United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1277 (113th)
Accountability in Unemployment Act of 2013
Introduced
20 March 2013
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
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Summary
Accountability in Unemployment Act of 2013 - Amends title III (Grants to States for Unemployment Compensation) of the Social Security Act to require state laws to deny unemployment compensation to applicants unless they undergo drug testing and test negative. Requires a retest after a 30-day waiting period for applicants who test positive for any one of several specified drugs. Denies unemployment compensation for five years to any applicant who tests positive for drugs three or more times.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 20 March 2013
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 20 March 2013
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 20 March 2013
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1277
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1277