Ready to Work Act

Bill: 113-hr-4310
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]
Introduced: 2014-03-26
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Labor

Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

State and local government operations

Unemployment
Latest action: action_date: 2014-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-03-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4310 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 26, 2014 Mr. Brady of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To direct the Secretary of Labor to issue implementing regulations for drug testing under State unemployment compensation programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ready to Work Act . 2. Deadline to issue regulations (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall issue a final rule to carry out section 303(l)(1)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act. (b) Special rule if interim rule not issued after 180 days If the Secretary of Labor has not issued an interim final rule to carry out such section as of the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the final rule required to be issued under subsection (a) shall provide that, for purposes of such section, the State agency charged with the administration of the State unemployment compensation law shall determine whether an occupation regularly conducts drug testing.