I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8387 
To amend the Social Security Act to provide for a Family Crisis Cash 
Assistance Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 
Ms. MOORE (for herself, Mr. RYAN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 
SCANLON, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mrs. DEMINGS, 
Ms. TLAIB, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. LEE of California, Mrs. WATSON COLE-
MAN, Mr. NADLER, and Mr. RUSH) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to 
the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined 
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Social Security Act to provide for a Family 
Crisis Cash Assistance Program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Family Crisis Cash 
Assistance Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FAMILY CRISIS CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended by inserting after title XII 
the following new title: 
‘‘TITLE XIII—FAMILY CRISIS 
CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
‘‘TABLE OF CONTENTS OF TITLE 
‘‘Sec. 1301. Family Crisis Cash Assistance Program. 
‘‘Sec. 1302. Payments to States for family assistance. 
‘‘Sec. 1303. Family crisis cash assistance payments. 
‘‘Sec. 1304. State plans for family crisis cash assistance. 
‘‘Sec. 1305. Requirements. 
‘‘Sec. 1306. Failure of State to make cash assistance payments or comply with 
requirements. 
‘‘Sec. 1307. Administration of title. 
‘‘Sec. 1308. Definitions. 
‘‘SEC. 1301. FAMILY CRISIS CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this title is to pro-
vide funds to States for making family cash assistance 
payments to vulnerable families during major natural dis-
asters or economic downturns. 
‘‘(b) APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated for each fiscal year such sums as are 
necessary to carry out the purposes of this title. The 
sums made available under this subsection shall be 
used— 
‘‘(A) for making payments under this title 
to States which have submitted, and had ap-
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proved by the Secretary, State plans for family 
crisis cash assistance under section 1304; 
‘‘(B) for making cash assistance payments 
on behalf of States to eligible households under 
section 1303 pursuant to section 1306; 
‘‘(C) to provide planning grants under sub-
section (c); 
‘‘(D) to provide technical assistance to 
States under section 1304(e)(2); and 
‘‘(E) to pay for State and Federal costs at-
tributable to sharing data in accordance with 
section 1304(c)(2). 
‘‘(2) STATE
ENTITLEMENT.—This subsection 
constitutes budget authority in advance of appro-
priations Acts and represents the obligation of the 
Secretary to provide for the payment of amounts 
provided under this title. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON FUNDING FOR TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The total amount ap-
propriated for a fiscal year under this sub-
section for purposes of providing technical as-
sistance to States under section 1304(e)(2) or 
paying for the costs of States and Federal 
agencies attributable to sharing data in accord-
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ance with section 1304(c)(2) shall not exceed 
the amount specified under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The amount specified 
in this subparagraph is— 
‘‘(i) for each of fiscal years 2021 
through 2023, $14,000,000,000; and 
‘‘(ii) for each fiscal year after fiscal 
year 2024, an amount equal to the greater 
of— 
‘‘(I) $4,500,000,000; and 
‘‘(II) 3 percent of the average 
annual amount of all payments made 
to States under section 1302(a) for 
the 3-fiscal year period preceding such 
fiscal year. 
‘‘(c) PLANNING GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) INITIAL PLANNING GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
provide each State that submits an application 
in fiscal year 2021 with a planning grant in the 
amount determined for the State under sub-
paragraph (B) for the purpose of developing a 
State plan for family crisis cash assistance 
under section 1304. 
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‘‘(B) GRANT AMOUNT.—The amount deter-
mined under this subparagraph with respect to 
a State is the product of— 
‘‘(i) $10,000,000,000; and 
‘‘(ii) the quotient of— 
‘‘(I) the number of households in 
the State with a household income 
that is less than 200 percent of the 
Federal poverty line (as defined in 
section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1981, including 
any revision required by such section, 
applicable to a family of the size in-
volved); and 
‘‘(II) the number of such house-
holds in all States. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS TO UPDATE FAMILY CRISIS CASH 
ASSISTANCE PLANS.—For each fiscal year after fis-
cal year 2021, the Secretary may provide any State 
that wishes to update the family crisis cash assist-
ance plan of the State under section 1304 with a 
grant in an amount that shall not exceed 50 percent 
of an amount determined for the State in the same 
manner as the amount determined for the State 
under paragraph (1)(B). 
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