Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Act

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Bill Number

HR 3678

Introduced

Jun 1, 2021

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

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Topics

Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Food assistance and relief Intergovernmental relations Low- and moderate-income housing Poverty and welfare assistance Social Welfare State and local government operations

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Summary

Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Act

This bill requires the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and specified public housing programs to subject individuals to substance-abuse screening and to deny benefits for individuals who test positive for a controlled substance.

Actions

Jul 13, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Jun 1, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Jun 1, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 1, 2021

Introduced in House

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