PRWORA

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Medicaid
gptkb:Supplemental_Security_Income
gptkb:Child_Support_Enforcement
gptkb:Food_Stamps
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
gptkbp:citation gptkb:110_Stat._2105
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:created Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1996
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:104th_United_States_Congress
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Personal_Responsibility_and_Work_Opportunity_Reconciliation_Act
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label PRWORA
gptkbp:mainProvision Changed food stamp eligibility
Created block grants for states
Required states to enforce work participation rates
Ended federal entitlement to welfare
Established time limits for welfare assistance
Gave states greater control over welfare programs
Imposed work requirements for welfare recipients
Limited federal funding for welfare
Required child support enforcement
Restricted benefits for legal immigrants
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Welfare_Reform_Act
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Public_Law_104-193
gptkbp:purpose Welfare reform
Encourage employment
Promote personal responsibility
Reduce dependency on government benefits
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Aid_to_Families_with_Dependent_Children
gptkbp:section gptkb:Title_IX:_Miscellaneous_Provisions
gptkb:Title_VI:_Food_Stamps_and_Commodity_Distribution
gptkb:Title_VII:_Child_Nutrition_Programs
gptkb:Title_VIII:_Food_Stamp_Program_Integrity
gptkb:Title_I:_Block_Grants_for_Temporary_Assistance_for_Needy_Families
gptkb:Title_II:_Supplemental_Security_Income
gptkb:Title_III:_Child_Support_Enforcement
gptkb:Title_IV:_Restricting_Welfare_and_Public_Benefits_for_Aliens
gptkb:Title_V:_Child_Protection
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Welfare_Reform_Act_of_1996
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Bill_Clinton
August 22, 1996
gptkbp:title gptkb:Personal_Responsibility_and_Work_Opportunity_Reconciliation_Act_of_1996
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Personal_Responsibility_and_Work_Opportunity_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5