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Congressional Research Service Report: 'The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block Grant: A Legislative History'
July 22, 2020
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44668) entitled "The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block Grant: A Legislative History". Here are excerpts of the report issued on July 21 and written by Gene Falk, specialist in social policy:

Summary:

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant was created in the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. . . .

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