The Welfare Reform Act, signed into law in August 1996, put into effect some of the most comprehensive changes ever made to the Federal welfare program.
States now have broad discretion over welfare programs in their individual States.
States will receive Federal money in the form of block grants to run State-designed welfare plans. A complete copy of the Welfare Reform Act is available on Thomas . More information on welfare reform can be found at the Web site maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation .