H.R. 4310: Ready to Work Act
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H.R. 4310: Ready to Work Act
113th Congress · introduced 2014-03-26 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2014-03-26 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Ready to Work Act
Plain summary
Ready to Work Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor, not later than one year after enactment of this Act, to issue a final rule pursuant to the Social Security Act that allows a state to enact legislation to test an applicant for unemployment compensation for use of controlled substances as a condition for receiving such compensation, if that applicant is an individual for whom suitable work is only available in an occupation that regularly conducts drug testing. Prescribes a special rule providing that, if the Secretary has not issued an interim final rule within 180 days after enactment of this Act, the final rule shall require the state unemployment compensation agency to determine whether an occupation regularly conducts drug testing.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] · 5 cosponsors
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Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX)
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Words on this page, explained (2)
- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr4310.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr4310 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113