Public Law 104-193
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Public Law 104-193 is the 1996 U.S. federal welfare reform law that overhauled Aid to Families with Dependent Children and created the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, emphasizing work requirements and time-limited benefits.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Public Law 104-193 canonical | 2 |
| Pub.L. 104-193 | 1 |
| Public Law 104-193 (as part of the Act) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2435837 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Public Law 104-193 Context triple: [Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, publicLawNumber, Public Law 104-193]
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Public Law 104-191
Public Law 104-191 is the U.S. federal statute enacted in 1996 that established the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), setting national standards for health insurance portability, privacy, and security of health information.
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Public Law 103-141
Public Law 103-141 is the formal designation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, a U.S. federal law enacted to protect individuals’ free exercise of religion from substantial government burdens.
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Public Law 99-433
Public Law 99-433 is the formal designation of the Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986, a landmark U.S. law that overhauled the military command structure and strengthened joint operations among the armed services.
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Public Law 102-166
Public Law 102-166 is the formal designation of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, a U.S. federal law that strengthened and expanded protections against employment discrimination.
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Public Law 93-344
Public Law 93-344 is the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, a landmark U.S. federal law that overhauled the congressional budget process and limited presidential impoundment of funds.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 104-193 Target entity description: Public Law 104-193 is the 1996 U.S. federal welfare reform law that overhauled Aid to Families with Dependent Children and created the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, emphasizing work requirements and time-limited benefits.
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Public Law 104-191
Public Law 104-191 is the U.S. federal statute enacted in 1996 that established the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), setting national standards for health insurance portability, privacy, and security of health information.
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B.
Public Law 103-141
Public Law 103-141 is the formal designation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, a U.S. federal law enacted to protect individuals’ free exercise of religion from substantial government burdens.
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C.
Public Law 99-433
Public Law 99-433 is the formal designation of the Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986, a landmark U.S. law that overhauled the military command structure and strengthened joint operations among the armed services.
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D.
Public Law 102-166
Public Law 102-166 is the formal designation of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, a U.S. federal law that strengthened and expanded protections against employment discrimination.
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E.
Public Law 93-344
Public Law 93-344 is the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, a landmark U.S. federal law that overhauled the congressional budget process and limited presidential impoundment of funds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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welfare reform law ⓘ |
| affects | legal immigrants' eligibility for public benefits ⓘ |
| affectsProgram |
Child Support Enforcement Program
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ⓘ
surface form:
Food Stamp Program
Supplemental Security Income ⓘ |
| amends |
Social Security Act of 1935
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surface form:
Social Security Act
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| congressNumber | 104th United States Congress ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
family cap and child exclusion options for states
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restrictions on benefits for certain noncitizens ⓘ sanctions for noncompliance with work requirements ⓘ work participation rate requirements for states ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdProgram |
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
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surface form:
TANF
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1996-08-22 ⓘ |
| eliminated | federal individual entitlement to AFDC benefits ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
time-limited cash assistance
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work requirements for welfare recipients ⓘ |
| fundingMechanism | TANF block grant ⓘ |
| imposes | lifetime limits on receipt of TANF benefits ⓘ |
| introducedIn | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| legislativeGoal |
encourage employment among low-income parents
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promote formation and maintenance of two-parent families ⓘ reduce out-of-wedlock births ⓘ reduce welfare dependency ⓘ |
| officialName | Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ⓘ |
| policyApproach |
devolution of welfare authority to states
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work-first welfare policy ⓘ |
| presidentAtSigning | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| primarySubject |
poverty policy
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public assistance ⓘ welfare reform ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber |
Public Law 104-193
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Pub.L. 104-193
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| reduced | federal entitlement to cash welfare ⓘ |
| replacedProgram |
Aid to Dependent Children
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surface form:
AFDC
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ⓘ
surface form:
Aid to Families with Dependent Children
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| shiftedFundingTo | block grants to states ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ⓘ |
| signedBy | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| title |
Title III—Child Support Enforcement
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Title II—Supplemental Security Income for Aged, Blind, and Disabled ⓘ Title IV—Restricting Welfare and Public Benefits for Aliens ⓘ Title IX—Miscellaneous Provisions ⓘ Title I—Block Grants for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ⓘ Title VIII—Food Stamp Provisions ⓘ Title VII – Child Nutrition Programs ⓘ
surface form:
Title VII—Child Nutrition Programs
Child Care and Development Fund ⓘ
surface form:
Title VI—Child Care
Title V – Child Protection ⓘ
surface form:
Title V—Child Protection
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| typicalLifetimeLimit | 60 months of TANF assistance ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1996 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Public Law 104-193 Description of subject: Public Law 104-193 is the 1996 U.S. federal welfare reform law that overhauled Aid to Families with Dependent Children and created the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, emphasizing work requirements and time-limited benefits.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
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publicLawNumber
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Public Law 104-193
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this entity surface form:
Public Law 104-193 (as part of the Act)
this entity surface form:
Pub.L. 104-193