HR 9599
117th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Heidi’s Law
Introduced: December 15, 2022
Introduced by:
Smith, Christopher H.
Republican
· New Jersey
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 16, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Dec 16, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Dec 16, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Dec 15, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 15, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Heidi's Law
This bill revises the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs to include testing for methadone and newly identified drug substances.
The Department of Health and Human Services must revise the guidelines to (1) expand the opiate category on the list of substances authorized for testing to include methadone, and (2) add any new drugs which may not have been previously included on such list.
The Department of Transportation must update its regulations containing procedures for transportation employee workplace drug and alcohol testing programs to include testing for methadone and newly identified drug substances.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.