Timely and Accurate Benefits Act

This bill would require each State, within 1 year after the law takes effect, to buy, contract for, and use an "Enhanced Income Verification Platform" in order to keep receiving federal funds for benefit programs where eligibility or benefit amounts depend on income. The platform would use automated, real-time data matching to identify unreported or underreported income and other signs of possible ineligibility or improper payments. It would also analyze bank deposit account transaction data that applicants give permission to share, with an option for the applicant to review and confirm the data. The bill defines the income to be checked broadly, including gig and contract work, tips, rental income, child support, recurring gifts, and trust distributions.

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Sponsors

• William R. Timmons IV Republican sponsor
• 5 cosponsors