What This Bill Does · Plain English
Summary · Congress.gov
Defund Heroin Injection Centers Act of 2025 This bill prohibits federal funds from being made available to a state, local, tribal, or private entity that operates or controls an injection center (i.e., a medically supervised injection site) in violation of the 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.
Action Timeline
2025-01-03
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2025-01-03
Introduced in House
2025-01-03
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.172 pass?
HR.172 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 41%.
What does HR.172 do?
Defund Heroin Injection Centers Act of 2025 This bill prohibits federal funds from being made available to a state, local, tribal, or private entity that operates or controls an injection center (i.e., a medically supervised injection site) in violation of the 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.
Who sponsored HR.172?
HR.172 was sponsored by Nicole Malliotakis (R-New York).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 172 IH: Defund Heroin Injection Centers Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-03 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 172 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2025 Ms. Malliotakis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To prohibit Federal funds for any State, local, Tribal, or private entity that operates or controls an injection center in violation of section 416 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 856 ; commonly referred to as the Crack House Statute ). 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defund Heroin Injection Centers Act of 2025 . 2. No Federal funds for entities operating unlawful injection centers No Federal funds may be made available to any State, local, Tribal, or private entity that operates or controls an injection center in violation of section 416 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 856 ; commonly referred to as the Crack House Statute ).
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