# 119-hr-3131: Community Services Block Grant Improvement Act of 2025

119-hr-3131, Community Services Block Grant Improvement Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3131
- Congress: 119
- Title: Community Services Block Grant Improvement Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 31
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-19

## Summary

**Reauthorizes and restructures the Community Services Block Grant to expand eligibility and strengthen accountability.** This bill would create a consolidated block grant framework to help community action agencies reduce poverty, support low‑income and working families, and fund broadband and training supports. - Families and low‑income households: Would expand eligibility for services to people at up to 200% of the poverty line, increasing access to jobs, training, and digital inclusion help. - Community action agencies and local nonprofits: Would require tripartite governing boards, regular needs assessments and agency‑wide strategic plans, new audit and conflict‑of‑interest rules, and dedicated training and technical assistance funds. - States and federal funding: Would authorize $1.0 billion per year plus $40 million per year for discretionary activities for FY2026–2032, set State minimum allotments at 0.5% (0.75% if available funds exceed $900 million), and change payment timing, carryover, and reallocation rules. *Would increase federal spending by about $1.0 billion plus $40 million each year from FY2026–2032, likely increasing the deficit absent offsets.*

## Cosponsors (31)

- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] (R-KY), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2025-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA), 2025-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2025-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2026-01-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Fill service gaps in unserved areas: benefit, medium. If enacted, States could name a new local nonprofit to serve places with no CSBG provider. The group would need to be nearby, nonprofit, and able to manage federal funds. A public agency could serve only as an interim option for up to one year if no nonprofit is available.
- Help getting internet and digital skills: benefit, medium. If enacted, reserved CSBG funds could go straight to local groups for staff training and better program management. The bill would also let trained navigators help low‑income people get affordable high‑speed internet, devices, and digital skills classes. It would support data and tools for local ne…
- Stronger rules for local CSBG agencies: benefit, medium. If enacted, local CSBG groups would need a community action plan tied to a recent needs assessment and budget. They would have to post their plan, assessment, and strategic plan online. Boards would follow conflict‑of‑interest and ethics rules, have needed financial and legal expertise, limit board…
- Clarifies HHS leadership for CSBG duties: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would state that the Secretary acts through the Director of the Office of Community Services for certain CSBG duties. This clarifies who carries out those tasks.
- Ends CSBG food and instruction programs: cost, medium. If enacted, the bill would remove the CSBG law sections that authorized Community Food and Nutrition Programs and some instructional programs. The bill does not name a replacement authority.
- CSBG funding levels and payment rules: mixed, high. If enacted, CSBG would be authorized at $1 billion a year for 2026–2032, plus $40 million a year for certain discretionary programs. States would get at least 0.5% of funds, or 0.75% if the remaining pot is over $900 million. The growth factor used in formulas would drop from 1.5% to 1%. The Secret…
- Tighter audits; funds could be withheld: mixed, medium. If enacted, audits would follow Single Audit Act rules. If a serious financial problem is found, the Secretary could order deeper audits. The Secretary could withhold a State’s CSBG funds until improper spending is fixed.

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## Sources
- [119-hr-3131 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3131)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3131 (as of 2026-07-19).