HUNTER Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-6704
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9]
Introduced: 2022-02-11
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2022-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-02-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Halting the Use of Narcotics Through Effective Recovery Act of 2022 or the HUNTER Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to purchase (or support the purchase of) pipes, syringes, or other paraphernalia that can be used to smoke, inject, or otherwise introduce into the body any controlled substance unlawfully. This includes funds made available through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for overdose prevention, syringe services, and other harm reduction programs.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6704 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2022 Mr. Bishop of North Carolina (for himself, Mrs. Boebert , Mr. Biggs , Mr. Duncan , Mr. Hice of Georgia , Mr. Gaetz , Mr. Posey , Mr. Steube , Ms. Herrell , Mr. Webster of Florida , and Mr. Perry ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prohibit the use of Federal funds to purchase, or support the purchase of, drug paraphernalia.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Halting the Use of Narcotics Through Effective Recovery Act of 2022 or the HUNTER Act of 2022 . 2. Prohibition against use of Federal funds for drug paraphernalia (a) In general No Federal funds, including funds appropriated by section 2706 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( 42 U.S.C. 290dd–3 note), may be used for the purchase, or to support the purchase by any recipient of Federal assistance, of any drug paraphernalia. (b) Definition In this section, the term drug paraphernalia — (1) has the definition given to that term in section 863 of title 18, United States Code; and (2) includes, to the extent covered by such definition, crack pipes, harm reduction vending machines, syringes, and safe smoking kits and supplies.