H.R. 9599 · 117th Congress · House

Heidi’s Law

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Introduced
Dec 15, 22
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive 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.

Action Timeline

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  1. DEC 16, 2022Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

  2. DEC 16, 2022Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

  3. DEC 16, 2022Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

  4. DEC 15, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. DEC 15, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  6. DEC 15, 2022IntroReferral

    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.

  7. DEC 15, 2022IntroReferral

    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.

Committees

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Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee

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Referred: Dec 16, 2022

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Highways and Transit Subcommittee

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Referred: Dec 16, 2022

Active

Aviation Subcommittee

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Referred: Dec 16, 2022

Active

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

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Referred: Dec 15, 2022

Active

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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Referred: Dec 15, 2022

Active