# 119-hconres-35: Exposing Congressional Drug Abuse Act

119-hconres-35, Exposing Congressional Drug Abuse Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hconres-35
- Congress: 119
- Title: Exposing Congressional Drug Abuse Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ethics review and public refusal disclosure: cost, low. 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 appr…
- Random drug tests and fees for Members of Congress: cost, low. 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: mixed, low. 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 showin…
- House and Senate set testing rules: mixed, low. 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.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5484: National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan
- 119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act
- 119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026

## Sources
- [119-hconres-35 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/35)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-5484: National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5484)
- [119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8324)
- [119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9200)
- [119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9199)
- [119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hconres-35 (as of 2026-04-21).