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H.R. 1277: Accountability in Unemployment Act of 2013

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H.R. 1277: Accountability in Unemployment Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-03-20 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-03-20 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Accountability in Unemployment Act of 2013

Plain 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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Official text

Accountability in Unemployment Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] · 5 cosponsors

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Tom Cotton (R-AR), Jim Jordan (R-OH)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr1277 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113