Coronavirus TANF Expansion Act This bill reauthorizes through December 31, 2020, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and expands TANF eligibility and assistance to respond to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Specifically, states may (1) allow certain families that have incomes of up to 400% of the federal poverty level and that have experienced reduced incomes because of COVID-19 to receive TANF assistance, and (2) provide additional cash payments to these and other TANF recipients. The Department of Health and Human Services must increase state and tribal TANF grants to offset increased expenditures that result from these changes. The bill provides appropriations for this purpose. The bill also suspends TANF work requirements and other conditions during the emergency.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Social Welfare
AppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthDepartment of the TreasuryEconomic performance and conditionsEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployment and training programsExecutive agency funding and structureInfectious and parasitic diseasesPoverty and welfare assistanceSeparation, divorce, custody, supportState and local government operations
Coronavirus TANF Expansion Act
USA116th CongressS-3522| Senate
| Updated: 3/18/2020
Coronavirus TANF Expansion Act This bill reauthorizes through December 31, 2020, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and expands TANF eligibility and assistance to respond to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Specifically, states may (1) allow certain families that have incomes of up to 400% of the federal poverty level and that have experienced reduced incomes because of COVID-19 to receive TANF assistance, and (2) provide additional cash payments to these and other TANF recipients. The Department of Health and Human Services must increase state and tribal TANF grants to offset increased expenditures that result from these changes. The bill provides appropriations for this purpose. The bill also suspends TANF work requirements and other conditions during the emergency.
AppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthDepartment of the TreasuryEconomic performance and conditionsEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployment and training programsExecutive agency funding and structureInfectious and parasitic diseasesPoverty and welfare assistanceSeparation, divorce, custody, supportState and local government operations