1. Thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c104H.R.3734.ENR thomas.loc.gov/cgibin/bdquery/z?d104HR00004 More results from thomas.loc.gov welfare reform legislation on Legal Immigrants with Disabilities NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY. Impact of the welfare reform legislation on Legal Immigrants with Disabilities. June 23, 1997. It is http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c104:H.R.3734.ENR:

2. Florida Welfare Reform Legislation-flwelfar.html Florida welfare reform legislation. Senate Bill 1662. Welfare Reform. Substantial changes in the delivery and focus of Florida's welfare assistance programs. http://www.flstw.fsu.edu/flwelfar.html

Florida Welfare Reform Legislation Senate Bill 1662 Welfare Reform Substantial changes in the delivery and focus of Florida's welfare assistance programs. The changes are built on philosophical shift from a system of entitlement to a system that emphasizes work, self-sufficiency and personal responsibility. The revisions in the bill are consistent with anticipated changes at the federal level in the administration of welfare programs. The act is known as the Work and Gain Economic Self-sufficiency Act (WAGES). Major changes includes time limitations on eligibility for receiving welfare benefits, a requirement that welfare recipients participate in work or an activity designed to lead to employment, modifications to the child care system to ensure that recipients have access to adequate child care, and provisions to identify and involve non-custodial parents in the support of their children. The provisions in the bill that impact education include the following: prekindergarten and Early Intervention Changes the eligibility for the program to provide that at least 75% of the children served in the program must be 4 year olds whose parents are working or participants in the WAGES program.

3. Federal Welfare Reform Legislation Federal welfare reform legislation. Text of major federal welfare reform legislation as well as articles related to the implementation of welfare reform. below to download the text of the legislation http://www.tlsc.org/fwelfleg.html

Federal Welfare Reform Legislation Text of major federal welfare reform legislation as well as articles related to the implementation of welfare reform. below to download the text of the legislation or to go to related articles: H.R. 1871-Supplemental Emergency Appropriations Act Title VII-Food Stamp Program Articles H.R. 2015-Balanced Budget Act of 1997 Text Summary (Draft analysis prepared by the American Public Welfare Association) Articles H.R. 3734-Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) Text Technical Amendments to H.R. 3734 Analysis of PRWORA Articles Essential Documents Page Fact sheets from various federal agencies regarding changes to federal welfare programs. See also ACF's Welfare Reform Page Texas Department of Human Services Welfare Reform Initiatives Report by DHS, "Implementing 'Charitable Choice' Provisions of Welfare Reform" Summary of DHS/Unisys TIES Solution; full presentation on the "Texas Leads Project"

4. Welfare Reform Resources affected by the provisions of the 1996 welfare reform legislation. USDA, LandGrant Universities, and the contribute to the NASULGC/USDA Welfare Reform Resources Web, please send an http://www.cyfernet.org/welfare.html

Information you can use from the United States Department of Agriculture and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges Millions of children, youth and families in almost every community across the country will be affected by the provisions of the 1996 Welfare Reform legislation. USDA, Land-Grant Universities, and the Cooperative Extension System have unique capabililities to reach into every community across the country, deliver research-based educational programs from over 100 affiliated Land-Grant Universities, and facilitate community collaborations. Child Care Collaboration and Capacity Building Family Development and Resource Management Nutrition Education ... Announcements Return to: Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service CYFERNet National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges If you have any comments, suggestions or would like to contribute to the NASULGC/USDA Welfare Reform Resources Web, please send an email message to cyf@umn.edu

5. Welfare Reform Timeline and 30 House Democrats announce welfare reform legislation that would provide cash assistance, food Dole halts Senate consideration of welfare reform legislation, S. 1120, the Work http://www.aphsa.org/reform/timeline.htm

6. NCD -Impact Of The Welfare Reform Legislation On Legal Immigrants With Disabilit Search for Help. NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY. Impact of the welfare reform legislation on Legal Immigrants with Disabilities. June 23, 1997. http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/1997/welfare.htm

