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HR 6589 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Alternative treatments Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Employment discrimination and employee rights Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Fairness in Federal Drug Testing Under State Laws Act

Introduced: September 17, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Jul 26, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jul 26, 2018
Introduced in House
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Fairness in Federal Drug Testing Under State Laws Act

This bill generally prohibits denying federal employment to a prospective employee or taking an adverse personnel action (e.g., termination) against a current federal employee for using marijuana in compliance with state law.

What's happening now July 26, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 14, 2018
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Nov 14, 2018
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Nov 14, 2018
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Nov 14, 2018
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Nov 14, 2018
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 25, 2018
Curbelo, Carlos
· Sep 17, 2018
Ferguson, A.
· Jul 26, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6589: Fairness in Federal Drug Testing Under State Laws Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6589/
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"H.R. 6589: Fairness in Federal Drug Testing Under State Laws Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6589/.
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H.R. 6589, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6589/.
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