S 1567
Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services (JOBS) for Success Act of 2025
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Bill overview
The Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services (JOBS) for Success Act of 2025 reauthorizes the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and makes significant changes to how states administer it. It shifts the focus from minimum participation rates to measuring employment outcomes, requires individual opportunity plans for each recipient, and restricts TANF funding to families with incomes below twice the poverty line. The bill also includes provisions related to data reporting, state accountability, and funding adjustments.
Key provisions
- Replaces minimum participation rates with metrics tied to employment outcomes, such as unsubsidized employment rates and earnings.
- Requires states to develop and implement individual opportunity plans for each TANF recipient, including regular reviews.
- Prohibits states from using TANF funds to provide benefits to families with monthly incomes exceeding twice the poverty line.
- Mandates that states spend at least 25% of their TANF grant funds on work supports, education and training, and apprenticeships.
- Requires states to collect and report data on employment and earnings outcomes to track program effectiveness.
- Establishes a system for assessing state performance based on employment outcomes, with adjustments for economic conditions.
- Allows states to transfer a portion of their TANF funds to other programs, such as the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act programs.
- Eliminates certain obsolete provisions of the TANF program, including requirements related to welfare-to-work grants and loan restrictions.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
S. 1567
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
A BILL
To reauthorize and reform the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services (JOBS) for Success Act of 2025
.
The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Social Security Act.
Section 403(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(1)) is amended in each of subparagraphs (A) and (C) by striking 2017 and 2018
and inserting 2026 through 2030
.
by striking 2017 and 2018
and inserting 2026 through 2030
; and
by striking for fiscal year 2017 or 2018
.
2017 and 2018and inserting
2026 through 2030.
2017 and 2018and inserting
2026 through 2030.
Section 408(b) (42 U.S.C. 608(b)) is amended to read as follows:
The education obtained, skills, prior work experience, work readiness, and barriers to work of the individual.
On the basis of the assessment required by paragraph (1) of this subsection, the State agency, in consultation with the individual, shall develop an individual opportunity plan that—
sets forth the obligations of the individual to participate in work activities (as defined in section 407(d)), and the number of hours per month for which the individual will so participate pursuant to section 407;
describes the job counseling and other services the State will provide to the individual to enable the individual to obtain and keep unsubsidized employment;
may include referral to appropriate substance abuse or mental health treatment; and
is signed by the individual.
within 60 days after the individual is determined to be eligible for the assistance, in the case of any other individual.
discuss with the individual the progress made by the individual in achieving the goals specified in the plan; and
update the plan, as necessary, to reflect any changes in the circumstances of the individual since the plan was last reviewed.
Section 407(a) (42 U.S.C. 607(a)) is amended to read as follows:
For purposes of this paragraph, the percentage of employment exits with respect to a State equals the ratio of the number of work-eligible individuals who are in unsubsidized employment 6 months after their exit to the average monthly number of families receiving assistance under the State program funded under this part.
The Secretary and the State shall negotiate the requisite level of performance for the State with respect to employment exits for each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2028.
The purpose of this paragraph is to provide for the establishment of performance accountability measures to assess the effectiveness of States in increasing employment, retention, and advancement among families receiving assistance under the State program funded under this part.
A State to which a grant is made under section 403 for a fiscal year shall achieve the requisite level of performance on an indicator described in subparagraph (D) of this paragraph for the fiscal year.
The indicators described in this subparagraph, for a fiscal year, are the following:
The percentage of individuals who were work-eligible individuals as of the time of exit from the program, who are in unsubsidized employment during the 2nd quarter after the exit.
For each State submitting a State plan pursuant to section 402(a), there shall be established, in accordance with this subparagraph, levels of performance for each of the indicators described in subparagraph (D).
The weight assigned to such an indicator shall be the following:
Forty percent, in the case of the indicator described in subparagraph (D)(i).
Twenty-five percent, in the case of the indicator described in subparagraph (D)(ii).
Twenty-five percent, in the case of the indicator described in subparagraph (D)(iii).
Ten percent, in the case of the indicator described in subparagraph (D)(iv).
The Secretary and the State shall negotiate the requisite level of performance for the State with respect to each indicator described in clause (ii), for each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2028, and shall do so before the beginning of the fiscal year involved.
