3.0.0 3454 2023-01-11T13:23:27Z 2023-01-11T13:23:27Z House H HR 2013-11-12 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KINGSTON:H.R. 3454.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.[Page H6998]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2013-11-15T16:30:52Z Referred to 2013-11-12T19:01:00Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-11-12T19:00:54Z 2013-11-15 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2013-11-12 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2013-11-12 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2013-11-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-11-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000220 Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] JACK KINGSTON R GA 1 N Labor and Employment Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Medical tests and diagnostic methods Unemployment Labor and Employment 00 2013-11-12 Introduced in House 2013-12-05T16:02:46Z Ensuring Quality in the Unemployment Insurance Program (EQUIP) Act - Amends title III (Grants to States for Unemployment Compensation Administration) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require state unemployment compensation (UC) laws to require, as a condition of UC eligibility for a benefit year, an applicant, before receiving any UC, to: (1) complete a substance abuse risk assessment; and (2) test negative for controlled substances within one week after the results of such assessment if the state determines that the applicant is a high-risk. Prescribes retesting requirements and UC payment suspensions for applicants who test positive.

Amends SSA title XVIII (Medicare) and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide funding for such substance abuse testing out of current funds appropriated for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) and, after application of those funds, for the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) program.

]]> Ensuring Quality in the Unemployment Insurance Program (EQUIP) Act Display Title Ensuring Quality in the Unemployment Insurance Program (EQUIP) Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title III of the Social Security Act to require a substance abuse risk assessment and targeted drug testing as a condition for the receipt of unemployment benefits, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Ensuring Quality in the Unemployment Insurance Program (EQUIP) Act Introduced in House 2013-11-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr3454ih/xml/BILLS-113hr3454ih.xml 2013-11-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.