HOUSE 3678117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Act
- Last Action
- 7/13/2021
Actions
- 2021-07-13Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
- 2021-06-01Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
- 2021-06-01Referred 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.
- 2021-06-01Referred 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.
- 2021-06-01Referred 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.
- 2021-06-01Introduced in House
- 2021-06-01Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-06-01 (00)
Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Act
This bill requires the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 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.
Subjects
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Food assistance and relief
- Intergovernmental relations
- Low- and moderate-income housing
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- State and local government operations
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