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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
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Background on Temporary Assistance
Latest News
HNR: More Access to Education Possible Under TANF Final Rule (2/15/08) CHN: Testimony on TANF & Family Income Support (3/20/07) CBPP: TANF At 10: Program Results are More Mixed Than Often Understood (8/17/06) Washington Post: Welfare Changes a Burden to States (8/7/06) CBPP and CLASP: Analsis of New Interim Final TANF Rules (7/21/06) CEPR: Welfare-To-Nothing (7/10/06) HNR: New Regulations Issued for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (7/6/06) Federal Register: Reauthorization of the TANF; Interim Final Rule (6/29/06) CBPP Statement: The New TANF Regulations Issued Today By the Department of Health and Human Services (6/28/06) Center for Public Integrity: Few States Claiming TANF Money for Katrina Victims (3/8/06) HNR: House Cuts $38.8 Billion from Budget; Slashes Health Care, Student Loans, Child Support and Help for People with Disabilities (2/3/06) WashPost: GOP Leaders Agree to $41.6 Billion Spending Cut (12/19/05) The NewStandard: Proposed Welfare Overhaul Targets Single Moms, Kids (12/12/05) => More News
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Summary of Public Law 109-171 - formerly S. 1932/H.R. 4241 "Deficit Reduction Act" (signed into law 2/8/06) This law reauthorizes TANF until 2011 Status of H.R. 4635 "TANF and Child Care Continuation Act of 2005" (extends TANF until 3/31/06) (signed into law 12/30/05) Congressional Research Service: TANF Work Participation Standards- Revising the Caseload Reduction Credit (12/19/05) Congressional Research Service: Welfare Reauthorization - Side-by-Side Comparison of Current Law, Senate and House Bills (11/21/05) (126 page PDF document) => More Government Resources