In establishing the requisite levels of performance, the State and the Secretary shall—
take into account how the levels involved compare with the levels established for other States; and
ensure the levels involved are adjusted, using the objective statistical model referred to in clause (v), based on—
the differences among States in economic conditions, including differences in unemployment rates or employment losses or gains in particular industries;
the characteristics of participants on entry into the program, including indicators of prior work history, lack of educational or occupational skills attainment, or other factors that may affect employment and earnings; and
take into account the extent to which the levels involved promote continuous improvement in performance by each State.
The Secretary shall, in accordance with the objective statistical model referred to in clause (v), revise the requisite levels of performance for a State and a fiscal year to reflect the economic conditions and characteristics of the relevant individuals in the State during the fiscal year.
The Secretary shall use an objective statistical model to make adjustments to the requisite levels of performance for the economic conditions and characteristics of the relevant individuals, and shall consult with the Secretary of Labor to develop a model that is the same as or similar to the model described in section 116(b)(3)(A)(viii) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(3)(A)(viii)).
exitfor the purpose of creating common exit measures to improve alignment with workforce programs operated under title I of such Act.
The Secretary shall, directly or through the use of grants or contracts, and in collaboration with each State, establish and operate an internet website that is accessible to the public, with a dashboard that is regularly updated and provides easy-to-understand information on the performance of each State program funded under this part, including a profile for each such program, expressed by use of a template, which shall include—
information on the indicators and requisite performance levels established for the State under subsection (a), including, with respect to each such level, whether the State achieves, exceeds, or fails to achieve the level on an ongoing basis, including—
information on any adjustments made to the requisite levels using the statistical adjustment model described in subsection (a)(2)(E)(v); and
information reported under section 411 on the characteristics and demographics of individuals receiving assistance under the State program, including—
the number and percentage of child-only cases and reason why the cases are child-only; and
the average weekly number of hours that each work-eligible individual in the State program participates in work activities, including a separate section showing the number and percentage of the work-eligible individuals with zero hours of the participation and the reason for non-participation;
information on the results of improper payments reviews;
a link to the State plan approved under section 402; and
information regarding any penalty imposed, or other corrective action taken, by the Secretary against a State for failing to achieve a requisite performance level or any other requirement imposed by or under this part.
Section 407(c) (42 U.S.C. 607(c)) is amended—
in paragraph (1)—
in subparagraph (A)—
by striking For purposes of subsection (b)(1)(B)(i), a
and inserting A
; and
by striking , not fewer than
and all that follows through this subsection
; and
in subparagraph (B)—
in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking For purposes of subsection (b)(2)(B), an
and inserting An
;
in clause (i), by striking , not fewer than
and all that follows through this subsection
; and
in clause (ii), by striking , not fewer than
and all that follows through subsection (d)
; and
in paragraph (2)—
by striking subparagraphs (A) and (D);
in each of subparagraphs (B) and (C), by striking For purposes of determining monthly participation rates under subsection (b)(1)(B)(i), a
and inserting A
;
by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and
by adding at the end the following:
Section 407(d) (42 U.S.C. 607(d)) is amended—
in paragraph (5), by inserting , including apprenticeships
before the semicolon;
in paragraph (6), by inserting supervised
before job search
; and
in paragraph (8), by striking (not to exceed 12 months with respect to any individual)
and inserting , including career technical education
.
Section 409(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(3)) is amended by striking all that precedes subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
Section 407(e) (42 U.S.C. 607(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
the number of hours of required work activities as designated in subsection (d) actually performed by the individual during the month; to
the number of hours of work activities that the individual was required to perform during the month in accordance with subsection (c).
If an individual receives no benefits for two consecutive months due to sanctioning under section 407(e)(2) and (3), that individual shall not be counted as engaged in work in subsequent months for purposes of section 408(b)(4) unless actual work in accordance with section 407(d) was resumed.
The heading of section 412(c) (42 U.S.C. 612(c)) is amended by striking Minimum Work Participation Requirements
and inserting Requirements for work outcome measures
.
Section 404(b) (42 U.S.C. 604(b)) is amended—
in paragraph (1), by striking 15
and inserting 10
; and
by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
information technology and computerization needed for tracking or monitoring required by or under this part; or
case management necessary to assist an individual in developing an individual opportunity plan under section 408(b).
Section 409(a) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)) is amended—
in paragraph (7)(B)(i)(I)(dd), by striking 15
and inserting 10
; and
by adding at the end the following:
Section 404(d) (42 U.S.C. 604(d)) is amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (3) and inserting the following:
The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990.
Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, any amount paid to a State under this part that is used to carry out a State program pursuant to a provision of law specified in paragraph (1) shall not be subject to the requirements of this part, but shall be subject to the requirements that apply to Federal funds provided directly under the provision of law to carry out the program, and the expenditure of any amount so used shall not be considered to be an expenditure under this part.
not more than 15 percent of the funds will be reserved for statewide workforce investment activities referred to in section 128(a)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)), as amended by subsection (a) of this section, is amended by adding at the end the following:
The Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 and the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 shall apply to a State in respect of the State program funded under this part in the same manner in which such Acts apply to a Federal agency.
Within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations governing how a State reviews and reports improper payments under the State program funded under this part.
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.
Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)), as amended by section 8 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:
Section 401(a) (42 U.S.C. 601(a)) is amended—
by striking and
at the end of paragraph (3);
by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting ; and
; and
by adding at the end the following:
Section 402 (42 U.S.C. 602) is amended—
in subsection (a)—
in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—
by striking 27-month
and inserting 24-month
; and
by striking found
and inserting approved that
; and
in paragraph (1)—
in subparagraph (A)—
by striking clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting the following:
by redesignating clauses (iv) through (viii) as clauses (iii) through (vii), respectively; and
by adding at the end the following:
Propose the requisite levels of performance for the State for purposes of section 407(a) for each year in the 2-year period referred to in subsection (d) of this section, and provide an explanation with supporting data of why each such level is appropriate.
Describe how the State will engage low-income noncustodial parents who owe child support and how such a parent will be provided with access to work support and other services under the program to which the parent is referred to support their employment and advancement.
Describe how the State will comply with improper payments provisions in section 404(l).
Describe coordination with other programs, including whether the State intends to exercise authority provided by section 404(d) of this Act to transfer any funds paid to the State under this part, provide assurance that, in the case of a transfer to carry out a program under title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the State will comply with section 404(d)(3)(B) of this Act and coordinate with the one-stop delivery system under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, and describe how the State will coordinate with the programs involved to provide services to families receiving assistance under the program referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
Describe how the State will promote marriage, such as through temporary disregard of the income of a new spouse when an individual receiving assistance under the State program marries so that the couple doesn’t automatically lose benefits due to marriage.
in subparagraph (B), by striking clauses (iv) and (v);
by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
by adding at the end the following:
A plan submitted pursuant to this section shall be designed to be implemented during a 2-year period.
A State may submit to the Secretary and the Secretary of Labor a combined State plan that—
meets the requirements of subsections (a) and (d); and
is for programs and activities under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
The Secretary shall approve any plan submitted pursuant to this section that meets the requirements of subsections (a) through (d).
by inserting (a) In general.—
before The programs
; and
by adding at the end the following:
Section 406 (42 U.S.C. 606) is amended to read as follows:
The Secretary may use funds reserved under this section to carry out section 407(b).
Section 403(a)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting and the amount specified in section 406(b)
after section 413(h)(1)
.
by striking subparagraph (B);
(1) General reporting requirement.—; and
by—
redesignating—
subparagraph (A) as paragraph (1);
clauses (i) through (xvii) of subparagraph (A) as subparagraphs (A) through (Q), respectively;
moving each such redesignated provision 2 ems to the left.
in the case of each individual in the family who is not a work-eligible individual (as so defined), the reason for that status.
For each work-eligible individual (as so defined) and each adult in the family who did not participate in work activities (as so defined) during a month, the reason for the lack of participation.
Section 411(c) (42 U.S.C. 611(c)) is amended to read as follows:
Federal reporting and data exchange required under applicable Federal law.
contain interoperable standards developed and maintained by intergovernmental partnerships, such as the National Information Exchange Model;
incorporate interoperable standards developed and maintained by Federal entities with authority over contracting and financial assistance;
be consistent with and implement applicable accounting principles;
be implemented in a manner that is cost-effective and improves program efficiency and effectiveness; and
be capable of being continually upgraded as necessary.
identifies federally required data exchanges, include specification and timing of exchanges to be standardized, and address the factors used in determining whether and when to standardize data exchanges; and
specifies State implementation options and describes future milestones.
