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HR 6704 117th Congress House Health

HUNTER Act of 2022

Introduced: February 11, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 14, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 11, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 11, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Halting the Use of Narcotics Through Effective Recovery Act of 2022 or the HUNTER Act of 2022

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.

What's happening now February 14, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Republican 9
Gohmert, Louie
· May 13, 2022
 R
Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · May 12, 2022
Lesko, Debbie
· Mar 16, 2022
 R
Cline, Ben
Virginia · Feb 28, 2022
Gibbs, Bob
· Feb 25, 2022
Keller, Fred
· Feb 18, 2022
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Feb 15, 2022
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Feb 15, 2022
Hartzler, Vicky
· Feb 15, 2022
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Feb 11, 2022
 R
Boebert, Lauren
Colorado · Feb 11, 2022
Duncan, Jeff
· Feb 11, 2022
Herrell, Yvette
· Feb 11, 2022
Hice, Jody
· Feb 11, 2022
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Feb 11, 2022
Posey, Bill
· Feb 11, 2022
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Feb 11, 2022
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Feb 11, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6704: HUNTER Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6704/
MLA
"H.R. 6704: HUNTER Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6704/.
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H.R. 6704, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6704/.
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[H.R. 6704: HUNTER Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6704/)
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