Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Act

United States117th CongressHR-3678House of Representatives
Updated: Jul 13, 2021

Summary

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.

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Timeline

  1. 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.

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  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

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  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

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