Eric Crawford (R-AR)
Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Public Safety Improvement Act of 2025
A Republican bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the ``Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Public Safety Improvement Act of 2025'', seeks to amend title 49 of the United States Code. It focuses on allowing positive hair drug test results to be submitted to the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The bill requires motor carriers using vehicles weighing at least 10,000 pounds to submit positive results from preemployment or random drug tests. These tests must be conducted using a covered device and by specific accredited laboratories. The Secretary of Transportation is tasked with issuing necessary regulations within one year of enactment.
Yes
- Scored +5
Does this give the federal government more power?
The bill expands federal oversight by requiring motor carriers to submit hair drug test results to a federal clearinghouse.
The opposite
- Scored -4
Would business owners be better off under this?
Motor carriers face increased regulatory and administrative burdens due to the new reporting requirements.
- Scored -3
Does this protect people from being watched or searched?
The requirement to submit hair drug test results to a federal database may impact driver privacy.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Safety Oversight: The bill requires motor carriers using vehicles weighing 10,000 pounds or more to promptly submit positive hair drug test results from preemployment or random tests to the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse (Section 2(a)(1)).
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Standardized Testing Quality: To ensure accuracy, the bill mandates that hair drug test results come from laboratories accredited by the College of American Pathologists for forensic hair drug testing and that they incorporate Department of Health and Human Services scientific and technical guidelines if available (Section 2(a)(2)).
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Regulated Testing Devices: The bill specifies that tests must be administered through a "covered device," which is defined as a device cleared under section 510(k) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Section 2(a)(3)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Regulatory Burden on Motor Carriers: Motor carriers using vehicles weighing not less than 10,000 pounds will be required to promptly submit records of positive hair drug test results to the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse (Section 2(a)(1)).
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Updated Knowledge Requirements: The Secretary of Transportation will update the definition of "actual knowledge" in the Code of Federal Regulations to include these hair drug test results (Section 2(b)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — Motor carriers face increased regulatory and administrative burdens due to the new reporting requirements.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill expands federal oversight by requiring motor carriers to submit hair drug test results to a federal clearinghouse. Does this protect people from being watched or searched? — The requirement to submit hair drug test results to a federal database may impact driver privacy.
- 4/28/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/11/2025
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- 7/10/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Introduced in House
Tom BarrettRepublican · Michigan