To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to target funds to low-income families, strengthen program integrity guardrails for State expenditure of funds, require measurement of improper payments, and establish goals for eliminating fraud and improper payments under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, and for other purposes.
Amend TANF to target funds to low-income families, strengthen state spending integrity guardrails, measure improper payments, and set goals for eliminating fraud and improper payments.
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Evidence
GovInfo's reported House text lists H.R. 8872 on Union Calendar No. 584, adds Mr. Moore of Utah as an additional sponsor on May 29, 2026, and says the bill was reported with an amendment. The bill would apply payment-integrity law to state TANF programs, require an HHS plan to reduce or eliminate improper payments within 10 years, limit TANF assistance/services to families below 200% of poverty, set spending deadlines, and bar supplanting state funds.
The House Rules Committee page for H.R. 8872 lists a June 2, 2026 meeting, bill text 'as reported,' and H. Rept. 119-670 from Ways and Means. Amendments were still listed as submitted, indicating the measure was awaiting further House process as of the refresh window.
Assessments
Moore has taken same-term legislative action by joining H.R. 8872, a bill that closely matches the TANF promise by targeting low-income families, adding spending-integrity guardrails, requiring improper-payment measurement, and setting fraud/improper-payment reduction goals. As of June 1, 2026, the measure had been reported from committee and placed on the Union Calendar, with House Rules activity scheduled, but it had not passed Congress or been enacted. That is meaningful effort, not fulfilled delivery yet.