HR 2108
TANF State Expenditure Integrity Act of 2025
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Bill overview
This bill, the TANF State Expenditure Integrity Act of 2025, aims to prevent and address intentional misuse of funds provided to subrecipients under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. It establishes a framework for the Department of Health and Human Services to monitor subrecipient spending and strengthens penalties for intentional misuse. Furthermore, it creates a dedicated Program Integrity Unit within the Administration for Children & Families and requires states to use recovered funds to directly provide cash assistance to low-income families.
Key provisions
- Establishes a framework for monitoring subrecipient use of TANF funds to identify intentional misuse.
- Authorizes the creation of a TANF Program Integrity Unit within the Administration for Children & Families.
- Increases funding for the Program Integrity Unit by $10 million annually.
- Requires states to report information to the Secretary to supplement State audits.
- Enhances penalties for intentional misuse of TANF funds, including requiring states to use recovered funds for direct cash assistance to low-income families.
- Mandates the Secretary to publish a notice of rulemaking within two years to implement the bill's changes.
- Sets a timeline for the effective date of the amendments.
- Clarifies that the monitoring framework does not limit the Secretary's authority to conduct single State audits.
Who is affected
- State governments administering TANF programs
- Subrecipients receiving TANF funds
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Donald S. Beyer
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 2108
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To prevent and address intentional misuse of subrecipient TANF funds.
This Act may be cited as the TANF State Expenditure Integrity Act of 2025
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by inserting (a) In general.—
before No
; and
by adding at the end the following:
The Secretary—
may require States to report to the Secretary such information to supplement the report provided under section 411(a) as the Secretary determines is necessary to enable the Secretary to comply with clauses (i) and (ii) of this subparagraph.
Clause (i) of this subparagraph shall not be interpreted to limit the authority of the Secretary to conduct single State audits under chapter 75 of title 31, United States Code.
The Secretary shall create a TANF Program Integrity Unit at the Administration for Children & Families, which shall conduct the monitoring described in paragraph (1)(A)(i).
Out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the amount made available in section 403(a)(1)(C) for each fiscal year shall be increased by $10,000,000, and the amount of the increase shall be available for the staffing and operations of the TANF Program Integrity Unit and related functions.
Section 409(a)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(1)(B)) is amended—
by striking (B) Enhanced penalty for intentional violations.—If
and inserting the following:
by adding at the end the following:
notify the State involved of the finding; and
Within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall publish a notice of rulemaking to implement the amendments made by this section.
The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the later of—
the 1st day of the 5th calendar quarter that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act; or
the 1st day of the 1st Federal fiscal year that begins after such date of enactment.