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HR 8591 117th Congress House Labor and Employment

To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health…

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To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health shall conduct research on programs to educate workplace professionals on the prevention of impairment from the use of cannabis, opioids, and other drugs, and the risks resulting from individuals working while impaired, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 29, 2022 Introduced by: Owens, Burgess Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health to develop a workplace training program on how impairment from using cannabis, opioids, and other drugs effects job safety and ways to prevent, recognize, and respond to such impairment.

What's happening now July 29, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8591: To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health shall conduct research on programs to educate workplace professionals on the prevention of impairment from the use of cannabis, opioids, and other drugs, and the risks resulting from individuals working while impaired, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8591/
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"H.R. 8591: To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health shall conduct research on programs to educate workplace professionals on the prevention of impairment from the use of cannabis, opioids, and other drugs, and the risks resulting from individuals working while impaired, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8591/.
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H.R. 8591, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8591/.
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[H.R. 8591: To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health shall conduct research on programs to educate workplace professionals on the prevention of impairment from the use of cannabis, opioids, and other drugs, and the risks resulting from individuals working while impaired, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8591/)
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