Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
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The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is a landmark U.S. welfare reform law that overhauled federal assistance programs by imposing work requirements, time limits on benefits, and greater state control over welfare policy.
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Target entity: Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 Context triple: [Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, createdBy, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996]
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Target entity: Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 Target entity description: The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is a landmark U.S. welfare reform law that overhauled federal assistance programs by imposing work requirements, time limits on benefits, and greater state control over welfare policy.
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A.
Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
The Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 was a landmark U.S. federal law that sought to reduce the federal budget deficit through automatic spending cuts if specified deficit targets were not met.
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B.
Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978
The Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978, also known as the Humphrey–Hawkins Act, is a U.S. law that set national goals for full employment, price stability, and economic growth while formalizing the Federal Reserve’s responsibility for monetary policy reporting and objectives.
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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 107-56
Public Law 107-56 is the formal designation of the USA PATRIOT Act, a 2001 U.S. federal law that significantly expanded government surveillance and counterterrorism powers following the September 11 attacks.
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Public Law 103-308
Public Law 103-308 is a United States federal law that officially designated December 7 as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day to honor those killed in the 1941 attack.
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Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
welfare reform law ⓘ |
| acronymOfCreatedProgram |
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
ⓘ
surface form:
TANF
|
| affectedProgram |
Child support enforcement
ⓘ
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ⓘ
surface form:
Food Stamp Program
Supplemental Security Income ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
ⓘ
surface form:
1996 welfare reform law
|
| codifiedIn | Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| containsProvision | family cap and sanctions for noncompliance in some state programs ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdCategory | qualified alien for benefit eligibility ⓘ |
| createdProgram | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1996-08-22 ⓘ |
| debatedIssue |
effects on single mothers and low-income families
ⓘ
impact on poverty and child well-being ⓘ |
| encouragedPolicy | time-limited assistance tied to employment ⓘ |
| establishedRequirement | work participation rate targets for states ⓘ |
| fundingStructure | block grants to states ⓘ |
| goal |
encourage work and personal responsibility
ⓘ
promote marriage and two-parent families ⓘ reduce welfare dependency ⓘ |
| ideologicalContext | neoliberal welfare reform ⓘ |
| imposedRequirement |
time limits on cash assistance
ⓘ
work requirements for welfare recipients ⓘ |
| includesTitle |
Supplemental Security Income
ⓘ
surface form:
Title II—Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled
Title IV—Child Support Enforcement ⓘ Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ⓘ
surface form:
Title I—Block Grants for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
|
| influencedBy |
Contract with America
ⓘ
surface form:
Contract with America policy agenda
|
| introducedBy |
104th United States Congress
ⓘ
surface form:
Republican-controlled 104th United States Congress
|
| legislativeSession | 104th United States Congress ⓘ |
| longTermEffect |
greater variation in welfare policy across states
ⓘ
significant decline in cash welfare caseloads ⓘ |
| maximumLifetimeBenefit | 60 months of TANF assistance with some exceptions ⓘ |
| partyOfPresidentAtSigning | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| penalized | states that failed to meet work participation rates ⓘ |
| policyArea |
public assistance
ⓘ
social policy ⓘ welfare ⓘ |
| precededBy | state welfare waivers in early 1990s ⓘ |
| presidentAtSigning | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 104-193 ⓘ |
| reducedEntitlementStatusOf | cash welfare for families with children ⓘ |
| replacedProgram |
Aid to Dependent Children
ⓘ
surface form:
Aid to Families with Dependent Children
|
| restrictedEligibilityFor | legal immigrants for certain federal benefits ⓘ |
| shiftedAuthorityTo | U.S. states ⓘ |
| shortName | PRWORA ⓘ |
| signedBy | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 110 Stat. 2105 ⓘ |
| title | Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 self-link ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1996 ⓘ |
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Subject: Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 Description of subject: The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is a landmark U.S. welfare reform law that overhauled federal assistance programs by imposing work requirements, time limits on benefits, and greater state control over welfare policy.
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