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ALPA Calls on Virginia Legislature to Reject Governor Spanberger's Anti-Worker Airline Crew Carveout From Paid Sick Leave Law
MCLEAN, Virginia, April 18 -- The Air Line Pilots Association International issued the following news release on April 16, 2026:
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ALPA Calls on Virginia Legislature to Reject Governor Spanberger's Anti-Worker Airline Crew Carveout from Paid Sick Leave Law
Midnight Amendment Strips Flight Crews of Protections Guaranteed to Every Other Virginia Worker
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l (ALPA) today urged members of the Virginia General Assembly to vote down Governor Abigail Spanberger's proposed amendments to House Bill 5, which would strip airline pilots and flight
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MCLEAN, Virginia, April 18 -- The Air Line Pilots Association International issued the following news release on April 16, 2026:
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ALPA Calls on Virginia Legislature to Reject Governor Spanberger's Anti-Worker Airline Crew Carveout from Paid Sick Leave Law
Midnight Amendment Strips Flight Crews of Protections Guaranteed to Every Other Virginia Worker
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l (ALPA) today urged members of the Virginia General Assembly to vote down Governor Abigail Spanberger's proposed amendments to House Bill 5, which would strip airline pilots and flightattendants of the paid sick leave protections that the legislature deliberately extended to them. In a last-minute move made without consulting legislators or labor representatives, earlier this week, Governor Spanberger amended the paid sick leave bill while inserting language to exclude all "crewmembers" from the law's definition of "employee," a carveout that airlines and their lobbyists pursued aggressively throughout the legislative session but failed to secure.
"Every worker in Virginia should be able to call in sick without fear of losing their job or their paycheck," said Capt. Jason Ambrosi, ALPA president. "That absolutely includes thousands of pilots and flight attendants based in Virginia who carry passengers and cargo safely to their destinations every day. Paid sick leave is not a perk. It is a public health and aviation safety issue. Crew members should not be pressured to fly while ill. The Virginia legislature got this right. Its members should stand by their work and reject these amendments."
The governor's action is particularly striking given her own words. In announcing these amendments, Governor Spanberger said she "reject[s]" the idea that Virginia must choose between being "pro-worker and pro-business." Yet her airline crew exclusion does exactly that, choosing the financial interests of airlines over the health and safety of aviation workers. The very legal arguments that the airline industry used to lobby for this carveout were rejected by the Virginia legislature, but Governor Spanberger overruled them.
"Gov. Spanberger went behind closed doors, cut a deal with airline lobbyists, and at the eleventh hour stabbed Virginia's aviation workers in the back. She talks about being pro-worker, but when the airlines called in a favor, she answered. A Democratic governor doing the bidding of companies to strip working people of rights that her own legislature fought to give them is what anti-union governance looks like," added Ambrosi.
Governor Spanberger's amendments return to the Virginia legislature for a vote on April 22. If lawmakers vote down the amended bill, the original version, which covers all airline crew members and provides the stronger worker protections that both chambers passed, automatically returns to the governor's desk. ALPA urges every Virginia legislator who voted to protect aviation workers to hold the line.
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Founded in 1931, ALPA is the largest airline pilot union in the world and represents more than 80,000 pilots at 42 U.S. and Canadian airlines. Visit ALPA.org or follow us on X @ALPAPilots.
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Original text here: https://www.alpa.org/press-room/2026/04/virginia-legislature-should-reject-anti-worker-airline-crew-carveout-from-paid-sick-leave-law
[Category: Transportation]
Rep. Hageman Introduces Bill to Grant Big Oil Sweeping Legal Immunity
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release:
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Rep. Hageman Introduces Bill to Grant Big Oil Sweeping Legal Immunity
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WASHINGTON (April 17, 2026)-U.S. Representative Harriet Hageman (R-WY) introduced a bill today seeking to grant sweeping immunity to the fossil fuel industry against legal and financial accountability for climate change damages. The congressional bill mirrors legislation recently passed in Tennessee and Utah and introduced in Iowa, Louisiana and Oklahoma. A ProPublica investigation revealed
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CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release:
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Rep. Hageman Introduces Bill to Grant Big Oil Sweeping Legal Immunity
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WASHINGTON (April 17, 2026)-U.S. Representative Harriet Hageman (R-WY) introduced a bill today seeking to grant sweeping immunity to the fossil fuel industry against legal and financial accountability for climate change damages. The congressional bill mirrors legislation recently passed in Tennessee and Utah and introduced in Iowa, Louisiana and Oklahoma. A ProPublica investigation revealednearly all the bills have stemmed from a network of groups connected to prominent right-wing operative Leonard Leo. Obtaining a liability shield is a top priority for Big Oil's chief lobbying arm, the American Petroleum Institute, whose president and CEO joined with the head of the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers in welcoming the bill's introduction.
