5461b036__Welfare_Law___Revised_12_5_96__Comments
[Provision] Increasing penalties for violating work rules in food stamps and other programs [Effective Date] Date of enactment, to be implemented by Sept. 22, 1996. [Enforcement Mechanism] Enforced under current food stamp rules*** [Comments] 
States must impose harsher penalties than allowed under current law on people who violate various food stamp work rules as well as rules in other programs.
Time Line For Implementing The New Welfare Law - Revised 12/5/96
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