Timely and Accurate Benefits Act
Sponsored By: Representative Timmons
Introduced
Summary
Would require states to adopt a standard Enhanced Income Verification Platform to check household income for federally funded benefit programs.
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It would define a broad list of income types the platform must consider and authorize using applicant-permissioned bank transaction data for verification.
- States: States, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories would have 1 year to procure, contract for, and use the required Enhanced Income Verification Platform to remain eligible for Federal funds for covered programs.
- Households and applicants: The platform would consider wages, gig and self-employment pay, unemployment, Social Security and SSI, interest, rental and royalty income, child support, regular gifts, trust distributions, and other listed income. Claimants may need to permit access to deposit account transaction data and could review and attest to those records.
- Program administrators: The platform would run automated, real-time data matching and analytics to spot unreported or inconsistent income, and it would consolidate overlapping records to avoid double-counting.
- Federal oversight: The Secretary would have authority to determine specific aspects of the program and to identify other income to verify.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
More types of income counted
The bill would set a broad list of income that programs must count. It would include wages, tips, gig and self‑employment, unemployment, Social Security, SSI, interest, dividends, rent, royalties, child support, alimony, cash aid, regular gifts, and trust or estate payouts. The Secretary could add other taxable or non‑taxable sources. With your permission, bank transaction data could be used to find income. This could mean more of your income is counted when you apply for help.
States must use enhanced income checks
States would need to buy and use a new income‑verification system within 1 year after enactment to keep federal funds for covered programs. Covered programs are any federal or federally funded state or local benefits that use household income. The platform would use real‑time data matching to flag unreported or inconsistent income. With your permission, it could review bank transactions, and you could review and attest to the data. It must also merge overlapping records to avoid counting the same income twice. This would apply to all States, DC, and U.S. territories.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Timmons
SC • R
Cosponsors
Greene (GA)
GA • R
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Fallon
TX • R
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Burchett
TN • R
Sponsored 3/3/2025
Gill (TX)
TX • R
Sponsored 3/11/2025
Stefanik
NY • R
Sponsored 5/1/2025
Roll Call Votes
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