Accountability in Unemployment Act of 2011
Latest action · Dec 13, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 8, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Accountability in Unemployment Act of 2011 - Amends title III (Grants to States for Unemployment Compensation) of the Social Security Act to require state laws to deny unemployment compensation to applicants unless they undergo drug testing and test negative.
Requires a retest after a 30-day waiting period for applicants who test positive for any one of several specified drugs.
Denies unemployment compensation for five years to any applicant who tests positive for drugs three or more times.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 16, 2011 to Feb 14, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Dec 16, 2011 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Dec 16, 2011 | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Dec 16, 2011 | |
| R-LA | John Fleming | Dec 16, 2011 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Dec 16, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Dec 16, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Dec 16, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Marlin A. Stutzman | Dec 16, 2011 | |
| R-SC | Mick Mulvaney | Dec 16, 2011 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Dec 16, 2011 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Dec 16, 2011 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Dec 16, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Dec 16, 2011 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Dec 16, 2011 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Dec 16, 2011 | |
| R-SC | Trey Gowdy | Dec 16, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Jan 23, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Feb 6, 2012 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Feb 14, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Dec 8, 2011 |
| Work and Welfare Subcommittee | Referred Dec 13, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 13, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
- Dec 8, 2011Introduced in House
- Dec 8, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H8319.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45889 | Unemployment Compensation (UC): Issues Related to Drug Testing | Report | Nov 4, 2019 |
| R41662 | Unemployment Insurance: Legislative Issues in the 112th Congress Archived | Report | Jan 3, 2013 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title III of the Social Security Act to require States to implement a drug testing program for applicants for and recipients of unemployment compensation.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Accountability in Unemployment Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
