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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 4320

Introduced

Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Public Safety Improvement Act of 2025

Sponsor
REric A. "Rick" Crawford· Arkansas
Introduced
July 10, 2025
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
Latest action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.July 11, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4320 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4320

To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow for the submission of 
positive hair drug test results to the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse 
of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 10, 2025

Mr. Crawford introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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A BILL

To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow for the submission of 
positive hair drug test results to the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse 
of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and for other 
purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse 
Public Safety Improvement Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. SUBMISSION OF HAIR DRUG TEST RESULTS TO DRUG AND ALCOHOL 
CLEARINGHOUSE.

(a) In General.--Section 31306a of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding the following new subsection:
``(n) Submission of Hair Drug Test Results to Drug and Alcohol 
Clearinghouse.--
``(1) Hair drug test.--The Secretary shall require a motor 
carrier, as such term is defined in section 13102, using 
vehicles weighing not less than 10,000 pounds to promptly 
submit to the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse any record of a 
positive hair drug test result from a preemployment drug test 
or a random drug test that is administered through a covered 
device.
``(2) Laboratory requirements.--Any hair drug test result 
submitted under paragraph (1) shall be from a laboratory that--
``(A) is accredited by the College of American 
Pathologists for forensic hair drug testing; and
``(B) incorporates, if available, Department of 
Health and Human Services scientific and technical 
guidelines for hair testing.
``(3) Covered device.--In this subsection, the term 
`covered device' means a device that is cleared under section 
510(k) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
360(k)).''.
(b) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue such 
regulations as are necessary to carry out the amendment in this 
section, including updating section 382.107 of title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations, to include hair drug test results described in 
such amendment in the definition of actual knowledge.
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