Hunter Act
A new bill introduced by two Republican congressmen labeled the Hunter Act aims to prevent the use of public money to fund a federal crack pipe distribution program.
A new bill introduced by two Republican congressmen labeled the Hunter Act aims to prevent the use of public money to fund a federal crack pipe distribution program.
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117TH CONGRESS<br />
2D SESSION<br />
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(Original Signature of Member)<br />
H. R. ll<br />
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to purchase, or support the purchase<br />
of, drug paraphernalia.<br />
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES<br />
Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was<br />
referred to the Committee on llllllllllllll<br />
A BILL<br />
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to purchase, or support<br />
the purchase of, drug paraphernalia.<br />
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives<br />
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,<br />
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.<br />
This <strong>Act</strong> may be cited as the ‘‘Halting the Use of<br />
Narcotics Through Effective Recovery <strong>Act</strong> of 2022’’ or the<br />
‘‘HUNTER <strong>Act</strong> of 2022’’.<br />
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS<br />
FOR DRUG PARAPHERNALIA.<br />
(a) IN GENERAL.—No Federal funds, including<br />
funds appropriated by section 2706 of the American Rescue<br />
Plan <strong>Act</strong> of 2021 (42 U.S.C. 290dd–3 note), may be<br />
used for the purchase, or to support the purchase by any<br />
recipient of Federal assistance, of any drug paraphernalia.<br />
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘drug<br />
paraphernalia’’—<br />
(1) has the definition given to that term in section<br />
863 of title 18, United States Code; and<br />
(2) includes, to the extent covered by such definition,<br />
crack pipes, harm reduction vending machines,<br />
syringes, and safe smoking kits and supplies.<br />
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