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HR 3778 104th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Arrest Detention of persons Drug abuse Drug testing Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to law enforcement agencies Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Law Pretrial procedure State aid to local areas Urinalysis

To provide grants to the States for drug testing projects when individuals are arrested and during the pretrial period.

Introduced: July 10, 1996 See on congress.gov
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Sep 4, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Jul 10, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 10, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants for States and local governments to develop, implement, or continue a drug testing project when individuals are arrested and during the pretrial period and after post-conviction release.

Sets forth State and local application requirements. Requires a State, to be eligible to receive funds, to develop or maintain programs of urinalysis or similar drug testing of individuals upon arrest and on a regular basis pending trial for the purpose of making pretrial detention decisions.

Provides for the allocation and distribution of funds. Limits the Federal share to 75 percent of total project costs.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now September 4, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 10, 1996
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 10, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3778: To provide grants to the States for drug testing projects when individuals are arrested and during the pretrial period.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3778/
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