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HR 33 101th Congress House Health Drug testing Drugs Drugs and employment Fees Licenses Medical laboratories

To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish standards for the certification of laboratories engaged in drug testing, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 3, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 5, 1990
For Further Action See H.R.5269.
Jun 13, 1989
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 6, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jan 3, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 3, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title V (Administration and Coordination of the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse) of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program for the certification of laboratories engaging in the performance of toxicological urinalysis conducted for drug testing programs. Sets forth certification program requirements.

Sets forth allowed and prohibited acts related to testing under the certification program. Establishes civil monetary penalties and terms of imprisonment for violations.

Allows standards which are more stringent than those in this Act.

Directs the Secretary to require the payment of fees by a laboratory to recover the costs of certification, recertification, and other activities under the certification program.

What's happening now October 5, 1990

For Further Action See H.R.5269.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5269 Procedurally related Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1990
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 17, 1989
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 17, 1989
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 17, 1989
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 17, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 33: To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish standards for the certification of laboratories engaged in drug testing, and for other purposes.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-33/
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"H.R. 33: To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish standards for the certification of laboratories engaged in drug testing, and for other purposes.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-33/.
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H.R. 33, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-33/.
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