H.R. 3601 (112th): Ensuring Quality in the Unemployment Insurance Program (EQUIP) Act

Introduced:
Dec 07, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Jack Kingston [R-GA1]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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Status

This bill was introduced on December 7, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Dec 07, 2011
Referred to Committee Dec 07, 2011
Cosponsors
6 cosponsors (6R) (show)
Committees

House Energy and Commerce

House Ways and Means

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Full Title

To amend title III of the Social Security Act to require a substance abuse risk assessment and targeted drug testing as a condition for the receipt of unemployment benefits, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Dec 07, 2011.
6 pages

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12/7/2011--Introduced.
Ensuring Quality in the Unemployment Insurance Program (EQUIP) Act - Amends title III (Grants to States for Unemployment Compensation Administration) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require state unemployment compensation (UC) laws to require, as a condition of UC eligibility for a benefit year, an applicant, before receiving any UC, 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 the state determines that the applicant is a high-risk.
Prescribes retesting requirements and UC payment suspensions for applicants who test positive.
Amends SSA title XVIII (Medicare) and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide funding for such substance abuse testing out of current funds appropriated for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) and, after application of those funds, for the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) program.

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United States Code

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  • Title 26: INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
  • Subtitle C: Employment Taxes
  • Chapter 23: FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT TAX ACT
  • Section 3304: Approval of State laws
  • Title 42: THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
  • Chapter 7: SOCIAL SECURITY
  • Subchapter III: GRANTS TO STATES FOR UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ADMINISTRATION
  • Section 503: State laws