Below is a statement by Kathy Mulvey, climate accountability campaign director with the Union of Concerned Scientists.
"This blatant championing of some of the world's largest polluters shows how far certain elected officials will go to undermine democratic policymaking and deny people and communities access to justice. No company should be above the law, especially those that planned, funded, and continue to engage in a coordinated decades-long campaign to protect their profits by deceiving the public and blocking climate action.
"Such corporate impunity would twist the knife of the climate crisis that is already directly harming people across the country. Congress must not capitulate to wealthy special interests. Communities deserve the right to hold polluters accountable for the deadly and costly harms they are causing."
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Original text here: https://www.ucsusa.org/about/news/big-oil-seeks-sweeping-legal-immunity-new-congressional-bill
NSBA Petitions Supreme Court on Corporate Transparency Act, CTA
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The National Small Business Association issued the following news release:
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NSBA Petitions Supreme Court on Corporate Transparency Act, CTA
Fighting against the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) for more than a decade, NSBA is taking its challenge of this unconstitutional law to the Supreme Court in a new petition filed this week.
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On Wednesday, April 15, 2026, NSBA filed with the Supreme Court of the U.S. a Petition for Writ of Certiorari in our ongoing lawsuit over the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).
Following the December ruling against NSBA from the Eleventh
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WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The National Small Business Association issued the following news release:
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NSBA Petitions Supreme Court on Corporate Transparency Act, CTA
Fighting against the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) for more than a decade, NSBA is taking its challenge of this unconstitutional law to the Supreme Court in a new petition filed this week.
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On Wednesday, April 15, 2026, NSBA filed with the Supreme Court of the U.S. a Petition for Writ of Certiorari in our ongoing lawsuit over the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).
Following the December ruling against NSBA from the EleventhCircuit Court of Appeals, NSBA has brought on Paul Clement as lead attorney.
Mr. Clement, partner at Clement & Murphy, PLLC, served as U.S. Solicitor General from 2005 to 2008 and has argued more than 100 cases before the Supreme Court. A highly respected constitutional expert, Clement joins the NSBA legal team leading the fight against the CTA.
"NSBA has maintained since day one that the CTA is a wildly unfair and unconstitutional burden on small and family-run businesses," stated NSBA President and CEO Todd McCracken. "I am immensely proud of the groundswell of support we've gotten from our members on this issue and have complete confidence in our legal team as we push forward against this unfair regulatory regime."
As it currently stands, the CTA remains the law of the land. Fortunately, Treasury, through an interim rule, has opted NOT to take any enforcement actions under the CTA on U.S. citizens or domestic reporting companies or their beneficial owners. The interim rule is only temporary, however, so, if that is not finalized or a new administration repeals the rule, small businesses will be back in Treasury's crosshairs.
"The various rulings on the NSBA lawsuit and other similar lawsuits have created massive confusion and left small businesses in a potentially very costly state of limbo," stated NSBA Chair Bill Belknap, CEO and President of AEONRG, LLC in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. "The 50+ million small businesses in this country desperately need the Supreme Court to intervene and issue a final ruling on this deeply flawed law."
Read the petition filed here (https://fec11adc-66e0-48fe-98d2-c262a0be523e.usrfiles.com/ugd/fec11a_1eec0089bea943ff9ef5f6ed0ac5454e.pdf).
View NSBA's CTA Resource page here (https://www.nsbaadvocate.org/cta).