Contact Information: National Council on Disability 1331 F Street, NW, Suite 850 Washington, DC 20004 202-272-2004 Voice 202-272-2074 TTY 202-272-2022 Fax Comments and Feedback: mquigley@ncd.gov Search for: NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY Impact of the Welfare Reform Legislation on Legal Immigrants with Disabilities June 23, 1997 It is the statutory mandate of the National Council on Disability to advise the Congress and the President when the laws and policies of the United States adversely affect the well-being and progress of individuals with disabilities. The National Council on Disability therefore must convey its serious concern, and that of the members of this community, at the economic, physical and emotional injury that the 1996 welfare reform legislation will inflict, in fact has already inflicted, on certain members of the community, legal immigrants with disabilities. The welfare law's toll on the community of persons with disabilities has already been enormous. Letters mailed earlier this year by the Social Security Administration ("SSA"), warning legal immigrants of the U.S. Government's plans to terminate their benefits this summer, created such dismay and panic in the community that disability advocates fear a rash of suicides as the deadline for termination of benefits approaches. The bipartisan budget accord reached last May purported to restore certain benefits to legal immigrants who arrived in the country before August 23, 1996. However, the budget accord did not go far enough in restoring benefits desperately needed by individuals with disabilities. Moreover, recent Congressional proposals to implement the budget accord have stripped certain of the benefits that were restored to individuals with disabilities by the budget accord, despite new official estimates that sufficient funding could be made available within the budgetary limits established by the accord to restore all such benefits to persons with disabilities and to restore benefits to aging legal immigrants as well.

7. Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Further Reading: Related Articles & Links - The Link Needy Families (TANF) program and a number of related programs that were created or dramatically altered by the landmark welfare reform legislation enacted in http://www.teenpregnancy.org/resources/reading/further_reading/welfare.asp

pageOn="research"; Home Further Reading: Related Sites Welfare Reform and Beyond: The Link Between Teen Pregnancy and Welfare In 2002, Congress must reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and a number of related programs that were created or dramatically altered by the landmark welfare reform legislation enacted in 1996. And even before then, Congress will be considering tax cuts that have important implications for low-income families. The is intended to inform these critical policy debates in several ways: by synthesizing a flood of emerging research on welfare reform and making it available to policymakers and the public in forms that are understandable and useful; by encouraging the development and discussion of new policy options for low-income families, with a special focus on policies that encourage work by and raise incomes for the "working poor";

8. Teen Pregnancy Prevention Provisions In Welfare Reform Legislation Pregnancy Prevention Provisions in welfare reform legislation Prepared by the National 09/04 Overview of Welfare Reform Reauthorization. Major provisions of the 1996 welfare reform http://www.teenpregnancy.org/about/pdf/wrkeypoints.pdf

9. Traditional Values Coalition - Welfare Reform Legislation Includes Healthy Marri TVC Weekly News welfare reform legislation Includes Healthy Marriage Provisions. Politics / LegislationSummary The federal Administration http://www.traditionalvalues.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1437

10. Traditional Values Coalition - WELFARE REFORM LEGISLATION PASSES welfare reform legislation PASSES. Politics / LegislationMay 24, 2002 The House passed HR 4737 (229197) on May 16th and it now http://www.traditionalvalues.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=304

11. DHSS' Welfare Reform Legislation Testimony on DHSS welfare reform legislation by Olivia Golden Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families Administration for Children and http://www.hhs.gov/asl/testify/t960917a.html

This is an archive page. The links are no longer being updated. Testimony on DHSS' Welfare Reform Legislation by Olivia Golden Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families Administration for Children and Families U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Before the House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources September 17, 1996 Good morning Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee. As the Commissioner of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families in the Department of Health and Human Services, I am pleased to appear before you today to provide an overview of the Department's implementation of the new welfare reform legislationthe Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. The Administration for Children and Families is responsible for administering several of the programs most affected by this historic legislation, including: the new temporary assistance program for needy families; the child care programs for families on welfare and other low-income working families; and the child support enforcement program. In my testimony today, I will spend much of my time addressing implementation of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, as requested by the Committee. I would like to also briefly discuss the new child care provisions and will defer discussion of the child support enforcement provisions until Thursday when you will be devoting an entire hearing to that topic. Since the legislation was signed by the President only 26 days ago, I want to focus most on the process we have undertaken to facilitate implementation. Because of the bill's early effective dates and the extraordinary interest throughout the country in moving forward on welfare reform, officials at all levels of government are very busy. At the federal level, officials from the numerous departments affected by this legislation are working together to ensure coordinated assistance to the states.

