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<item congress="113" measure-type="hr" measure-number="1172" measure-id="id113hr1172" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2013-03-14" update-date="2013-04-03">
<title>To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the payment of unemployment compensation to individuals discharged for drug or alcohol use.</title>
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<action-date>2013-03-14</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny payment of unemployment compensation to employees who are discharged from employment for: (1) being under the influence of, or consuming or otherwise using, alcohol or any controlled substance while performing services for an employer; (2) possessing any controlled substance on the premises of an employer; (3) refusing a request to take a drug test; or (4) testing positive for illegal use of a controlled substance.</p>]]></summary-text>
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