WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The House Ways and Means Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-670) on the Preventing Waste, Fraud and Abuse in TANF Act (H.R. 8872). The report was advanced by Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, on May 29, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * I. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND A. Purpose and Summary H.R. 8872, as amended, the "Preventing Waste, Fraud and Abuse in TANF Act," as ordered reported by the Committee on Ways and Means on May 21, 2026, makes changes to part A of title IV of the  more