Indian Tribes and Welfare Reform

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Provides overview of tribal family assistance programs operating under P.L. 104-193, the 1996 welfare law, which gives federally recognized Indian tribes the option to design and operate their own ...

Provides overview of tribal family assistance programs operating under P.L. 104-193, the 1996 welfare law, which gives federally recognized Indian tribes the option to design and operate their own cash welfare programs for needy children with funds subtracted from their State's block grant for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). Summarizes pending legislation to renew tribal TANF grants, discusses Federal funding for child care and child support operations, and describes characteristics of tribal TANF plans.

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