Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services (JOBS) for Success Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative LaHood
Introduced
Summary
Would require universal Individual Opportunity Plans for all TANF work‑eligible adults. The bill would reauthorize key TANF funding for 2026–2030 and create a national, data‑adjusted work‑outcomes performance system with public State reporting.
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- Limits TANF assistance to families with monthly income at or below twice the poverty line and forbids using TANF funds for direct child care or early childhood education.
- Requires every work‑eligible recipient to get an assessment and a signed Individual Opportunity Plan. New recipients would be assessed within 60 days and all plans would be reviewed at least every 90 days, with pro rata benefit reductions for missed required hours.
- Would set four public performance indicators for job exits, retention, earnings, and youth education, require statistical adjustments for local conditions, publish State grades on an HHS Online Dashboard, reduce the TANF administrative cap from 15% to 10%, and expand State transfer authority to child care and WIOA Title I programs.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
9 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 2 costs, 5 mixed.
Keep TANF running through 2030
The bill would extend legal authority for several TANF‑related grants through 2026–2030. It would also repeal some obsolete grant programs and clean up references. Most changes would take effect on October 1, 2026.
TANF error checks and data standards
States would have to follow federal improper‑payment laws for this program. HHS would issue rules within two years and present a 10‑year plan to cut errors within one year. HHS would also set rules for states to share data using open, interoperable formats, with a proposed rule due within 24 months. Most items would begin October 1, 2026.
Income cap for TANF help
Families with monthly income above 2 times the poverty line would not be able to get assistance or services paid with these TANF funds. The limit would be checked each month and would start October 1, 2026.
No TANF dollars for child care
States would be barred from using TANF grants to pay directly for child care or early childhood education. TANF money also could not be used at stores that sell marijuana. These limits would start October 1, 2026.
New work plans and rules for TANF
States would have to create a written work plan with every work‑eligible adult on TANF. Plans would set work hours, job goals, services, and be reviewed at least every 90 days. If you miss required hours, your family’s cash could be cut pro rata based on hours done versus hours required. States could count apprenticeships, supervised job search, and career technical education toward work rules, and could excuse a single parent of an infant for up to 12 months. Certain IT systems and case management to build plans would not count against the admin cap. Most changes would start October 1, 2026.
New budget guardrails for TANF states
The admin cap would drop from 15% to 10%. HHS could cut up to 5% of a state’s grant for breaking the admin limit. States would have two years to obligate funds and three years to spend them, but could reserve up to 15% with notice. These changes would start October 1, 2026.
Performance targets and public TANF scorecards
States would get work‑outcome targets starting in FY2028, after collecting FY2027 baseline data. HHS could cut a state’s grant for missing targets, but not for years before 2027. States would file more detailed person‑level data and submit two‑year plans with performance levels. HHS would set aside up to $25 million a year for technical help and run a public dashboard with each state’s grade and data. The law would add a goal to reduce child poverty by helping parents get and keep jobs. Most items would begin October 1, 2026.
States must fund core work supports
States would have to spend at least 25% of their TANF grant and 25% of qualified state spending on core items like work supports, training, apprenticeships, short‑term help, work activities, and case management. Federal funds would have to add to, not replace, state dollars. The bill also clarifies what counts as assistance, work supports, supportive services, and TANF benefits. It adjusts MOE rules and would exclude families above twice the poverty line from one MOE count. These changes would start October 1, 2026.
States could shift TANF to child care and jobs
States would be able to move up to 50% of their TANF grant to the federal child care block grant or to workforce programs under WIOA. Moved funds would follow the rules of the receiving program. For WIOA, states must use the money for people eligible under this part and can reserve up to 15% for statewide activities. A state that opted out as a WIOA one‑stop partner could not use the WIOA transfer. This would start October 1, 2026.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
LaHood
IL • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15]
OH • R
Sponsored 6/23/2025
Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2]
IN • R
Sponsored 6/23/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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