House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-193
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
Became law on Aug 22, 1996.
Sponsor: Rep. John Kasich R-OHWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 27, 1996
- Committee actionJun 27, 1996
- Passed HouseJul 18, 1996 · 256–170
- Passed SenateJul 23, 1996 · 74–24
- Resolving differencesJul 25, 1996
- To the PresidentAug 19, 1996
- Became lawAug 22, 1996
Latest action: Aug 22, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-193.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3734.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 104-651 ↗; H. Rept. 104-725 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/651
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/725 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3734, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/3734
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b027313cea5e9897c408f5c695964fb51ec19c8f09e6eb1f2e20ddcf4a21841a
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Kasich.
- H.Con.Res. 178 (104th) Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 1997 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels…
- H.Con.Res. 67 (104th) Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
- H.R. 2491 (104th) Seven-Year Balanced Budget Reconciliation Act of 1995
- H.J.Res. 132 (104th) Affirming that budget negotiations shall be based on the most recent technical and economic assumptions of the Congressional Budget Office…
- H.Con.Res. 131 (104th) Establishing procedures making the transmission of the continuing resolution (H.J. Res. 134) to the President contingent upon the…
- H.R. 1219 (104th) Discretionary Spending Reduction and Control Act of 1995
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.