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Darin LaHood Runs the Subcommittee Over Cash Aid to Poor Families. His Bill Adds Rules for Them and Freezes the Money Until 2030.

Darin LaHood Runs the Subcommittee Over Cash Aid to Poor Families. His Bill Adds Rules for Them and Freezes the Money Until 2030.

LaHood chairs Ways and Means' Work and Welfare Subcommittee. His JOBS for Success Act imposes a signed 'personal responsibility agreement,' an income ceiling, a squeeze on administrative costs and a ban on spending TANF directly on child care — while extending the block grant at the same $16.5 billion Congress set in 1996.

Darin LaHood Voted to Let the FBI Read Americans' Messages Without a Warrant

Darin LaHood Voted to Let the FBI Read Americans' Messages Without a Warrant

In April 2024 LaHood voted against requiring the FBI to get a warrant before searching Americans' communications — the amendment failed on a 212-212 tie. In March 2026 he pushed a 'clean' renewal with no warrant requirement. A year before that first vote, he had revealed the FBI improperly searched the database for his own name, and called renewal without reform a non-starter.