3.0.0 1277 2022-11-15T16:34:18Z 2022-11-15T16:34:18Z House H HR 2013-03-20 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PEARCE:H.R. 1277.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United StatesConstitution[Page H1719]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee Referred to 2013-04-10T14:56:44Z Referred to 2013-03-20T14:01:10Z 2013-04-10 hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. Committee 2013-03-20 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2013-03-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-03-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000588 Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] Stevan Pearce R NM 2 N W000796 Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] Lynn Westmoreland R GA A. 3 2013-03-20 True P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 2013-03-20 True C001095 Rep. Cotton, Tom [R-AR-4] Tom Cotton R AR 4 2013-03-20 True J000289 Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] Jim Jordan R OH 4 2013-03-20 True R000592 Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] Todd Rokita R IN 4 2013-05-14 False Labor and Employment Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Medical tests and diagnostic methods Unemployment Labor and Employment 00 2013-03-20 Introduced in House 2013-04-11T21:18:08Z 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.

]]> Accountability in Unemployment Act of 2013 Display Title Accountability in Unemployment Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Accountability in Unemployment Act of 2013 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. Introduced in House 2013-03-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr1277ih/xml/BILLS-113hr1277ih.xml 2013-04-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.