# 119-hr-3156: Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services (JOBS) for Success Act of 2025 119-hr-3156, Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services (JOBS) for Success Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-25). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3156 - As of: 2026-07-25 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-3156 - Congress: 119 - Title: Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services (JOBS) for Success Act of 2025 - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2025-05-01 - Sponsor: Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL) - Cosponsors: 2 - Policy area: Social Welfare - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-07-25 ## 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. - 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. ## Cosponsors (2) - Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Keep TANF running through 2030: benefit, medium. 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: benefit, medium. 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… - Income cap for TANF help: cost, medium. 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: cost, medium. 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: mixed, medium. 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 cou… - New budget guardrails for TANF states: mixed, medium. 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: mixed, medium. 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… - States must fund core work supports: mixed, medium. 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… - States could shift TANF to child care and jobs: mixed, medium. 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 st… ## Related bills - 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act - 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025 - 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025 - 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025 - 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025 - 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act ## Sources - [119-hr-3156 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3156) ## Related - [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-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669) - [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833) - [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151) - [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3156 (as of 2026-07-25).