HR 4320
Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Public Safety Improvement Act of 2025
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Bill overview
This bill aims to improve safety on roadways by expanding the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, which tracks drug and alcohol violations of commercial drivers. Specifically, it requires motor carriers to submit records of positive hair drug tests to the clearinghouse, ensuring more comprehensive data on driver impairment. The bill also establishes standards for hair drug testing laboratories to ensure accuracy and reliability. Finally, it updates regulations to incorporate this new data source.
Key provisions
- Requires motor carriers to submit positive hair drug test results to the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse.
- Specifies laboratory accreditation requirements for hair drug testing.
- Defines ‘covered device’ as a device cleared under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
- Mandates the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations implementing the changes.
Who is affected
- Motor carriers (businesses transporting goods)
- Commercial drivers
- Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration)
- Hair drug testing laboratories
- The Department of Transportation
Notable changes
- Expands the data collected by the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse to include hair drug test results.
- Introduces standards for hair drug testing laboratories to ensure quality and reliability.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 4320
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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.
This Act may be cited as the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Public Safety Improvement Act of 2025
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Any hair drug test result submitted under paragraph (1) shall be from a laboratory that—
is accredited by the College of American Pathologists for forensic hair drug testing; and
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)).