legislation: 114-hr-6458

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114-hr-6458 114 hr 6458 Help our Neediest Families Act of 2016 Social Welfare 2016-12-07 2016-12-07 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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. House Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] TX D V000131 0 Help Our Neediest Families Act of 2016 This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to prohibit a state to which a TANF grant is made from using any part of such grant for drug testing of TANF applicants or recipients. If the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) determines that a state has violated such prohibition, it shall reduce the family assistance grant amount payable to the state for the immediately succeeding fiscal year by not more than 1%. This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to prohibit drug testing of aid recipients under the housing choice voucher program. 2023-01-11T13:33:56Z  

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