A Brief Comparison of the Marriage-Related Provisions in Welfare Reauthorization Bills


 

Publication Date: June 2005

Publisher: Center for Law and Social Policy

Author(s): Paula Roberts

Research Area: Social conditions

Type: Fact sheet

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This paper summarizes the marriage provisions in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) reauthorization bill passed by the House Human Resources Subcommittee and the one passed by the Senate Finance Committee. It also compares the bills in a side-by-side chart.