Legislative Background
Recent Action on Welfare Reform
On February 26, 2002, President George W. Bush unveiled his welfare reauthorization proposal, calling for tougher work requirements for welfare families, promoting marriage among the system’s unwed parents, and freezing current spending levels. With the current law, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, due to expire at the end of the current fiscal year, Congress has moved quickly this year on reauthorization legislation. House Action. In the House, the Republican majority proposed two welfare reform bills, H.R. 4090, considered in the Ways and Means committee, and H.R. 4092, drafted by the Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on 21st…