12. Implementation Of The New Welfare Reform Legislation Testimony on Implementation of the New welfare reform legislation by Olivia Golden Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families Administration http://www.hhs.gov/asl/testify/t960917b.html

This is an archive page. The links are no longer being updated. Testimony on Implementation of the New Welfare Reform Legislation by Olivia Golden Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families Administration for Children and Families U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Before the House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources September 17, 1996 Good morning Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee. As the Commissioner of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families in the Department of Health and Human Services, I am pleased to appear before you today to provide an overview of the Department's implementation of the new welfare reform legislationthe Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. The Administration for Children and Families is responsible for administering several of the programs most affected by this historic legislation, including: the new temporary assistance program for needy families; the child care programs for families on welfare and other low-income working families; and the child support enforcement program. In my testimony today, I will spend much of my time addressing implementation of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, as requested by the Committee. I would like to also briefly discuss the new child care provisions and will defer discussion of the child support enforcement provisions until Thursday when you will be devoting an entire hearing to that topic. Since the legislation was signed by the President only 26 days ago, I want to focus most on the process we have undertaken to facilitate implementation. Because of the bill's early effective dates and the extraordinary interest throughout the country in moving forward on welfare reform, officials at all levels of government are very busy. At the federal level, officials from the numerous departments affected by this legislation are working together to ensure coordinated assistance to the states.

13. Press Release - McKeon Introduces Welfare Reform Legislation McKeon Introduces welfare reform legislation Working Toward Independence Act Aims to Strengthen Work Requirements, Improve Federal Child Care Program. http://edworkforce.house.gov/press/press107/welfarereformintro41002.htm

News from the Committee on Education and the Workforce John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 10, 2002 CONTACTS: Dave Schnittger or Scott Galupo Telephone: (202) 225-4527 McKeon Introduces Welfare Reform Legislation Working Toward Independence Act Aims to Strengthen Work Requirements, Improve Federal Child Care Program WASHINGTON, D.C. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), chairman of a House subcommittee with jurisdiction over federal welfare programs, today formally introduced the Working Toward Independence Act (H.R. 4092), which reauthorizes the 1996 welfare reform law. The bill, based on President George W. Bush’s welfare reform proposal, would strengthen work requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and make necessary improvements to the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program. “The 1996 welfare reform has been a dramatic success, but a majority of welfare recipients today are still not working for their benefits,” McKeon said. “The bill I’ve introduced marks the second phase of welfare reform. It will put even more Americans on the path to self-sufficiency.” “The only way for welfare families to become self-reliant is through productive work,” McKeon noted. “But we also recognize that states need the flexibility to ensure that welfare recipients can pursue higher education and training to improve their job skills.”

14. Press Release - Boehner, McKeon Praise Introduction Of Welfare Reform Legislatio CONTACTS Kevin Smith or Dave Schnittger Telephone (202) 2254527. Boehner, McKeon Praise Introduction of welfare reform legislation. http://edworkforce.house.gov/press/press108/02feb/welfarereform020403.htm

News from the Committee on Education and the Workforce John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 4, 2003 CONTACTS: Kevin Smith or Dave Schnittger Telephone: (202) 225-4527 Boehner, McKeon Praise Introduction of Welfare Reform Legislation Personal Responsibility, Work and Family Promotion Act Strengthens Work Requirements, Boosts Child Care Funding WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Personal Responsibility, Work and Family Promotion Act Based on President Bush’s reform proposal, the measure would strengthen current work requirements and significantly increase child care funding. “The 1996 welfare reform has been a dramatic success, but a majority of welfare recipients today are still not working for their benefits,” said Boehner. “The bill introduced today marks the second phase of welfare reform. It will put even more Americans on the path to self-sufficiency.” “This is about helping welfare recipients achieve independence, to become self-reliant, and to be able to provide for their families,” said McKeon. “This bill will empower families by strengthening work requirements, increasing funding for childcare, and enhancing state flexibility.”

