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S. 677 (102nd)

Railroad Employee Testing Act of 1991

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Introduced

14 March 1991

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

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26 August 2025

Summary

Railroad Employee Testing Act of 1991 - Amends the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 to require the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations and standards that require: (1) railroads to conduct preemployment, reasonable suspicion, random, and post-accident testing of railroad employees responsible for safety-sensitive functions for use, in violation of Federal law, of alcohol or a controlled substance; (2) disqualification for a period of time or dismissal of employees found to have used or have been impaired by such alcohol or substances; and (3) rehabilitation programs for the treatment of such employees.

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