Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in TANF Act

This bill changes the rules for how states can use money from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, which provides help to families in need. It says that only families earning less than twice the federal poverty level can receive TANF-funded help, requires states to use the money within a set time frame instead of holding onto it indefinitely, and makes sure federal TANF money adds to — rather than replaces — state and local funding. The bill also requires states to track and report incorrect payments, and it directs the Department of Health and Human Services to create a plan to reduce or eliminate those wrong payments within 10 years.

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