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U.S. House Approves Measure Aimed at Expanding Drug Testing of People Who File for Unemployment Assistance

Nearly 50 Civil Rights, Faith, and Criminal Justice Organizations Send Letter to Congress Opposing Legislation

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2017. The U.S. House approved a measure today (H.J. Res 42) that would repeal a recently finalized Department of Labor rule that interpreted a 2012 federal law that permits states to drug test people who file for unemployment insurance in certain circumstances.

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