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HR 8872 · 119th Congress

Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in TANF Act

This bill, called the 'Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in TANF Act,' makes changes to how states handle federal money for temporary assistance to needy families (TANF). Right now, states have a lot of flexibility in how they spend these federal dollars, and the bill aims to tighten the rules to prevent waste and…

Sponsor
Carey, Mike (R-Ohio)
Introduced
2026-05-19

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