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H.R. 2579

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 2579, the Reduce Duplication and Improve Access to Work Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 1, 2025 by Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Apr 1, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 2579 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb2579/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2579 IH: Reduce Duplication and Improve Access to Work Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-01
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2579  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 1, 2025   Mr. Smucker  (for himself and  Ms. Van Duyne ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Reduce Duplication and Improve Access to Work Act  .
2.
Allowing transfers to support workforce development
(a)
In general
Section 404(d) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 604(d) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:
(C)
Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
 ;
(2)
in paragraph (2)—
(A)
in the heading, by striking
subtitle 1   and inserting
subtitle
a    ; and
(B)
in subparagraph (A), by striking  subtitle 1  and inserting  subtitle A ; and
(3)
in paragraph (3)—
(A)
in subparagraph (B)—
(i)
in the heading, by striking
1 of title xx   and inserting
a  of title
xx  and title
i  of WIOA  ; and
(ii)
by striking  1 of title XX  and inserting  A of title XX or title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ; and
(B)
by adding at the end the following:
(C)
Funds transferred to title I of WIOA program
(i)
Limitation on reservation of funds
In the case of funds transferred under paragraph (1)(C) of this subsection, not more than 15 percent of the funds shall be reserved for statewide workforce investment activities referred to in section 128(a)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
(ii)
Submission of combined State plan under WIOA
If a State intends to transfer funds under paragraph (1)(C) of this subsection, the State shall—
(I)
submit to the Secretary and the Secretary of Labor a combined State plan pursuant to section 103 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act that covers the State program to be carried out pursuant to this part; and
(II)
in doing so, apply section 102(c)(3) of such Act to the programs referred to in section 103(a)(2)(B) of such Act covered by the combined plan.
 .
(b)
Effective date
The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2026.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-04-01
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R) sponsors H.R. 2579, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2579 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Apr 1, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2579 has taken 2 actions since Apr 1, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 1, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Apr 1, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 2579 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2579 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Reduce Duplication and Improve Access to Work Act — Display Title
  • Reduce Duplication and Improve Access to Work Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 88 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2579 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Aerospace, Automotive Industry, Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Banking, Bankruptcy, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Copyright/Patent/Trademark.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 88.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ABELARDO TORRES111
ALEXA BRANSON111
ANDREA PORWOLL111
ASHLEY GUM111
BRADLEY WATTS111
BRINCE MANNING111
BROOKE MILLER111
CAROLINE BILLMAN111
CASSIA CARVALHO111
CHAD WHITEMAN111
CHANTEL SHEAKS111
CHRISTOPHER CRENSHAW111
CHRISTOPHER EYLER111
CHRISTOPHER GUITH111
CHRISTOPHER ROBERTI111
CLARK JACKSON111
DAN BYERS111
ERIN DELANEY111
ESPERANZA JELALIAN111
EVAN WILLIAMS111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 second_quarter$19.3M2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2579 under Social Welfare, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2579’s is Social Welfare.

hr2579/policy-areas.txt
Social WelfareAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com