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HR 1277 113th Congress House Labor and Employment Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Medical tests and diagnostic methods Unemployment

Accountability in Unemployment Act of 2013

Introduced: March 20, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Apr 10, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Mar 20, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 20, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Accountability in Unemployment Act of 2013 - Amends title III (Grants to States for Unemployment Compensation) of the Social Security Act to require state laws to deny unemployment compensation to applicants unless they undergo drug testing and test negative.

Requires a retest after a 30-day waiting period for applicants who test positive for any one of several specified drugs.

Denies unemployment compensation for five years to any applicant who tests positive for drugs three or more times.

What's happening now April 10, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 2
Rokita, Todd
· May 14, 2013
 R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Mar 20, 2013
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Mar 20, 2013
Poe, Ted
· Mar 20, 2013
Westmoreland, Lynn
· Mar 20, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1277: Accountability in Unemployment Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1277/
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"H.R. 1277: Accountability in Unemployment Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1277/.
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