Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act
Latest action · Jul 19, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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.
- IntroducedJul 19, 2021
- 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 FY2027, 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 certain limitations that restrict the use of funds for case management and other purposes and requires states to spend at least 25% of funds from various grants 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 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 19, 2021 to Jul 26, 2022; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | A. Drew Ferguson IV | Original | Jul 19, 2021 |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Original | Jul 19, 2021 |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Original | Jul 19, 2021 |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Original | Jul 19, 2021 |
| R-IL | Darin LaHood | Original | Jul 19, 2021 |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Original | Jul 19, 2021 |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Original | Jul 19, 2021 |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Original | Jul 19, 2021 |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | Original | Jul 19, 2021 |
| R-TX | Jodey C. Arrington | Original | Jul 19, 2021 |
| R-OK | Kevin Hern | Original | Jul 19, 2021 |
| R-PA | Lloyd Smucker | Original | Jul 19, 2021 |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Original | Jul 19, 2021 |
| R-KS | Ron Estes | Original | Jul 19, 2021 |
| R-NY | Tom Reed | Original | Jul 19, 2021 |
| R-SC | Tom Rice | Original | Jul 19, 2021 |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Original | Jul 19, 2021 |
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | Aug 13, 2021 | |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Aug 13, 2021 | |
| R-TN | David Kustoff | Aug 17, 2021 | |
| R-NC | Madison Cawthorn | Aug 17, 2021 | |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Mar 29, 2022 | |
| R-OH | Mike Carey | Jul 26, 2022 |
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 Jul 19, 2021 |
| Work and Welfare Subcommittee | Referred Jul 19, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 19, 2021Introduced in House
- Jul 19, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
- Jul 19, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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. 167, no. 126, July 19, 2021, page H3669.
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1753 | Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act | Reintroduction of | Mar 14, 2019 |
| S 2381 | Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act | Identical bill | Jul 19, 2021 |
| HR 4507 | Protecting Family Resources and Training Options Act | Related bill | Jul 19, 2021 |
| HR 4537 | Improving Transparency in TANF through Data Act | Related bill | Jul 19, 2021 |
| HR 4540 | Improving Access to Child Care Act | Related bill | Jul 19, 2021 |
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.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 19, 2021Introduced 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.