Celebrating nearly 90 years in operation, NSBA is a staunchly nonpartisan organization advocating on behalf of America's entrepreneurs. NSBA's 65,000 members represent every state and every industry in the U.S. Please visit www.nsbaadvocate.org or follow us at @NSBAAdvocate.
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Original text: https://www.nsbaadvocate.org/post/press-nsba-petitions-supreme-court-on-corporate-transparency-act-cta
[Category: Business]
LEI for France Ticked up in February
NEW YORK, April 17 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release:
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The LEI for France Ticked up in February
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Using the Composite Indexes: The Leading Economic Index (LEI) provides an early indication of significant turning points in the business cycle and where the economy is heading in the near term. The Coincident Economic Index (CEI) provides an indication of the current state of the economy. Additional details are below.
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (r) (LEI) for France inched up by 0.1% in February 2026 to 112.6 (2016=100), after a substantially higher
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NEW YORK, April 17 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release:
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The LEI for France Ticked up in February
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Using the Composite Indexes: The Leading Economic Index (LEI) provides an early indication of significant turning points in the business cycle and where the economy is heading in the near term. The Coincident Economic Index (CEI) provides an indication of the current state of the economy. Additional details are below.
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (r) (LEI) for France inched up by 0.1% in February 2026 to 112.6 (2016=100), after a substantially higherrise of 0.6% in January. Overall, the France LEI increased by 2.7% over the six-month period from August 2025 to February 2026, continuing and exceeding a 1.8% increase over the previous six-month period between February and August 2025.
The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index (r) (CEI) for France inched down by 0.1% to 110.7 (2016=100) in February 2026, reversing a 0.1% rise in January. The France CEI was unchanged over the six-month period from August 2025 to February 2026, stalling after only 0.1% growth over the previous six-month period, from February to August 2025.
The next release is scheduled for Friday, May 15, 2026, at 9:30 A.M. ET.
The France LEI inched up in February
Gains in most components of the France LEI were mainly offset by weakness in production expectations and industrial new orders
The annual growth rate of the France LEI remained positive but declined marginally in February, suggesting that economic growth will continue, but can soften in 2026
About The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(r) (LEI) and Coincident Economic Index(r) (CEI) for France
The composite economic indexes are key elements in an analytic system designed to signal peaks and troughs in the business cycle. Comprised of multiple independent indicators, the indexes are constructed to summarize and reveal common turning points in the economy in a clearer and more convincing manner than any individual component.
The CEI reflects current economic conditions and is highly correlated with real GDP. The LEI is a predictive tool that anticipates-or "leads"-turning points in the business cycle by around twelve months.
The seven components of Leading Economic Index(r) for France are:
* Yield Spread
* Stock Prices
* Building Permits
* New Unemployment Claims
* Industrial New Orders
* Production Expectations
* Ratio P/L Cost
The four components of the Coincident Economic Index(r) for France are:
* Industrial Production
* Personal Consumption
* Employment (Private sector)
* Wages and Salaries
To access data, please visit: https://data-central.conference-board.org/
About The Conference Board
The Conference Board is the member-driven think tank that delivers Trusted Insights for What's Ahead (r). Founded in 1916, we are a non-partisan, not-for-profit entity holding 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt status in the United States. TCB.org
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Original text here: https://www.conference-board.org/topics/business-cycle-indicators/france
Buy American Seafood Act Could Help U.S. Fishermen
NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida, April 17 -- The Southern Shrimp Alliance issued the following news release on April 16, 2026:
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Buy American Seafood Act Could Help U.S. Fishermen
Today, the Southern Shrimp Alliance welcomed Representative Julia Letlow's (R-LA) introduction of the Buy American Seafood Act, which would prohibit Federal agencies from procuring seafood for covered food programs unless the seafood is domestically sourced. The bill would also incorporate domestic seafood requirements into child nutrition programs.
"American children deserve nutritious seafood proudly produced right
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NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida, April 17 -- The Southern Shrimp Alliance issued the following news release on April 16, 2026:
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Buy American Seafood Act Could Help U.S. Fishermen
Today, the Southern Shrimp Alliance welcomed Representative Julia Letlow's (R-LA) introduction of the Buy American Seafood Act, which would prohibit Federal agencies from procuring seafood for covered food programs unless the seafood is domestically sourced. The bill would also incorporate domestic seafood requirements into child nutrition programs.
