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H. Rept. 119-670 1 (2026-05-29)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxaiif0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED r U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION 4 119TH CONGRESS REPORT 2d Session j HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 119-670 PREVENTING WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE IN TANF ACT MAY 29, 2026.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. SMITH of Missouri, from the Committee on Ways and Means, submitted the following REPORT together with DISSENTING VIEWS [To accompany H.R. 8872] The Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 8872) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to target funds to low-income families, strengthen program in- tegrity guardrails for State expenditure of funds, require measure- ment of improper payments, and establish goals for eliminating fraud and improper payments under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do pass. CONTENTS Page I. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ............................................................... 3 A. Purpose and Sum m ary ..................................................................... 3 B. Background and Need for Legislation .................... 3 C. Legislative H istory ........................................................................... . 5 D . D esignated H earings ........................................................................ 5 II. EXPLANATION OF THE BILL .................................................................. 6 A . Reasons for Change .......................................................................... 6 B. Explanation of Provisions ................................................................. 9 C . E ffective D ate ................................................................................... . 9 III. VOTES OF THE COM M ITTEE .................................................................... 10 IV. BUDGET EFFECTS OF THE BILL ............................................................ 12 A. Committee Estimate of Budgetary Effects .................. 12 B. Statement Regarding New Budget Authority and Tax Expendi- tures Budget Authority ................................................................. 12 69-006