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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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