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HR 3714 105th Congress House Health Drug abuse Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to health facilities Federal aid to substance abuse programs Intravenous drug abuse Needle exchange programs

To establish a prohibition regarding illegal drugs and the distribution of hypodermic needles.

Introduced: April 22, 1998 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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Apr 30, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Apr 22, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Apr 22, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit Federal funds from being expended to carry out any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of illegal drugs.

What's happening now April 30, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3714: To establish a prohibition regarding illegal drugs and the distribution of hypodermic needles.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3714/
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