# 119-hr-2579: Reduce Duplication and Improve Access to Work Act

119-hr-2579, Reduce Duplication and Improve Access to Work Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2579
- Congress: 119
- Title: Reduce Duplication and Improve Access to Work Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Allows states to transfer some TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) block grant funds into WIOA (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) Title I workforce programs.** The bill would create a controlled pathway for states to use TANF dollars to support job training and employment services while adding limits and planning requirements.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- States could use cash aid for job training: benefit, low. States would be allowed to move some Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds into job training and employment services under Title I of WIOA. If a state does this, no more than 15% of the transferred money could be held for statewide workforce activities. A state that plans to transfer…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-591: Defending American Jobs and Investment Act
- 119-hr-8344: Senior Citizens’ Freedom to Work Act of 2026
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2579 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2579)

## Related
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-591: Defending American Jobs and Investment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-591)
- [119-hr-8344: Senior Citizens’ Freedom to Work Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8344)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2579 (as of 2026-04-21).