A congressional committee has approved a bill to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study how prevalent drug-testing for marijuana, fentanyl and other drugs is in hospital emergency departments. The bill, which has 65 House cosponsors, states that within six months of completing the study, HHS would also need to issue guidance covering:(1) Whether hospital emergency departments should implement fentanyl testing as a routine procedure for patients experiencing an overdose. (3) How the administration of fentanyl testing in hospital emergency departments may affect the future risk of overdose and general health outcomes. The bill is expected to head next to the House floor after its approval by the committee. Unlike the House bill, the HHS secretary would have three years to complete the study on hospital drug-testing under the amended Senate proposal.