Security Act within 10 years.
                                 <all>