TANF benefits; remove certain restrictions and penalties for applicants and recipients.

Summary

The bill lifts the income ceiling to 200% of the federal poverty level and the resource cap to $4,000, eliminates the family cap, and gets rid of mandatory job‑search, drug‑testing and permanent disqualification penalties. It also narrows work‑requirement sanctions to the individual who refuses work and exempts recipients in high‑unemployment areas or during declared emergencies. The measure failed and died in committee.

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