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HR 6741 117th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

Crack is Whack Act

Introduced: February 15, 2022 Introduced by: Malliotakis, Nicole Republican · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 16, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 15, 2022
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.
Feb 15, 2022
Introduced in House
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Crack is Whack Act

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.

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.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6159 Related bill Defund de Blasio’s Injection Sites Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6741: Crack is Whack Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6741/
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"H.R. 6741: Crack is Whack Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6741/.
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H.R. 6741, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6741/.
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