The House Ways and Means Committee-approved bill to reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program[1] seeks to broaden those served by TANF employment programs and services by adopting a “universal engagement” approach. Under the bill, all TANF “work-eligible individuals” would receive an assessment and an individualized opportunity plan setting forth their required work activities and hours of participation.[2] In theory, such an approach mig