U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 8872
Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in TANF Act
To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to target funds to low-income families, strengthen program integrity guardrails for State expenditure of funds, require measurement 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.
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- Sponsor
- Mike CareyR-OH-15
- Introduced
- May 19, 2026, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Social Welfare (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
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Cosponsors (8)
8 Republicans. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Jodey C. ArringtonR-TX-19
- Aaron BeanR-FL-4
- Max L. MillerR-OH-7
- Adrian SmithR-NE-3
- Claudia TenneyR-NY-24
Signed on later
- Randy FeenstraR-IA-4May 20, 2026
- Carol D. MillerR-WV-1May 20, 2026
- Blake D. MooreR-UT-1May 20, 2026