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Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996

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Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996

2018-02-17

Legislation enacted in 1996 that reformed the Nation's public assistance programs, replacing the cash welfare entitlement under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program with State-designed Temporary Assistance for Need Families programs (TANF) that encouraged parents to work.

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