Eliminating Fraud and Improper Payments in TANF Act

This bill seeks to enhance the integrity of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant program by addressing improper payments and fraud. It achieves this by extending the applicability of the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 to states concerning their TANF programs, mirroring how the Act applies to federal agencies. The legislation specifies that this change will take effect on October 1, 2026 . Furthermore, it mandates that the Secretary of Health and Human Services submit a comprehensive report to Congress within one year of enactment. This report must outline a detailed plan to significantly reduce or entirely eliminate improper payments made by states under the TANF program within a 10-year timeframe .