H. R. 2284

Reduce Bureaucracy to Uplift Families Act

Shown here: Introduced in House (2025-03-24)

To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to limit the percentage of funds made available for the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families that may be used for administrative expenses, and for other purposes.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Reduce Bureaucracy to Uplift Families Act”.

2. Limitation on percentage of funds made available that may be used for administrative expenses

Section 404(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 604(b)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking “15” and inserting “10” ; and

(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting “, or for case management needed to assist individuals with developing an individual responsibility plan pursuant to section 408(b)” before the period.

3. Limitation on percentage of qualified state expenditures that may consist of certain administrative expenses

Section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)(I)(dd) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(i)(I)(dd)) is amended by striking “15” and inserting “10”.

4. Penalty for failure to comply with administrative limitation

Section 409(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 409(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(17) Penalty for failure to comply with administrative limitation
If the Secretary determines that a State to which a grant is made under section 403 for a fiscal year has failed to comply with section 404(b) for the fiscal year, the Secretary shall reduce the grant payable to the State under section 403(a)(1) for the immediately succeeding fiscal year by an amount equal to not more than 5 percent of the State family assistance grant.

5. Effective date

The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2026.