H.R. 8872 – Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in TANF Act
H.R. 8872 - Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in TANF Act
Hearing Information
Meeting Announcement
Tuesday, June 2, 2026 - 4:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »
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Rules Committee Hearing H.R.8646, H.R.7726, H.R.7892, H.R. 8872
Bill Text
Text of H.R. 8872 PDF
(as reported)
H. Rept. 119-670 PDF
Report from the Committee on Ways and Means to accompany H.R. 8872
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
H. Rept. 119-676 PDF
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 8-4 on June 2, 2026.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 1333:
Agreed to by a record vote of 211-207, after agreeing to the previous question by a record vote of 208-207, on Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
MANAGERS: Houchin/McGovern
1. Structured rule for H.R. 8646.
2. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
3. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees.
4. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or clause 5(a) of rule XXI.
6. Makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report, amendments en bloc described in section 3, and pro forma amendments described in section 4. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 4 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the Rules Committee report or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the rule.
8. Provides that the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 4 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
9. Provides that the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point for the purpose of debate.
10. Provides one motion to recommit.
11. Closed rule for H.R. 7726.
12. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
13. Provides that, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Workforce now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-32 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
14. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
15. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Workforce or their respective designees.
16. Provides one motion to recommit.
17. Closed rule for H.R. 7892.
18. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
19. Provides that, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Workforce now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-31 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
20. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
21. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Workforce or their respective designees.
22. Provides one motion to recommit.
23. Closed rule for H.R. 8872.
24. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
25. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
26. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
27. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means or their respective designees.
28. Provides one motion to recommit.
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 3 | Davis (IL), Jackson (IL), Schakowsky (IL), Schneider (IL), Clarke (NY), Kelly (IL), DeGette (CO), Carbajal (CA), Garcia (IL), Chu (CA), Pettersen (CO), Foster (IL) | Democrat | Revised Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to answer Congressional questions about the Trump Administration’s freeze of TANF funding in five states before implementing the bill. | Revised |
| 2 | Version 1 | Cloud (TX), Moore (AL), Biggs (AZ) | Republican | Prohibits the Federal Reserve from studying, developing, or issuing a central bank digital currency. | Submitted |
| 3 | Version 1 | Chu (CA), Davis (IL), Thompson (MS) | Democrat | Strikes Section 2 of the bill and inserts the text of H.R. 2108, the TANF State Expenditure Integrity Act, to prevent and address intentional misuse of subrecipient TANF funds. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 347
Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order amendment #3 to H.R. 8872, offered by Representative Chu, which strikes section 2 of the bill and inserts the text of H.R. 2108, the TANF State Expenditure Integrity Act, to prevent and address intentional misuse of TANF funds by contractors or sub-grantees. Defeated: 4–8
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 349
Motion by Mr. McGovern to add a new section to the rule providing for immediate consideration of H.R. 8914, the No Taxpayer-Funded Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2026, under a closed rule, debatable for one hour equally divided between the chair and ranking member of the Committee on the Judiciary. Defeated: 4–8
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 350
Motion by Mrs. Houchin to report the rule. Adopted: 8–4