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Reducing Bureaucracy and Burden for Family Assistance Programs
The Children and Families Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on July 31, 2026. It took effect on September 29, 2026.
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What the agency says
This final rule amends the Grants to States for Public Assistance Programs regulations, the General Administration--State Plans and Grant Appeals regulations, the General Administration--Public Assistance Programs regulations, the Training and Use of Subprofessionals and Volunteers regulations, the Coverage and Conditions of Eligibility in Financial Assistance Programs regulations, the Financial Assistance to Individuals regulations, the Administration of Financial Assistance Programs regulations, the Fiscal Administration of Financial Assistance Programs regulations, the General Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Provisions regulations, the Ensuring That Recipients Work regulations, the Accountability Provisions--General regulations, the Expenditures of State and Federal TANF Funds regulations, the Other Accountability Provisions regulations, the Data Collection and Reporting Requirements regulations, the High Performance Bonus Awards regulations, the Implementation of Section 403(a)(2) of the Social Security Act Bonus to Reward Decrease in Illegitimacy Ratio regulations, the Methodology for Determining Whether an Increase in a State or Territory's Child Poverty Rate Is the Result of the TANF Program regulations, the Tribal TANF Provisions regulations, and The Native Employment Works (NEW) Program regulations to eliminate unnecessary or obsolete regulations. A plain language summary of the final rule is posted at https:// www.regulations.gov.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-15567
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Health and Human Services Department; Children and Families Administration
- Published
- July 31, 2026
- Takes effect
- September 29, 2026
- Dates
- Effective date September 29, 2026.
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0970-AD38
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 45 CFR 201; 45 CFR 204; 45 CFR 205; 45 CFR 225; 45 CFR 233; 45 CFR 234; 45 CFR 235; 45 CFR 237; 45 CFR 260; 45 CFR 261; 45 CFR 262; 45 CFR 263; 45 CFR 264; 45 CFR 265; 45 CFR 270; 45 CFR 283; 45 CFR 284; 45 CFR 286; 45 CFR 287
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Aid to Families with Dependent Children; Aliens; Computer technology; Day care; Employment; Family planning; Fraud; Grant programs-social programs; Guam; Health care; Health statistics; Indians; Loan programs-social programs; Manpower training programs; Penalties; Privacy; Public assistance programs; Puerto Rico; Rent subsidies; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Virgin Islands; Volunteers; Wages
- Pages
- 22
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| Document | Type | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Further Reducing Bureaucracy and Burden From the Administration for Native Americans 2026-21004 | Proposed rule | Oct 14 |
| Reforming Federal Reporting and Assessments in Child Welfare 2026-20329 | Proposed rule | Oct 5 |
| Reducing Bureaucracy and Burden for the Repatriation of Mentally Ill Nationals 2026-18167 | Proposed rule | Sep 4 |
| Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System 2026-16414 · significant | Proposed rule | Aug 12 |
| Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs 2026-16134 | Proposed rule | Aug 7 |
| Reducing Bureaucracy and Burden in Family Violence and Prevention Services 2026-15681 | Final rule | Aug 3 |
| Administrative Costs for Children in Title IV-E Foster Care 2026-15403 · significant | Proposed rule | Jul 30 |
| Designated Placement Requirements Under Titles IV-E and IV-B for LGBTQI+ Children; Rescission 2026-14131 | Final rule | Jul 14 |
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