Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act
Latest action · Mar 14, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 14, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 95
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 14, 2019 to Oct 20, 2020; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | A. Drew Ferguson IV | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| R-IL | Darin LaHood | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| R-MT | Greg Gianforte | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| R-TX | Jodey C. Arrington | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| R-PA | Lloyd Smucker | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| R-LA | Mike Johnson | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| I-MI | Paul Mitchell | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| R-KS | Ron Estes | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| R-NY | Tom Reed | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| R-NC | George Holding | Mar 21, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Mar 21, 2019 | |
| R-MN | Jim Hagedorn | Mar 21, 2019 | |
| R-OK | Kevin Hern | Mar 21, 2019 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| R-VA | Denver Riggleman | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Mark Walker | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Mar 27, 2019 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Mar 27, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Apr 1, 2019 | |
| R-LA | Steve Scalise | Apr 2, 2019 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Apr 4, 2019 | |
| R-GA | Barry Loudermilk | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| R-KS | Steve Watkins | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Apr 10, 2019 | |
| R-TN | Tim Burchett | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Apr 15, 2019 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| R-AL | Bradley Byrne | Apr 30, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Ross Spano | Apr 30, 2019 | |
| R-SD | Dusty Johnson | May 1, 2019 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | May 7, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | May 7, 2019 | |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | May 15, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | May 20, 2019 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | May 20, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Van Taylor | May 20, 2019 | |
| R-ID | Russ Fulcher | May 21, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Lance Gooden | Jun 3, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Michael Cloud | Jun 3, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Roger Williams | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| R-SC | Tom Rice | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| R-KY | James Comer | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| R-UT | John R. Curtis | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| R-TX | John Ratcliffe | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| R-TN | Mark E. Green | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Jun 14, 2019 | |
| R-CO | Ken Buck | Jun 14, 2019 | |
| R-PA | John Joyce | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| R-TN | John W. Rose | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Jun 25, 2019 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Jun 27, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | Jul 11, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Jul 18, 2019 | |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Francis Rooney | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Aug 30, 2019 | |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Sep 6, 2019 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Sep 13, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Ron Wright | Sep 20, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | Sep 25, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Oct 4, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Oct 28, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Bill Flores | Nov 13, 2019 | |
| R-TN | David Kustoff | Nov 13, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Dan Bishop | Nov 20, 2019 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Dec 3, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Dec 11, 2019 | |
| R-LA | Garret Graves | Jan 7, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Jan 13, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Jan 14, 2020 | |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | Jan 17, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Feb 25, 2020 | |
| R-GA | Doug Collins | Aug 28, 2020 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Sep 29, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Oct 2, 2020 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Oct 20, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 14, 2019 |
| Work and Welfare Subcommittee | Referred Mar 14, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2019Introduced in House
- Mar 14, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Mar 14, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Lists H2746H.R. 1753–1808 | — | Mar 14, 2019 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 46, March 14, 2019, page H2746.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46365 | Child Support Enforcement-Led Employment Services for Noncustodial Parents: In Brief | Report | May 18, 2020 |
| R45966 | The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block Grant: Legislative Issues in the 116th Congress Archived | Report | Oct 9, 2019 |
Related bills 10
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 802 | Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act | Identical bill | Mar 14, 2019 |
| HR 1245 | Improving Access to Child Care Act | Related bill | Feb 14, 2019 |
| HR 1246 | Improving Access to Work Act | Related bill | Feb 14, 2019 |
| HR 1413 | WORK Act | Related bill | Feb 27, 2019 |
| HR 1469 | Improving Transparency in TANF through Data Act | Related bill | Feb 28, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
- Appropriations
- Child care and development
- Child safety and welfare
- Economic performance and conditions
- Employment and training programs
- Family relationships
- Government information and archives
- Indian social and development programs
- Marriage and family status
- Performance measurement
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Social Welfare
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
- U.S. territories and protectorates
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
