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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
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 22, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Dec 16, 2011
Introduced in House
Dec 16, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
 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.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2