"American children deserve nutritious seafood proudly produced righthere under stringent U.S. food safety standards and enforcement. Congresswoman Letlow's bill delivers exactly that -- and in doing so, it supports America's coastal economies and fishing families," said Blake Price, director of the Southern Shrimp Alliance.
Currently, U.S. taxpayer-funded food programs have been a missed opportunity for America's commercial fishing industry. U.S. fishermen operate under some of the world's most rigorous environmental, food safety, and labor standards, yet federal procurement dollars flow overseas to foreign producers who lack similar standards. This legislation addresses that imbalance, thwarting the race to the bottom that has led imports to supply 90% of all seafood consumed in the United States. In doing so, it brings more ethically produced seafood to Americans.
By directing domestic seafood to school cafeterias and federal nutrition programs, this bill creates a reliable, meaningful market for American-caught seafood. That translates directly into steadier income and greater economic security for shrimpers, crabbers, and fishermen from Alaska to Florida -- people whose livelihoods and communities depend on a fair marketplace.
State of the U.S. Shrimp Industry
While consumer trends, such as the desire for local, natural, sustainable, and socially responsible protein sources, favor U.S. shrimp producers, the domestic industry is shrinking. Instead, growing volumes of shrimp are imported, mostly farmed in countries known for widespread use of banned antibiotics, forced labor, and environmental shortcuts to reduce costs.
In March, NOAA released a study underscoring the urgent need to support the U.S. shrimp industry, the world's most sustainable shrimp trawl fishery. Following decades of unfair trade, it found the revenue of the Gulf shrimp revenue fell more than 50% in just two years, from $489 million in 2021 to $221 million in 2023. The federal fleet posted a 6.1% loss in 2023, leaving producers unable to reinvest in aging vessels and infrastructure. An estimated 1,200 jobs were lost on federal shrimp vessels between 2021 and 2023 as the number of active vessels dropped 19%.
"The FDA is encouraging Americans to eat more seafood, and we catch and process the best right here at home. Ensuring U.S. funds deliver more premium U.S. seafood through nutritional programs is a win on every front. We commend Representative Letlow for her leadership on this issue and urge the swift passage of this commonsense bill," said Price.
Read Rep. Letlow's release: https://letlow.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-letlow-files-bill-protect-american-seafood
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Original text here: https://shrimpalliance.com/buy-american-seafood-act-could-help-u-s-fishermen/
[Category: Food/Beverage]
Annals of Internal Medicine presents breaking scientific news at ACP's Internal Medicine Meeting 2026
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 17 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Physicians posted the following news release:
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Annals of Internal Medicine presents breaking scientific news at ACP's Internal Medicine Meeting 2026
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Authors discuss evidence-based research on mammography screening, AI in medicine, and obesity medications and body composition
SAN FRANCISCO, April 17, 2026 - Today at ACP's annual meeting, Internal Medicine Meeting 2026, Annals of Internal Medicine presented three breaking research articles during a live scientific plenary session that featured the authors
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PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 17 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Physicians posted the following news release:
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Annals of Internal Medicine presents breaking scientific news at ACP's Internal Medicine Meeting 2026
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Authors discuss evidence-based research on mammography screening, AI in medicine, and obesity medications and body composition
SAN FRANCISCO, April 17, 2026 - Today at ACP's annual meeting, Internal Medicine Meeting 2026, Annals of Internal Medicine presented three breaking research articles during a live scientific plenary session that featured the authorsof those articles. The articles were published in ACP's flagship journal concurrently with the live meeting presentation. During the session, New in Annals of Internal Medicine: Hear it First from the Authors, researchers presented their work to meeting attendees and provided insight into ACP's guidance statement on mammography screening for breast cancer, the use of AI for medical documentation, and the effect of weight loss medications on body composition.
Christine Laine, M.D., MPH, Annals of Internal Medicine Editor-in-Chief and ACP Senior Vice President, introduced the authors and facilitated a discussion on each topic. The articles and presentations included:
* Screening for Breast Cancer in Asymptomatic, Average-Risk Adult Females: A Guidance Statement from the American College of Physicians.
