HR 372 — Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Act
Last action — Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 13, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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In Committee
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Spreading across states
Near-identical bills in 1 other state — cross-state momentum.
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In plain language
HR 372 is a bill introduced in the House for committee review.
HR 372 was introduced in the House and is currently under consideration by several committees. It aims to address provisions relevant to their respective jurisdictions.
Summary
Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients ActThis bill requires states participating in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and specified public housing programs to subject applicants to substance abuse testing or screening and to deny benefits for individuals who test positive for a controlled substance.Specifically, states administering these programs must determine whether an adult applicant for benefits has been arrested for a drug-related offense within the past five years. Applicants who have been arrested for such an offense must be tested for at least one controlled substance and must test negative to receive benefits. Applicants who have not been arrested for such an offense must be screened (via an interview, questionnaire, or other instrument) for risk of substance abuse. Applicants determined to be at high risk for substance abuse must be tested for at least one controlled substance and must test negative to receive benefits. Applicants who are determined not to be at high risk do not have to undergo testing. Applicants who test positive for a controlled substance at any point during this process are ineligible for benefits for one year, until they complete a treatment program, or until they test negative for the substance, whichever is later. Family members and households of individuals disqualified from receiving benefits under these provisions may generally continue to receive support.States that fail to enforce these provisions are subject to reduced federal funding for these programs the following fiscal year.
Bill Text
- Introduced Introduced in House Current html January 13, 2025
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The bill requires states to deny welfare benefits to individuals who fail drug tests or are not screened for drug use, and imposes penalties for noncompliance.
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42 U.S.C. 608
(13) No assistance for individuals who fail drug screening or testing or are not screened or tested for drug use.--
States must implement drug screening for individuals before providing assistance.
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42 U.S.C. 608
If the Secretary determines that a State to which a grant is made under section 403 for a fiscal year has substantially failed to comply with section 408(a)(13) during the fiscal year, the Secretary shall reduce the grant payable to the State under section 403 for the immediately succeeding fiscal year by an amount equal to 15 percent of the State family assistance grant.
Penalties are established for states that fail to comply with drug testing requirements.
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42 U.S.C. 609
or (13)→ (13), or (17)Expands the scope of noncompliance to include failure to implement drug testing for benefits.
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42 U.S.C. 609
or (16)→ (16), or (17)Changes compliance requirements related to penalties for not implementing drug testing.
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7 U.S.C. 2015
(t) Eligibility Based on Required Drug Testing and Screening.--
New eligibility criteria for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) based on drug testing.
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7 U.S.C. 2015
If an individual tests positive for a controlled substance pursuant to paragraph (1), such assistance may not be provided with respect to such individual for a period beginning on the date on which the State agency determines that the test result is positive and ending on the latest of...
Sets out conditions under which SNAP assistance can be denied based on drug test results.
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7 U.S.C. 2025
Failure To Enforce Drug Testing and Screening Requirements.--If the Secretary determines that the State agency failed substantially to enforce the eligibility requirement established in section 6(t) in a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reduce by 15 percent the amount otherwise payable...
Imposes a financial penalty for states that do not enforce drug testing requirements for SNAP.
Action History
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Introduced in House
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Introduced in House
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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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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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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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Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Sponsors
- David Rouzer · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Rouzer, David Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (546)
546 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Subjects
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Frequently asked questions
- What does HR 372 do?
- Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients ActThis bill requires states participating in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and specified public housing programs to subject applicants to substance abuse testing or screening and to deny benefits for individuals who test positive for a controlled substance.Specifically, states administering these programs must determine whether an adult applicant for benefits has been arrested for a drug-related offense within the past five years. Applicants who have been arrested for such an offense must be tested for at least one controlled substance and must test negative to receive benefits. Applicants who have not been arrested for such an offense must be screened (via an interview, questionnaire, or other instrument) for risk of substance abuse. Applicants determined to be at high risk for substance abuse must be tested for at least one controlled substance and must test negative to receive benefits. Applicants who are determined not to be at high risk do not have to undergo testing. Applicants who test positive for a controlled substance at any point during this process are ineligible for benefits for one year, until they complete a treatment program, or until they test negative for the substance, whichever is later. Family members and households of individuals disqualified from receiving benefits under these provisions may generally continue to receive support.States that fail to enforce these provisions are subject to reduced federal funding for these programs the following fiscal year.
- Who sponsors HR 372?
- HR 372 is sponsored by Rouzer, David (Republican).
- What is the current status of HR 372?
- This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 13, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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