Bill H.R. 3734

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This paper explains that, on August 22, 1996, President Clinton signed into law "The Personal Responsibility an Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193), which has been described as a comprehensive, bipartisan welfare reform plan that dramatically changed the nation's welfare system into one requiring work in exchange for time-limited assistance. The author points out that President Clinton had previously vetoed welfare reform bill (H.R.4) submitted by Congress because it did too little to move people into jobs and failed to provide supports, such as child care and health care, that families need to move from welfare to work. The paper contains a detailed chronograph of the passage of the bill through the House and the Senate and examples of correspondence to encourage congressmen to support the bill.

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"President Clinton stated that the new law required several improvements. Specifically, he wanted to fix two provisions of the welfare bill which he believed had nothing to do with welfare reform-Food Stamps and Legal Immigrants. According to the President, the new law cut deeper than it should in Food Stamps. The law includes provisions that would deny most forms of public assistance to most legal immigrants for five years or until they attain citizenship. The President has said that legal immigrants who fall on hard times through no fault of their own and need help should get it, although their sponsors should take additional responsibility for them."

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