Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 6304, Sec. 6304.
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The program continues through December 31, 2026
The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Health and Human ServicesHow: statuteSec. 6304 in the PDF
What the document says
“Activities authorized by part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (other than under section 403(c) or 418 of such Act) and section 1108(b) of the Social Security Act shall continue through December 31, 2026, in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2025”
Section 6304 continues the activities authorized by part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, other than under sections 403(c) and 418, and by section 1108(b) of that Act, through December 31, 2026, in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2025. It appropriates from the Treasury such sums as may be necessary for that purpose.
What the document actually says
“Activities authorized by part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (other than under section 403(c) or 418 of such Act) and section 1108(b) of the Social Security Act shall continue through December 31, 2026, in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2025”
That sentence, in plain words
The work under one part of the Social Security Act goes on through December 31, 2026. Two pieces of it are left out. It runs the way it ran in 2025.
What this is about
The letters TANF name a cash aid program for families with little money. States run it with federal money. Without this the money would stop.
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Public Law 119-75, sec. 6304, 140 Stat. 686 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ75/html/PLAW-119publ75.htm
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“The program continues through December 31, 2026,” Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, section 6304, Sec. 6304. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/consolidated-appropriations-act-2026/proposal/sec6304-tanf-continued/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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