S. 3583 · In committee · Social Welfare

Upward Mobility Act of 2026

What it does

Establishes a pilot program permitting not more than 5 states to carry out 5-year antipoverty projects by consolidating federal funding from food assistance, cash assistance, child care, home energy, workforce, housing, and public housing programs into Upward Mobility Grants.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to calculate annual grant amounts based on the preceding year's covered amounts adjusted by the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index.
Requires states to design pilot projects that reduce benefit cliffs by limiting marginal effective tax rates and increase employment and earnings among program participants.
Permits states to consolidate funding from Food and Nutrition Act, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Child Care and Development Block Grant, Low-Income Home Energy Assistance, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Housing and Community Development, public housing, and farm loan assistance programs.

Jun 3, 2026: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

Committee: Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship