Ensuring Quality in the Unemployment Insurance Program (EQUIP) Act
- Last Action
- 2/8/2019
Actions
- 2019-02-08Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
- 2019-02-08Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
- 2019-02-08Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
- 2019-02-08Introduced in House
- 2019-02-08Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-02-08 (00)
Ensuring Quality in the Unemployment Insurance Program (EQUIP) Act
This bill allows states to enact unemployment compensation laws that require an applicant for unemployment compensation, before receiving any such compensation, to (1) complete a substance abuse risk assessment, and (2) test negative for controlled substances within one week after the results of such assessment if determined to be high-risk. It prescribes retesting requirements and payment suspensions for applicants who test positive.
Cosponsors (15)
- STEVE CHABOT (R-OH)
- Rick Allen (R-GA)
- Tom Cole (R-OK)
- Barry Loudermilk (R-GA)
- Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
- Jeff Duncan (R-SC)
- David Rouzer (R-NC)
- Paul Mitchell (R-MI)
- Ron Wright (R-TX)
- Scott DesJarlais (R-TN)
- Randy Weber (R-TX)
- Ralph Norman (R-SC)
- David Roe (R-TN)
- Chip Roy (R-TX)
- Jody Hice (R-GA)
Subjects
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Unemployment
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