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HR 2952 114th Congress House

Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act

Official title: To provide payments to States for increasing the employment, job retention, and earnings of former TANF recipients.

Introduced: July 7, 2015 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Employee hiringPerformance measurementPoverty and welfare assistance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 28, 2016
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 500.
Jun 28, 2016
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-648.
May 24, 2016
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 12.
May 24, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 10, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Jul 7, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 7, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 28, 2016

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 500.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to replace the current program of bonus grants for high performing states with a program requiring each state to collect and report information necessary to measure the state's level of performance for FY2018 and each ensuing fiscal year for each employment percentage, retention percentage, and earnings advancement measure for adults in unsubsidized employment after exiting the TANF program (indicators). The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall use the information collected for FY2018 to establish the baseline level of performance of each state for each indicator.

The state shall reach agreement with HHS: (1) on the requisite level of performance for each indicator for FY2019-FY2020; and (2) before FY2021 on the requisite level of performance for each indicator for that fiscal year.

HHS shall revise the requisite levels of performance for a fiscal year and a state to reflect the actual economic conditions and characteristics of participants.

HHS shall use an objective statistical model to make such performance level adjustments, and shall consult with the Department of Labor to develop a statistical adjustment model similar to one described in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

HHS shall also develop a template which each state shall use to report on outcomes achieved under the new program or any other state program funded with qualified state expenditures.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2952: Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2952/
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