S 1816
104th Congress
Senate
Social Welfare
Aid to dependent children
Families
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Labor and Employment
Public assistance programs
Welfare reform
Wisconsin
A bill to expedite waiver approval for the "Wisconsin Works" plan, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 24, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5648)
May 23, 1996
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 23, 1996
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Provides that, upon submission by the appropriate State agency of the application for certain waivers to conduct the proposed "Wisconsin Works" (welfare reform) demonstration project (to replace the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program) in Wisconsin, such application shall be deemed approved.
What's happening now
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5648)
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1816: A bill to expedite waiver approval for the "Wisconsin Works" plan, and for other purposes.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-S-1816/
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