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To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to establish a pilot program to study the benefits of using hair specimens for preemployment controlled substances tests of commercial motor vehicle…

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To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to establish a pilot program to study the benefits of using hair specimens for preemployment controlled substances tests of commercial motor vehicle operators, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 5, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Dec 6, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Dec 5, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Dec 5, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to carry out a pilot program to study the benefits of using hair specimens to conduct preemployment controlled substances tests of commercial motor vehicle operators.

Directs the Secretary to develop guidelines, protocols, and standards for such tests.

What's happening now December 6, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Dec 5, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6641: To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to establish a pilot program to study the benefits of using hair specimens for preemployment controlled substances tests of commercial motor vehicle operators, and for other purposes.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6641/
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"H.R. 6641: To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to establish a pilot program to study the benefits of using hair specimens for preemployment controlled substances tests of commercial motor vehicle operators, and for other purposes.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6641/.
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H.R. 6641, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6641/.
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[H.R. 6641: To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to establish a pilot program to study the benefits of using hair specimens for preemployment controlled substances tests of commercial motor vehicle operators, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6641/)
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