H.R. 1413 116th Congress House

WORK Act

Official title: To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 27, 2019 See on congress.gov

Social Welfare Employee hiringEmployment and training programsGovernment information and archivesPerformance measurement

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Poverty and welfare assistanceState and local government operations

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Feb 27, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

Feb 27, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Feb 27, 2019

Introduced in House

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Latest action February 27, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Workforce Opportunity Realignment Kickstart Act or the WORK Act

This bill modifies requirements for states with respect to the administration of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds.

Specifically, the bill (1) establishes new performance indicators related to employment and educational outcomes for states receiving TANF funds; (2) increases the percentage of TANF funds, from 30% to 50%, that may be used to support other state programs; and (3) allows states to use TANF funds to carry out certain workforce development programs. Under current law, states may use TANF funds to support other state programs only if they are related to Child Care and Development Block Grants or Social Services Block Grants.

States must negotiate with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a level of performance for each indicator, taking into account certain economic, demographic, and other factors. HHS must periodically revise levels of performance for states to reflect economic and other conditions.

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