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SJRES 23 115th Congress Senate Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Department of Labor Drug, alcohol, tobacco use State and local government operations Unemployment

A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to drug testing of unemployment compensation applicants.

Introduced: February 16, 2017 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution nullifies the rule finalized by the Department of Labor on August 1, 2016, relating to establishing, for
state unemployment compensation program purposes, occupations that regularly conduct drug testing.

What's happening now February 16, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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  • HJRES 42 Identical bill Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to drug testing of unemployment compensation applic…
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Feb 27, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 23: A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to drug testing of unemployment compensation applicants.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SJRES-23/
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"S.J. Res. 23: A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to drug testing of unemployment compensation applicants.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SJRES-23/.
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S.J. Res. 23, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SJRES-23/.
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[S.J. Res. 23: A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to drug testing of unemployment compensation applicants.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SJRES-23/)
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