A Senate committee has rescheduled a hearing for next week to vote on bill that would limit the ability of federal agencies to use past marijuana use as a factor in making employment and security clearance decisions.
The legislation—titled the Dismantling Outdated Obstacles and Barriers to Individual Employment, or DOOBIE, Act—was initially set to receive a markup in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in July. That hearing was later cancelled, but now it’s set to go before the panel on Wednesday.
The committee chair, Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), is also the chief sponsor of the legislation, which is one of the latest legislative attempts to ensure that a person’s eligibility for the federal workforce is not negatively impacted just because they’re previously consumed cannabis.
“As we work to build a highly skilled federal workforce, it’s crucial that the federal government modernizes its hiring practices to reflect evolving laws and societal norms,” Peters said in a press release in July.
“My bill will take the commonsense step to align federal statutes with existing agency guidance and ensure that talented individuals are not automatically disqualified from service solely due to past marijuana use,” he said. “By providing this much-needed clarity
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