Ready to Work Act of 2016

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 114th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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10 cosponsors · 10 R

10 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill amends title III (Unemployment Insurance) of the Social Security Act to allow states, rather than the Department of Labor, to determine whether an individual claiming unemployment compensation is an individual for whom suitable work is only available in an occupation that regularly conducts drug testing.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 7, 2016

Ready to Work Act of 2016

The final rule issued by Labor on August 1, 2016, entitled "Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Program; Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 Provision on Establishing Appropriate Occupations for Drug Testing of Unemployment Compensation Applicants" (81 Fed. Reg. 50298), shall have no force or effect.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Ready to Work Act of 2016

Latest action (Sep 12, 2016): Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

Policy area: Labor and Employment · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 7, 2016

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.