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HR 3722 112th Congress House Social Welfare Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Poverty and welfare assistance

Putting Drug Free Families First Act of 2011

Introduced: December 16, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Dec 22, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Dec 16, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 16, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Putting Drug Free Families First Act of 2011 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require states to test applicants for and recipients of assistance under state TANF programs for illegal drug use. Prohibits a state from providing TANF assistance to individuals who test positive for an illegal drug.

Prescribes an administrative penalty for failure to implement illegal drug use testing.

What's happening now December 22, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 2
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DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Dec 16, 2011
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Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Dec 16, 2011
King, Steve
· Dec 16, 2011
Roe, David
· Dec 16, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3722: Putting Drug Free Families First Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3722/
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"H.R. 3722: Putting Drug Free Families First Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3722/.
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H.R. 3722, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3722/.
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