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HR 6896 117th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

RETURN Act of 2022

Introduced: March 2, 2022 Introduced by: Foxx, Virginia Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 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.
Mar 3, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 2, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Mar 2, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reduce Exposure and the Threat of Unused Residual Narcotics Act of 2022 or the RETURN Act of 2022

This bill requires regulations that govern the disposal of narcotics by reverse distributors to be revised so as to allow these entities to open and inspect packages that are received through mail-back programs and to allow them to send the packages offsite for destruction.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Mar 2, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6896: RETURN Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6896/
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"H.R. 6896: RETURN Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6896/.
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H.R. 6896, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6896/.
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[H.R. 6896: RETURN Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6896/)
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