Section 404(e) (42 U.S.C. 604(e)) is amended to read as follows:
Except as provided in paragraph (2), a State to which a grant is made under section 403(a)(1) shall obligate the funds within 2 years after the date the funds are made available, and shall expend the funds within 3 years after such date.
A State to which funds are paid under section 403(a)(1) may reserve not more than 15 percent of the funds for use in the State program funded under this part without fiscal year limitation.
Section 408(a)(12)(A) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)(12)(A)) is amended—
; orand inserting a semicolon;
in clause (iii), by striking the period and inserting ; or
; and
by adding at the end the following:
Section 419 (42 U.S.C. 619) is amended by adding at the end the following:
The term supportive services means services such as domestic violence services, and mental health, substance abuse and disability services, housing counseling services, and other family supports, except to the extent that the provision of the service would violate section 408(a)(6).
The term TANF benefit means—
is not receiving assistance.
Section 403(a) (42 U.S.C. 603(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
Section 403(a) (42 U.S.C. 603(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (4).
403(a)(4),.
Section 403(a) (42 U.S.C. 603(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (5).
Section 408(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)(7)) is amended by striking subparagraph (G).
Section 409(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph (C).
Section 409(a)(7)(B)(iv) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(iv)) is amended in the 1st sentence—
by adding or
at the end of subclause (II); and
by striking subclause (III) and redesignating subclause (IV) as subclause (III).
Section 409(a) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (13).
Section 411(a) (42 U.S.C. 611(a)), as amended by section 13(a) of this Act, is amended—
in paragraph (1), by striking (except for information relating to activities carried out under section 403(a)(5))
; and
in each of paragraphs (2) through (4), by striking the comma and all that follows and inserting a period.
Section 412(a) (42 U.S.C. 612(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
Section 454A(f) (42 U.S.C. 654a(f)) is amended by striking paragraph (5).
Section 1108(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1308(a)(2)) is amended by striking 403(a)(5),
.
Section 409(a) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (6).
Section 412(g)(1) (42 U.S.C. 612(g)(1)) is amended by striking (a)(6),
.
Section 412 (42 U.S.C. 612) is amended by striking subsection (f).
Section 1108(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1308(a)(2)) is amended by striking 406,
.
The following provisions are each amended by striking or any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i))
:
Section 411(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 611(a)(1)), as amended by section 13(a)(3)(A)(i) of this Act.
Subsections (d) and (e)(1) of section 413 (42 U.S.C. 613(d) and (e)(1)).
Section 413(a) (42 U.S.C. 613(a)) is amended by striking and any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i))
.
in the paragraph heading, by inserting quarterly
before report
;
in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking clause (i)
and inserting subparagraph (A)
;
by striking (A) Quarterly reports.—
;
by striking subparagraph (B); and
by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively (and adjusting the margins accordingly).
and,and all that follows and inserting a period.
Section 409(c)(4) (42 U.S.C. 609(c)(4)) is amended by striking (2)(B),
.
Section 411(b)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 611(b)(1)(A)) is amended by striking participation rates
and inserting outcome measures
.
Section 416(a) (42 U.S.C. 616(a)), as so designated by section 12(b)(1)(A) of this Act, is amended by striking , and the Secretary
and all that follows and inserting a period.
Section 409 (42 U.S.C. 609) is amended—
in subsection (a)(7)(B)(i)(III), by striking (12)
and inserting (10)
;
in subsection (b)(2), by striking (8), (10), (12), or (13)
and inserting or (10)
; and
in subsection (c)(4), by striking (8), (10), (12), (13), or (16)
and inserting (10), or (13)
.
Section 452 (42 U.S.C. 652) is amended in each of subsections (d)(3)(A)(i) and (g)(1) by striking 409(a)(8)
and inserting 409(a)(7)
.
Section 409(a)(6)(B)(i) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(6)(B)(i)), as redesignated by subsection (i)(1)(B) of this section, is amended—
in subclause (I)—
in the matter preceding item (aa), by striking all State programs
and inserting the State program funded under this part
;
by redesignating items (dd) and (ee) as items (ee) and (ff), respectively, and inserting after item (cc) the following:
in item (ee) (as so redesignated), by striking and (ee)
and inserting (dd), and (ff)
;
by striking subclause (V); and
in subclause (IV), by inserting , except any of such families whose monthly income exceeds twice the poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)))
before the period.
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2026.