United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4544 (117th)
WORK Act
Introduced
19 July 2021
Last action
19 July 2021 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sponsors
Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2], Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
21 July 2025
Summary
Workforce Opportunity Realignment Kickstart Act or the WORK Act This bill modifies requirements for states with respect to the administration of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds. Specifically, the bill (1) establishes new performance indicators related to employment and educational outcomes for states receiving TANF funds; (2) increases the percentage of TANF funds, from 30% to 50%, that may be used to support other state programs; and (3) allows states to use TANF funds to carry out certain workforce development programs. Under current law, states may use TANF funds to support other state programs only if they are related to Child Care and Development Block Grants or Social Services Block Grants. States must negotiate with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a level of performance for each indicator, taking into account certain economic, demographic, and other factors. HHS must periodically revise levels of performance for states to reflect economic and other conditions.
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Timeline
19 July 2021
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
19 July 2021
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Source: Committee
19 July 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 July 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 19 July 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] · R · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to ← WORK Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4544
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4544
- us · 117-hr-4544 · source updated 21 July 2025