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Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act

Introduced: March 14, 2019 Introduced by: Daines, Steve Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
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Mar 14, 2019
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Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act

This bill renames the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program as the Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services (JOBS) program, reauthorizes the program through FY2024, and makes changes relating to work requirements for beneficiaries.

States providing aid under the program shall create an individual opportunity plan for each beneficiary. States shall impose work requirements on all work-eligible beneficiaries, and shall reduce benefits for noncompliance. (Currently, individual plans are optional under TANF, and states have discretion as to whether to reduce benefits for noncompliant individuals.)

States providing aid shall meet annual performance targets related to the number of beneficiaries who exit the program and find unsubsidized employment. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall reduce grants to states that fail to meet such targets. States shall provide data related to beneficiary employment and wages to HHS, which shall be publicly available.

The bill modifies various limitations on the use of funds for various purposes, and establishes that at least 25% of funds from various grants shall be spent on core activities.

Certain existing laws relating to monitoring and recovering improper benefits payments shall apply to the JOBS program.

The bill eliminates programs providing (1) supplemental grants for population increases, (2) bonuses for high performance states, (3) welfare-to-work grants, and (4) contingency funds for state welfare programs.

What's happening now March 14, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 9
  • HR 1245 Related bill Improving Access to Child Care Act
  • HR 1246 Related bill Improving Access to Work Act
  • HR 1413 Related bill WORK Act
  • HR 1469 Related bill Improving Transparency in TANF through Data Act
  • HR 1473 Related bill Focusing State Efforts to Expand Opportunity Act
  • HR 1490 Related bill Helping Americans Succeed by Measuring Outcomes Act
  • HR 1505 Related bill Protecting Family Resources and Training Options Act
  • S 3001 Related bill Permanent Relief for Seniors and Medicare, Medicaid, Human Services Extension Act of 2019
  • HR 1753 Identical bill Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Dec 19, 2020
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · May 15, 2019
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 6, 2019
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Mar 28, 2019
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