IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 35 
Requiring Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate to 
participate in random drug testing. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2025 
Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana submitted the following concurrent resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Requiring Members of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate to participate in random drug testing. 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This concurrent resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Ex-
posing Congressional Drug Abuse Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RANDOM DRUG TESTING OF MEMBERS OF THE 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SEN-
ATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each Member of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate shall participate in accord-
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other action against each such Member as appro-
priate. 
(4) Each Member of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate shall reimburse the House of 
Representatives or the Senate for the cost of the 
random drug test of such Member under the pro-
gram. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Ad-
ministration of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate 
shall each issue such rules and regulations as may be nec-
essary to carry out this concurrent resolution. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this concurrent resolution: 
(1) CONFIRMED POSITIVE RESULT.—The term 
‘‘confirmed positive result’’— 
(A) means a random drug test— 
(i) which has initially tested as posi-
tive for the presence of an illegal controlled 
substance; 
(ii) for which the initially positive test 
has been confirmed by a second test using 
a different chemical process than the proc-
ess used for the initial test; and 
(iii) which has been reviewed and cer-
tified as positive by a medical review offi-
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cer with whom the House of Representa-
tives or the Senate has entered into a con-
tract to perform such reviews; and 
(B) does not include a drug test which 
shows only the presence of legal, over-the- 
counter drugs and drugs that have been legally 
prescribed for the individual involved. 
(2) 
CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE.—The 
term 
‘‘controlled substance’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 102 of the Controlled Substances 
Act (21 U.S.C. 802). 
(3) MEMBER.—The term ‘‘Member’’, with re-
spect to the House of Representatives, includes a 
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress. 
(4) RANDOM DRUG TEST.—The term ‘‘random 
drug test’’ means a test conducted for the purpose 
of detecting the illegal use of a controlled substance 
which is conducted— 
(A) on a periodic basis; 
(B) without advance notice; and 
(C) without individualized suspicion. 
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