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Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act

USA116th CongressS-802| Senate 
| Updated: 3/14/2019
Steve Daines

Steve Daines

Republican Senator

Montana

Cosponsors (5)
Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Kelly Loeffler (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Mar 14, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1753
Introduced in House
Mar 14, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 14, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • March 14, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1753
    Introduced in House


  • March 14, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 14, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Social Welfare

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1473: Focusing State Efforts to Expand Opportunity Act
  • HR 116-1490: Helping Americans Succeed by Measuring Outcomes Act
  • S 116-3001: Permanent Relief for Seniors and Medicare, Medicaid, Human Services Extension Act of 2019
  • HR 116-1245: Improving Access to Child Care Act
  • HR 116-1469: Improving Transparency in TANF through Data Act
  • HR 116-1413: WORK Act
  • HR 116-1753: Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act
  • HR 116-1246: Improving Access to Work Act
  • HR 116-1505: Protecting Family Resources and Training Options Act
AppropriationsChild care and developmentChild safety and welfareEconomic performance and conditionsEmployment and training programsFamily relationshipsGovernment information and archivesIndian social and development programsMarriage and family statusPerformance measurementPoverty and welfare assistanceState and local financeState and local government operationsU.S. territories and protectorates

Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act

USA116th CongressS-802| Senate 
| Updated: 3/14/2019
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.
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Timeline
Mar 14, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1753
Introduced in House
Mar 14, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 14, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • March 14, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1753
    Introduced in House


  • March 14, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 14, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Steve Daines

Steve Daines

Republican Senator

Montana

Cosponsors (5)
Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Kelly Loeffler (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)

Finance Committee

Social Welfare

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1473: Focusing State Efforts to Expand Opportunity Act
  • HR 116-1490: Helping Americans Succeed by Measuring Outcomes Act
  • S 116-3001: Permanent Relief for Seniors and Medicare, Medicaid, Human Services Extension Act of 2019
  • HR 116-1245: Improving Access to Child Care Act
  • HR 116-1469: Improving Transparency in TANF through Data Act
  • HR 116-1413: WORK Act
  • HR 116-1753: Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act
  • HR 116-1246: Improving Access to Work Act
  • HR 116-1505: Protecting Family Resources and Training Options Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AppropriationsChild care and developmentChild safety and welfareEconomic performance and conditionsEmployment and training programsFamily relationshipsGovernment information and archivesIndian social and development programsMarriage and family statusPerformance measurementPoverty and welfare assistanceState and local financeState and local government operationsU.S. territories and protectorates