3.0.0 2179 2023-01-11T13:35:55Z 2023-01-11T13:35:55Z House HR 2017-04-26 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 26, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ROUZER:H.R. 2179.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1The Congress shall have the Power to lay and collect Taxes,Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debt and provide forthe common Defense and general Welfare of the United States;but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniformthroughout the United States.[Page H2898]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture Referred to 2017-05-04T16:31:29Z Referred to 2017-04-26T14:04:20Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee Referred to 2017-05-03T18:05:19Z Referred to 2017-04-26T14:04:15Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-04-26T14:04:25Z 2017-05-04 hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. Committee 2017-05-03 hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. Committee 2017-04-26 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2017-04-26 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2017-04-26 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2017-04-26 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2017-04-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-04-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000603 Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] David Rouzer R NC 7 N M001180 Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] David McKinley R WV B. 1 2017-05-11 False G000576 Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] Glenn Grothman R WI 6 2017-05-18 False Social Welfare Criminal justice information and records Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Food assistance and relief Housing and community development funding Low- and moderate-income housing Poverty and welfare assistance Public housing Social Welfare 00 2017-04-26 Introduced in House 2019-08-26T22:00:37Z 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.

]]> Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Act Display Title Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Act Official Title as Introduced To require certain welfare programs to deny benefits to persons who fail a drug test, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Act Introduced in House 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2179ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2179ih.xml 2017-05-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. 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.