Public Law 114-19 · H.R. 2496 · Became law

Construction Authorization and Choice Improvement Act

Official title: “To extend the authorization for the replacement of the existing Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Denver, Colorado, to make certain improvements in the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014, and for other purposes.”

House: without objection · Senate: voice vote
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  1. Eric A. "Rick" CrawfordRRepublicanArkansas · House ·

    Crawford Introduces Legislation to Fix Long-Overdue HHS Testing Delay

    “This long-overdue legislation strengthens Public Law 114-19, the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act of 2015, by recognizing hair testing as an acceptable alternative to urine testing in conducting pre-employment drug testing of commercial motor vehicle operators. In 2015, Congress directed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue, within one year of the Act's enactment, the”

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The House passed it without objection on May 21, 2015. No individual votes are recorded.

The Senate passed it by voice vote on May 22, 2015. A voice vote records no individual votes.

It became law on May 22, 2015.

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