Carolyn Crandall, M.D. Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Chair of ACP's Clinical Guidelines Committee, provided context and rationale for the advice detailed in ACP's new mammography screening guidance statement. Dr. Crandall explained that women at average risk between the ages of 50 and 74 should undergo biennial mammography screening for breast cancer. Females between the ages of 40 and 49 should discuss with their doctor their risk for breast cancer and the benefits and harms of screening, such as false positive results, psychological distress because of it, overdiagnosis, overtreatment, additional testing, and radiation exposure before making a shared decision about screening. ACP also provided advice for women with dense breasts, Dr. Crandall explained. ACP suggests doctors consider supplemental digital breast tomosynthesis in this population, advising against using supplemental MRI or ultrasound. Decisions should consider potential benefits and harms, radiation exposure, availability, patient values and preferences, and costs. Dr. Crandall noted that ACP's guidance is based on a systematic review of the best-available evidence, taking into consideration important population-related benefits and harms.
* Documentation of Artificial Intelligence-Generated and Human-Produced Clinical Notes
Ashok Reddy, MD, MSc, Associate Director of the VA Primary Care Analytics Team for the Veterans Health Administration, Deputy Section Head for the VA Puget Sound, and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington, discussed findings of a study comparing the quality of doctors' notes generated by ambient AI scribe tools or those written by human clinicians. The researchers compared recordings of five standardized primary care visits and asked 11 AI scribe tools and 18 human clinicians to generate clinical notes from them. In every case and by every measure, human notes scored better than AI notes for accuracy, thoroughness, usefulness, organization, and comprehensiveness. Dr. Reddy explained that while AI scribe tools may reduce administrative burden, they should be regarded as a tool for generating draft documentation that requires careful review and editing. He warned that AI is currently no substitute for clinician-authored notes.
* Effect of Incretin-Based and Nonpharmacologic Weight Loss on Body Composition
John A. Batsis M.D., Associate Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and the Department of Nutrition at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, explained how incretin-based medications affect body composition. Dr. Batsis and colleagues reviewed 36 randomized controlled trials reporting on body composition outcomes among adults with overweight or obesity taking liraglutide, semaglutide, tirzepatide, or dulaglutide compared with nonpharmacologic interventions or placebo. They found that while the medications reduced total weight, body fat, and visceral fat, the proportion of weight lost from muscle-related tissue was concerning. Dr. Batsis noted that half of the placebo/lifestyle interventions examined also exceeded prespecified benchmarks for muscle-related loss, despite these interventions often leading to more modest weight loss. The researchers stress the need for clinicians to proactively counsel patients around muscle-related losses associated with weight reduction and muscle-preserving strategies to incorporate alongside pharmacotherapy.
"The Annals scientific plenary session has become a vital forum for showcasing practice changing research at ACP's Internal Medicine Meeting, and attendees should leave knowing they have new information- that will help them provide the best possible patient care. The studies featured this year once again reflect the rigor, curiosity, and clinical relevance that Annals readers and ACP members consistently expect," said Dr. Laine.
About the American College of Physicians
The American College of Physicians is the largest medical specialty organization in the United States with members in more than 172 countries worldwide. ACP membership includes 163,000 internal medicine physicians, related subspecialists, and medical students. Internal medicine physicians are specialists who apply scientific knowledge and clinical expertise to the diagnosis, treatment, and compassionate care of adults across the spectrum from health to complex illness. Follow ACP on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and LinkedIn, and subscribe to our RSS feed.
About Annals of Internal Medicine
Annals of Internal Medicine is the flagship journal of the American College of Physicians (ACP). Annals is the most cited general internal medicine journal and one of the most influential peer-reviewed clinical journals in the world. Annals' mission is to promote excellence in medicine, enable physicians and other health care professionals to be well-informed members of the medical community and society, advance standards in the conduct and reporting of medical research, and contribute to improving the health of people worldwide. New content is published every Tuesday at Annals.org. Follow Annals on X, Instagram, LinkedIn, Bluesky, and on Facebook.