15. Report On Current Colorado Welfare Reform Legislation A Senate committee narrowed the proposals for a welfare reform plan last Thursday when it passed a bill to eliminate almost everything from HB 1166 except http://www-libraries.colorado.edu/ps/gov/co/cowelcap.htm

The Capitol Reporter: Metropolitan State College of Denver's Internship Newspaper Internet Version, March 3, 1997 http://www.mscd.edu/~caprep/stories.html#Romer Romer outlines welfare needs By: Lorri Spitzer A Senate committee narrowed the proposals for a welfare reform plan last Thursday when it passed a bill to eliminate almost everything from HB 1166 - except House Speaker Chuck Berry's name as primary sponsor - and added the bulk of Sen. Mike Coffman's amended welfare reform bill. The final product, which is now the only comprehensive welfare reform bill in the legislature, comes close to addressing the key issues that Gov. Roy Romer said must be included in a welfare package before he will sign it. Romer said Wednesday in a telephone press conference that a welfare bill would have to include statewide minimum cash benefit levels; statewide standards on sanctions for recipients (such as cutting funds to families who have more children); assistance for legal immigrants; and plans for child care for families moving off welfare and into the work force. After Coffman's bill was inserted, HB 1166 would include all of those provisions except the one applying to legal immigrants. "Those are reasonable conditions, and my attitude is we're going to work with the legislature. I'm going to be as cooperative as I can be," Romer said. "But I can't sign a welfare bill that doesn't have that basic-ingredient package in it."

16. The Pitfalls Of Welfare Reform instantly. In this welfare reform legislation, President Clinton eliminated AFDC, an entitlement program for parents of poor children. He http://ctct.essortment.com/welfarereform_map.htm

The pitfalls of Welfare reform Is welfare reform helping or hurting us? This well researched article deals with the effects that welfare reform has had on America's low-income families. On August 22, 1996, President Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. He changed the face of welfare instantly. In this welfare reform legislation, President Clinton eliminated AFDC, an entitlement program for parents of poor children. He replaced it with what is called TAFNF, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, which is for emergency and temporary aid for families with children. After 1996 legislation, millions of welfare recipients began looking for jobs. Most of those people were single mothers who were raising small children alone. At this time, America's economy began flourishing. bodyOffer(15157) In 1998, President Clinton signed The Omnibus Appropriations Act, which reduced federal spending on social service programs by 600 million dollars. For the fiscal year 1999, he reduced key human service programs including welfare to work. A portion of this reduction in social services was used to increase defense and international affairs. The economy is just one area influenced by welfare reform. Looking at the total picture, welfare reform legislation affects much more than the economy. The economy and society are interrelated; American society is the very thing that propels the economy.

17. Welfare Reform Texas welfare reform legislation Cash Assistance (TANF). Family Law (PRWORA Child Support Requirements). Federal welfare reform legislation http://www.tlsc.org/welfare.html

The Texas Welfare Reform Legal Network The Texas Welfare Reform Legal Network was established by Texas Legal Services Center as a service to the legal services community and other segments of the community involved in delivering welfare-related services in order to disseminate in a timely fashion information regarding the continuing changes in public benefits law at both the state and federal levels. Changes in government policy occur frequently and often without notice. This site contains many links to both government and private resources on the Internet regarding welfare reform to enable users to obtain the most uptodate information. TLSC will be providing original analysis on changes in Texas welfare policy and how those changes may affect clients through its Texas Welfare Reform Policy Alerts . TLSC will also provide ongoing coverage of state and federal regulatory activities in this area through its Texas Register Highlights and Federal Register Highlights below to access TLSC's links to welfare reform information on the Internet. Welfare Related Websites Texas Welfare Reform Legislation Cash Assistance (TANF) Family Law (PRWORA Child Support Requirements) Federal Welfare Reform Legislation Text of key legislation Informative Articles Return to the TLSC Home Page This page was last updated on:

18. CSD Individual Development Accounts - A Saving Feature In Welfare Reform Largely unnoticed by the press and general public is a small provision in the 1996 federal welfare reform legislation that almost everyone can agree is http://gwbweb.wustl.edu/csd/Areas_Work/Asset_building/IDAs/Savings_feature.htm

