Improve Transparency and Stability for Families and Children Act

Key Points

• This bill changes how states handle federal money for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, which helps low-income families. It requires states to plan how to use their yearly grant money within one year and finish spending it within two years.
• States would be allowed to save up to 15 percent of their annual federal welfare money in a special rainy day fund. This is meant to help states keep providing help to families during a recession or other financial emergencies.
• To prevent states from hoarding too much cash, the bill limits the total savings to half of what the state received the year before. States must also tell the federal government if they plan to put money into these savings.
• The new rules are designed to make sure federal tax dollars are used quickly to help people in need while giving states a safety net for the future. These changes would take effect in October 2026.

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