The 1996 welfare reform bill ended a fifty-year federal guarantee of assistance to families with dependent children.

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The 1996 welfare reform bill, officially known as the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), did indeed end the federal guarantee of assistance to families with dependent children. It replaced the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), which gave states more control over how they administered and funded welfare programs.

The 1996 Welfare Reform Bill Ended a Fifty-Year Federal Guarantee