US Congress House Bill 3047 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 5)
Status: Introduced on July 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-07-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Act This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to: subject individuals to criminal background checks for drug-related offenses as well as substance abuse screening, and deny TANF assistance for an individual who tests positive for a controlled substance. The Department of Health and Human Services is required to reduce by 15% of the state TANF grant if a state has substantially failed to condition benefits on passing drug testing or screening. The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 are amended to set forth analogous drug testing and screening requirements under the supplemental nutrition assistance program and public housing and "Section 8" rental assistance programs.

Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Act

Rep. David Rouzer [R-NC]	Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]	Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]	Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]
Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-07-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
2015-07-15	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5187)
2015-07-13	House	Referred to House Financial Services
2015-07-13	House	Referred to House Agriculture
2015-07-13	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2015-07-13	House	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.
2015-07-13	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3047/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3047/BILLS-114hr3047ih.pdf