HR 1277 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Accountability in Unemployment Act of 2013

Introduced Mar 20, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Stevan Pearce R-NM

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 10, 2013 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.

  1. IntroducedMar 20, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Accountability in Unemployment Act of 2013 - 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 5

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 20, 2013 to May 14, 2013, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-OHJim JordanOriginalMar 20, 2013
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandOriginalMar 20, 2013
R-TXTed PoeOriginalMar 20, 2013
R-ARTom CottonOriginalMar 20, 2013
R-INTodd RokitaMay 14, 2013

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 10, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
  2. Mar 20, 2013Introduced in House
  3. Mar 20, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 20, 2013Introduced in House

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