HR7967-119

In Committee

Heidi’s Law

119th Congress Introduced Mar 17, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a compliance mandate provision: 2. Inclusion of testing for methadone use in certain drug testing procedures, adds or tightens a compliance mandate, delegation of rulemaking provision: 3, and expands a compliance mandate provision: 4. To compel the Secretary to periodically update the mandatory guidelines for Federal workplace drug testing On an annual basis, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall. It relies on compliance mandates and delegation of rulemaking. The main policy areas are Healthcare.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a compliance mandate provision: 2. Inclusion of testing for methadone use in certain drug testing procedures.
  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate, delegation of rulemaking provision: 3.
  • Expands a compliance mandate provision: 4. To compel the Secretary to periodically update the mandatory guidelines for Federal workplace drug testing On an annual basis, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall...
  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate, delegation of rulemaking provision: 5.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a compliance mandate provision: 2. Inclusion of testing for methadone use in certain drug testing procedures, adds or tightens a compliance mandate, delegation of rulemaking provision: 3, and expands a compliance mandate provision: 4. To compel the Secretary to periodically update the mandatory guidelines for Federal workplace drug testing On an annual basis, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a compliance mandate provision: 2. Inclusion of testing for methadone use in certain drug testing procedures, adds or tightens a compliance mandate, delegation of rulemaking provision: 3, and expands a compliance mandate provision: 4. To compel the Secretary to periodically update the mandatory guidelines for Federal workplace drug testing On an annual basis, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall.

Policy Domains

Healthcare

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 17, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and …

Mar 17, 2026

Introduced in House

Mar 17, 2026

Mr. Smith of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_transportation"
→ Secretary of Transportation
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

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