Crack is Whack Act

Bill: 117-hr-6741
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
Introduced: 2022-02-15
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: 2022-02-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Crack is Whack Act </strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to operate or control an injection center (i.e., a medically supervised injection site) in violation of a federal statute commonly known as the Crack House Statute. The statute generally prohibits making facilities available for the purpose of unlawfully using a controlled substance.</p> <p>The bill also prohibits (1) federal funds from being made available to any state, local, tribal, or private entity that operates or controls such an injection center; and (2) the use of federal funds by a federal agency to purchase or provide any drug paraphernalia directly or indirectly through grants or other assistance. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6741 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 15, 2022 Ms. Malliotakis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary , and Oversight and Reform , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To prohibit Federal funds from being used to operate or control an injection center in violation of section 416 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 856 ; commonly referred to as the Crack House Statute ), and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Crack is Whack Act . 2. No Federal funds for unlawful injection centers or purchase of drug paraphernalia No Federal funds may be— (1) used by any Federal agency to operate or control, or to pay the salaries of officers and employees of such an agency to operate or control, an injection center in violation of section 416 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 856 ; commonly referred to as the Crack House Statute ); (2) made available to any State, local, Tribal, or private entity that operates or controls such an injection center; or (3) used by any Federal agency to purchase or provide any drug paraphernalia (as defined in section 863 of title 18, United States Code), directly or indirectly through the award of grants or other assistance.