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H.R.4017 / 104th Congress

Drug-Free Workplace and Public Safety Assurance Act of 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Aug 2, 1996

Drug-Free Workplace and Public Safety Assurance Act of 1996 - Amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to exclude from the definition of qualified individual with a disability, with respect to safety-sensitive employment functions, individuals who have a record or history of the habitual or regular use of illegal drugs or of the abuse of alcohol, or of clinical alcoholism. Makes conforming amendments to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Zeliff, William H., Jr. [R-NH-1] · R–NH

Committees

  • Education and Workforce Committee
5 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

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  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.

  3. Introduced in House

  4. Introduced in House

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