Fairness in Federal Drug Testing Under State Laws Act
Latest action · Jul 26, 2018 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 26, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fairness in Federal Drug Testing Under State Laws Act
This bill generally prohibits denying federal employment to a prospective employee or taking an adverse personnel action (e.g., termination) against a current federal employee for using marijuana in compliance with state law.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 26, 2018 to Nov 14, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | A. Drew Ferguson IV | Original | Jul 26, 2018 |
| R-FL | Carlos Curbelo | Sep 17, 2018 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Sep 17, 2018 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Oct 2, 2018 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Oct 2, 2018 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Nov 14, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Nov 14, 2018 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Nov 14, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Nov 14, 2018 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Nov 14, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jul 26, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 26, 2018Introduced in House
- Jul 26, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 126, July 26, 2018, page H7726.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 5, United States Code, to remove limitations on Federal employment for an individual legally using marijuana under the law of the State in which the individual resides, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Fairness in Federal Drug Testing Under State Laws Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 26, 2018Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
