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<item congress="113" measure-type="hr" measure-number="909" measure-id="id113hr909" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2013-02-28" update-date="2013-03-13">
<title>Welfare Integrity Act of 2013</title>
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<action-date>2013-02-28</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Welfare Integrity Act of 2013 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require state TANF programs to operate a program to conduct random testing of TANF applicants and recipients for illegal drug use.</p> <p>Requires state TANF programs to deny assistance to individuals who test positive for illegal drugs and individuals convicted of drug-related crimes.</p> <p>Prescribes an administrative penalty for failure to implement illegal drug use testing.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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