HR 204
118th Congress
House
Social Welfare
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Food assistance and relief
Intergovernmental relations
Low- and moderate-income housing
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local government operations
Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Act
Introduced: January 9, 2023
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
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
Feb 13, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Jan 9, 2023
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.
Jan 9, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Act
This bill requires the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and specified public housing programs to subject individuals to substance-abuse screening and to deny benefits for individuals who test positive for a controlled substance.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.