HOME SEARCH CONTACT US SITE MAP ... MIS IDA A Saving Feature in Welfare Reform By Michael Sherraden and Robert E. Friedman Largely unnoticed by the press and general public is a small provision in the 1996 federal welfare reform legislation that almost everyone can agree is constructive. Under provisions of the act, a state may use part of the block grant money "to carry out a program to fund individual development accounts" or IDAs. IDAs are savings accounts with matched deposits to enable poor families to save for important life goals such as education, home ownership and self-employment. This is a fundamental policy change. Up to now, the welfare poor have been prohibited from saving by "asset limits." The maximum saving in most states has been $1,000, a restriction that has been enormously counter-productive. (In contrast, public policy encourages asset accumulation for the middle class, particularly in home equity and retirement pensions, where federal tax benefits now total more than $200 billion per year.) With the introduction of IDAs, the poor will be able to save for their futures like everyone else.

19. Senate Committee Passes State-Friendly Welfare Reform Legislation My NCSL. Human Services Committee Information Alert Senate Committee Passes StateFriendly welfare reform legislation. Click here http://www.ncsl.org/statefed/humserv/senatemarkup.htm

Home Contact Us Press Room Site Overview ... Register Search: Advanced Search About NCSL Services Overview ... State-Federal Relations var doctitle=document.title document.write(doctitle) Add to My NCSL Human Services Committee Information Alert Senate Committee Passes State-Friendly Welfare Reform Legislation Click here for a printer friendly version of this information alert (Adobe Acrobat required) June 26, 2002 On June 26 th , by a vote of 13 to 8, the Senate Finance Committee passed the "Work, Opportunity, and Responsibility for Kids (WORK) Act of 2002," a welfare reform reauthorization bill that differs from and improves on the House-passed legislation, H.R. 4737. Many provisions sought by NCSL are in the Work bill. Three Republicans joined all Democrats but one in voting for passage. The bill proposed by the Chairman, Senator Baucus (D-Montana) resembles the "tripartisan" proposal put forward by Senators Breaux (D-Louisiana), Hatch (R-Utah), Lincoln (D-Arkansas), Jeffords (I-Vermont), Snowe (R-Maine) and Rockefeller (D-West Virginia), who all voted for final passage. A third Republican Senator, Senator Murkowski of Alaska, also voted for the measure. Senator Daschle (D-South Dakota), the Senator Majority Leader, differed from his fellow Democrats and voted against final passage. In a statement, Senator Daschle, citing state budget woes, indicated his concern that the bill contains insufficient child care funding. He stated "My vote on this mark does not diminish my commitment to getting this bill including strong child care provisions enacted this year." Both the House bill and a Senate version of the House bill (S 2648) were scheduled to be offered by Senator Nickles (R-Oklahoma) and Senator Lott (R-Mississippi), respectively, but were not offered during committee consideration. The Ranking Member, Senator Grassley (R- Iowa), voted against the bill while expressing his hope that issues of disagreement could be worked out before Senate floor action.

20. Potential Effects Of Congressional Welfare Reform Legislation On Family Incomes Such welfare reform legislation is designed to decrease dependency on govern. Potential Effects of Congressional welfare reform legislation on Family Incomes. http://www.urban.org/welfare/PEC72696.htm

Potential Effects of Congressional Welfare Reform Legislation on Family Incomes Author(s): Sheila R. Zedlewski Sandra J. Clark Eric Meier Keith Watson Other Availability: Order Online Printer-Friendly Version Published: July 26, 1996 Citation URL: http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=406622 The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not necessarily those of the Urban Institute, its trustees, or its sponsors. Table of Contents Introduction and Summary Effects of Current Social Welfare Spending Proposed Changes to Social Welfare Spending Estimating Effects on Families ... Methods and Data (Appendix) LIST OF TABLES Table 1 : Summary of Major Changes in Income Security Programs Proposed by H.R. 3734 Table 2 : Budget and Caseload Effects of Major Provisions of the Welfare Reform Act (H.R. 3734) Table 3 : Effects of H.R. 3734 on Total Family Income and Poverty Table 4 : Characteristics of Families Losing Income Under H.R. 3734 Table 5 : Effects of H.R. 3734 on Poverty Using Alternative Labor Supply Assumptions Table 6 : Effects of Modifications to H.R. 3734 on Poverty and the Poverty Gap

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