Last Change:
04/02/2025
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
Year: 1996
Type: Domestic law
Rights Category: Social protection
Link to external source:
https://www.congress.gov/104/plaws/publ193/PLAW-104publ193.pdf
Description
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) is a United States federal law considered to be a major welfare reform. PRWORA granted states greater latitude in administering social welfare programs and implemented new requirements on welfare recipients.