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Original text here: https://www.acponline.org/acp-newsroom/annals-of-internal-medicine-presents-breaking-scientific-news-at-acps-internal-medicine-meeting-2026
ATA Applauds Lawmakers for Pressing HHS to Modernize Drug Testing Programs
ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 17 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release:
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ATA Applauds Lawmakers for Pressing HHS to Modernize Drug Testing Programs
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The American Trucking Associations today praised six Members of Congress for sending a letter urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to remove regulatory barriers that have stalled the adoption of modern, effective workplace drug testing methods-including hair and oral fluid testing-in safety sensitive industries.
The letter was signed by Representatives Andy Harris
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ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 17 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release:
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ATA Applauds Lawmakers for Pressing HHS to Modernize Drug Testing Programs
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The American Trucking Associations today praised six Members of Congress for sending a letter urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to remove regulatory barriers that have stalled the adoption of modern, effective workplace drug testing methods-including hair and oral fluid testing-in safety sensitive industries.
The letter was signed by Representatives Andy Harris(R MD), Ben Cline (R VA), Pete Sessions (R TX), Mike Bost (R IL), Mike Collins (R GA), and Claudia Tenney (R NY) and sent to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
"For far too long, HHS has dragged its feet on implementing science-based drug testing policy, and these bureaucratic delays have come at the expense of safety," said ATA President & CEO Chris Spear. "ATA applauds the leadership of Representatives Harris, Cline, Sessions, Bost, Collins, and Tenney for calling on HHS to correct the failures of previous administrations, follow the law, and strengthen safety across the nation's transportation network."
In their letter to HHS, the Members of Congress wrote that current federal drug testing programs "serve a critical public safety mission," but warned that outdated regulatory structures now "threaten the relevance and effectiveness of the entire program."
Oral fluid testing was approved for regulated use in 2023, yet no U.S. laboratory has been able to achieve certification due to barriers imposed by the Food & Drug Administration. Additionally, in 2015, Congress first directed HHS to recognize hair testing as a valid alternative to urine testing for commercial motor vehicle drivers. HHS has still not issued the necessary guidance despite Congress reaffirming that directive earlier this year.
The primary obstacle to the widespread adoption of oral fluid testing is a requirement by the FDA to oversee workplace drug testing programs. FDA's clearance pathway is structured around clinical patient diagnostics, however, and is not well suited for validating testing methods that cover more than 6.5 million DOT-regulated workers and hundreds of thousands of federal employees.
Workplace drug testing programs already receive robust oversight from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the National Laboratory Certification Program. This supervision meets or exceeds FDA standards.
The Members called on HHS to:
* Exempt workplace drug testing programs from review by FDA, which is ill-equipped to oversee the forensic nature of these tests.
* Reaffirm that workplace drug testing programs are subject to the rigorous oversight framework provided by SAMHSA and NLCP.
* Direct SAMHSA's Division of Workplace Programs to serve as the authoritative body for future updates to drugs, cutoffs, testing technologies, and specimen types, ensuring the federal program can remain current and responsive to evolving public safety threats.
* Finalize the hair testing guidelines as directed by Congress over a decade ago. While the above steps would pave the way for the implementation of hair testing, this can only happen if HHS promptly finalizes its long-overdue rule.
The lawmakers further stressed that modernization is urgently needed to combat growing efforts to defeat traditional urine drug tests. According to an analysis of Quest Diagnostics data, substituted and invalid drug specimens-two common forms of drug test subversion-increased over 370% and 36%, respectively, from 2022 to 2023 among federally regulated, safety-sensitive employees.
"Oral fluid, hair, and other directly observed specimen types significantly reduce the opportunity for specimen substitution and have demonstrated higher positivity rates as a result. These alternative testing methods offer the critical safeguards needed to keep impaired workers from operating on our nation's roads and transportation systems and protect public safety," the lawmakers wrote.
Click here to read the letter (https://www.trucking.org/sites/default/files/2026-04/2026-04-17%20Federal%20Workplace%20Drug%20Testing%20HHS%20Letter.pdf).
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Original text here: https://www.trucking.org/news-insights/ata-applauds-lawmakers-pressing-hhs-modernize-drug-testing-programs
