S. 4952

Protecting American Taxpayers Act

Sponsor: Joni Ernst

29 cosponsors
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A Recovering stolen funds

I Improper Payments

II Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters

III Welfare Abuse and Laundering Zillions

IV Returning Unspent COVID Funds

V Bonuses for cost-cutters

VI Improper payments transparency

B Protecting taxpayers

I Strengthening TANF Program Integrity

Sec. 2103. Aligning and improving data reporting

(a) Requirement that States report full-population data. Section 411(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 611(a)(1)) is amended—

(1) by striking subparagraph (B);

(2) by striking (1) General reporting requirement.—; and

(3) by—

(A) redesignating—

(i) subparagraph (A) as paragraph (1);

(ii) clauses (i) through (xvii) of subparagraph (A) as subparagraphs (A) through (Q), respectively;

(iii) subclauses (I) through (V) of clause (ii) as clauses (i) through (v), respectively;

(iv) subclauses (I) through (VII) of clause (xi) as clauses (i) through (vii), respectively; and

(v) subclauses (I) through (V) of clause (xvi) as clauses (i) through (v), respectively; and

(B) moving each such redesignated provision 2 ems to the left.

(b) Report on participation in work activities. Section 411(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 611(a)(1)), as amended by subsection (a)(3) of this section, is further amended by striking subparagraphs (K) and (L) and inserting the following:

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(K) The work eligibility status of each individual in the family, and—

(i) in the case of each work-eligible individual (as defined in the regulations promulgated pursuant to section 407(i)(1)(A)(i)) in the family, the number of hours (including zero hours) per month of participation in work activities (as defined in section 407(d)); and

(ii) in the case of each individual in the family who is not a work-eligible individual (as so defined), the reason for that status.

(L) For each work-eligible individual (as so defined) and each adult in the family who did not participate in work activities (as so defined) during a month, the reason for the lack of participation.

(c) Reporting of information on employment and earnings outcomes. Section 411(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 611(c)) is amended to read as follows:

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(c) Reporting of information on employment and earnings outcomes. The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall determine the information that is necessary to compute the employment and earnings outcomes and the statistical adjustment model for the employment and earnings outcomes required under section 407, and each eligible State shall collect and report that information to the Secretary.

II Restriction on United States assistance for foreign agents

III Opposing international support for the Taliban

C Catching fraudsters

I Preventing deep fake scams

II SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension Act

III Recover Fraudulent COVID Funds

IV Fraud Alert Systems

V Stopping Transfers of Public Funds Abroad

VI Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Act of 2026

VII Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2026

D Severability