US HB2148 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 16-0)
Status: Introduced on April 30 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Ensuring Quality in the Unemployment Insurance Program (EQUIP) Act Amends title III (Grants to States for Unemployment Compensation Administration) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) 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 SSAct 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 and, after application of those funds, for the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan program.

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Title

Ensuring Quality in the Unemployment Insurance Program (EQUIP) Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2015-05-18HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
2015-05-01HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-04-30HouseReferred to House Energy and Commerce
2015-04-30HouseReferred to House Ways and Means
2015-04-30HouseReferred 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.
2015-04-30HouseIntroduced in House

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