# 119-hr-2354: Restoring Temporary to TANF Act

119-hr-2354, Restoring Temporary to TANF Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2354
- Congress: 119
- Title: Restoring Temporary to TANF Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Requires states to spend at least 25% of their TANF grant on core work-focused activities.** This bill would tie a quarter of each state's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant to work supports, education and training, apprenticeships, short-term non-recurring benefits, work activities, and case management. It would take effect October 1, 2026. - Families and jobseekers would see more TANF-funded services for job search and skill building, including education, apprenticeships, and case management to create individual responsibility plans. - States would be required to allocate not less than 25% of each TANF grant to the listed core activities, changing how block grant funds are spent beginning October 1, 2026. - Workforce and training providers could receive more funding for programs tied to TANF work activities and short-term supports for participants.

## Provisions PRIA read

- More work help for TANF families: benefit, medium. This bill would require states that get the yearly TANF grant to spend at least 25% on core work help. Allowed uses include work supports, education and training, apprenticeships, one-time short-term benefits, work activities, and case management to make a work plan. If enacted, this could lead to…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4: Rescissions Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2709: Save Our Sequoias Act
- 119-hr-1144: Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2354 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2354)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-4: Rescissions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4)
- [119-hr-2709: Save Our Sequoias Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2709)
- [119-hr-1144: Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorizatio…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1144)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2354 (as of 2025-12-21).