LEGISLATION AND POLICY

This Legislation page presents Federal laws and guidelines to States for implementing their welfare programs and services. Welfare-related links have been separated into the following categories: Federal Laws and Welfare Policy Guidance. Each link listed below provides the organization's name and the web site address for the respective Web site.

Federal Laws

This section provides links to Federal legislation regarding welfare and welfare provisions.

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA)
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c104:H.R.3734.ENR:

Welfare to Work
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c105:H.R.2015.ENR:

Workforce Investment Act (WIA)
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/508/508law.html

Welfare Policy Guidance

This section provides links to TANF related resources, such as State guidelines and other fundamental welfare information.

Charitable Choice Provisions Applicable to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program http://www.hhs.gov/fbci/finalTANF_ccregs.pdf

See the Administration for Children and Families' Office of Family Assistance page for the latest legal and policy related guidance and status documents http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa

See the Administration for Children and Families' Welfare Reform page for the latest policy guidance and news http://www.acf.hhs.gov/news/welfare/index.htm

See the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services, Division of Tribal Services Web site for the latest legal and policy related documents on Tribal TANF http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/dts/

Final TANF Rules
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/finalru.htm

Department of Labor Notice: Resource Sharing for Workforce Investment Act One-Stop Centers: Methodologies for Paying or Funding Each Partner Program's Fair Share of Allocable One-Stop Costs  (PDF 326KB)
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/

Helping People Achieve Self-Sufficiency: A Guide on Funding Services for Children and Families through the TANF Program
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/funds2.htm

Other Related Policy Guidance

Administration for Children and Families' Office of Family Assistance Policy Guidance on TANF Benefits for Trafficking Victims
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/traffic/colleagu.htm