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House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Reduce Duplication and Improve Access to Work Act

H.R. 2579Introduced Apr 1, 2025Policy area: Social Welfare

Official title: To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow States to transfer a limited amount of funds provided under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, for use under title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

Sponsor: Rep. Lloyd Smucker R-PA
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 1, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2579.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of February 4, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2579, last updated February 4, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

1 cosponsor — 1 Republican

0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Beth Van Duyne (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lloyd Smucker.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-11 district

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.