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Heidi’s Law

USA119th CongressHR-7967| House 
| Updated: 3/17/2026
Christopher H. Smith

Christopher H. Smith

Republican Representative

New Jersey

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill, known as "Heidi's Law," mandates the inclusion of methadone in federal workplace drug testing programs and for transportation employees. The Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) is directed to revise the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs within 90 days of enactment, specifically expanding the opiate category to include methadone. Upon completion, HHS must publish a final notice of this revision in the Federal Register. Following HHS's revision, the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) must issue regulations within 60 days to incorporate methadone testing into drug-testing panels for transportation employees. Furthermore, the bill requires HHS to conduct an annual review of the Mandatory Guidelines to identify and include any other new drugs that should be tested. Consistent with these annual updates, DOT is also mandated to revise its regulations to include testing for these newly established substances in transportation employee drug tests.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-2285
Heidi’s Law

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-9599
Heidi’s Law
Mar 17, 2026
Introduced in House
Mar 17, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-2285
    Heidi’s Law


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-9599
    Heidi’s Law


  • March 17, 2026
    Introduced in House


  • March 17, 2026
    Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Heidi’s Law

USA119th CongressHR-7967| House 
| Updated: 3/17/2026
This bill, known as "Heidi's Law," mandates the inclusion of methadone in federal workplace drug testing programs and for transportation employees. The Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) is directed to revise the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs within 90 days of enactment, specifically expanding the opiate category to include methadone. Upon completion, HHS must publish a final notice of this revision in the Federal Register. Following HHS's revision, the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) must issue regulations within 60 days to incorporate methadone testing into drug-testing panels for transportation employees. Furthermore, the bill requires HHS to conduct an annual review of the Mandatory Guidelines to identify and include any other new drugs that should be tested. Consistent with these annual updates, DOT is also mandated to revise its regulations to include testing for these newly established substances in transportation employee drug tests.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-2285
Heidi’s Law

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-9599
Heidi’s Law
Mar 17, 2026
Introduced in House
Mar 17, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-2285
    Heidi’s Law


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-9599
    Heidi’s Law


  • March 17, 2026
    Introduced in House


  • March 17, 2026
    Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Christopher H. Smith

Christopher H. Smith

Republican Representative

New Jersey

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted