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S 1638 101th Congress Senate

Federal Prisoner Drug Testing Act of 1989

Official title: A bill to require each prisoner released on probation, parole, or supervised release to pass a drug test.

Introduced: September 21, 1989 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedureDrug abuseDrug testingParole
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This bill died when the 101st Congress ended
It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 19, 1989
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Sep 19, 1989
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action September 19, 1989

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Prisoner Drug Testing Act of 1989 - Amends the Federal criminal code to require, as a condition of probation, supervised release, or parole, that the defendant pass a drug test prior to the imposition of such sentence, refrain from any unlawful use of a controlled substance, and submit to at least two periodic drug tests (as determined by the court) for use of a controlled substance.

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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Sep 21, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1638: Federal Prisoner Drug Testing Act of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-1638/
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"S. 1638: Federal Prisoner Drug Testing Act of 1989." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-1638/.
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S. 1638, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-1638/.
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