Definitions for "PRWORA"
Welfare reform act under the Clinton Administration that had the primary goal of helping welfare recipients become self-supporting; abolished open-ended funding of welfare and replaced it with the TANF block grant. (See TANF.)
legislation that was passed in 1996, which is also known as Welfare Reform.
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
Personal Responsibility & Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act -1996