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119-hconres-35119th Congress

Exposing Congressional Drug Abuse Act

Sponsored By: Representative Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]

Introduced

Summary

This concurrent resolution would require random drug testing of all Members of Congress. It would set one random test per term and establish rules for confirmed positives, refusals, and cost reimbursement.

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  • Members: All Members, including Delegates and the Resident Commissioner, would face one random drug test per term. A "random drug test" is periodic, without advance notice, and without individualized suspicion.
  • Confirmed positives: A confirmed positive would need an initial positive, a second test using a different chemical process, and certification by a medical review officer. Results that only show legal over‑the‑counter drugs or legally prescribed drugs would not count as confirmed positives.
  • Ethics, disclosure, cost, and rules: The applicable House or Senate ethics committee would get confirmed positives for review, would publicly identify any Member who refuses to participate, and would take appropriate action. Each Member must reimburse the House or Senate for the cost of the test, and the two chamber committees named in the resolution could issue rules to run the program.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 2 mixed.

Ethics review and public refusal disclosure

If adopted by both chambers, any confirmed positive test would be sent to the Member and to the House or Senate ethics committee. The committee would review the result under House or Senate rules. Ethics committees would have to publicly name any Member who refuses testing and could take other appropriate action.

Random drug tests and fees for Members of Congress

If adopted by both chambers, each Member of the House and Senate would have to take one random drug test each term. For the House, “Member” would include Delegates and the Resident Commissioner. Each Member would also have to pay back the cost of their own test.

Testing rules and safeguards for Members

If adopted by both chambers, the program would define how tests work and what counts as a confirmed positive. Random tests would be periodic, with no notice and no individual suspicion. A positive would count only after a second, different test and review by a medical review officer. Results showing only legal over‑the‑counter or prescribed drugs would not count. “Controlled substance” would follow the federal definition in the Controlled Substances Act.

House and Senate set testing rules

If adopted by both chambers, the House Administration Committee and the Senate Rules Committee would set the detailed rules to run the program. They would issue any procedures needed to carry out the testing resolution.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]

LA • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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