Ketamine Restriction Act

Bill: 117-hr-3876
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2021-06-14
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-06-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Ketamine Restriction Act</strong></p> <p>This bill restricts the administration of ketamine to individuals during arrests and detentions. </p> <p>Specifically, the bill prohibits the administration of ketamine to an individual during an arrest or detention for a federal offense other than in a hospital for medical purposes. </p> <p>Additionally, a state or local government must have in place a law or policy prohibiting the administration of ketamine to an individual during an arrest or detention other than in a hospital for medical purposes as a condition of receiving grant funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program and the Community Oriented Policing Services program.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3876 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 14, 2021 Mr. Neguse (for himself, Mr. Nadler , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Crow , Mr. Jones , and Ms. Jayapal ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To ban the use of ketamine during arrest and detention other than in a hospital, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ketamine Restriction Act . 2. Ban on use of ketamine during arrest and detention for Federal offenses other than in a hospital Beginning not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, ketamine may not be administered to an individual during an arrest or detention for a Federal offense other than in a hospital for medical purposes. 3. Incentives for States and units of local government to ban use of ketamine other than in a hospital Beginning in the first fiscal year that begins after the date that is one year after the date of enactment of this Act, a State or unit of local government may not receive funds under the Byrne grant program or the COPS grant program for a fiscal year if, on or before the day before the first day of the fiscal year, the State or local unit of government does not certify that the jurisdiction has in place a law or policy that prohibits the administration of ketamine to an individual during an arrest or detention other than in a hospital for medical purposes. 4. Definitions In this Act: (1) Byrne grant program The term Byrne grant program means any grant program under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq. ), without regard to whether the funds are characterized as being made available under the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs, the Local Government Law Enforcement Block Grants Program, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, or otherwise. (2) Cops grant program The term COPS grant program means the grant program authorized under section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10381 ).