HR 3047
114th Congress
House
Social Welfare
Criminal justice information and records
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Food assistance and relief
Housing and community development funding
Low- and moderate-income housing
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public housing
Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Act
Introduced: July 13, 2015
Introduced by:
Rouzer, David
Republican
· North Carolina
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 17, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Jul 15, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5187)
Jul 13, 2015
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.
Jul 13, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
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