118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1520CRACK Act of 2023

A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to purchase, procure, or distribute pipes or cylindrical objects intended to be used to smoke or inhale illegal scheduled substances.

Health
Introduced May 10, 2023
Last action May 10, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
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Referred
May 10, 2023
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill prohibits the use of federal funds that are made available for treating substance use disorders to procure or distribute pipes (or other cylindrical objects) for smoking or inhaling illegal substances. Currently, some harm reduction programs distribute safe smoking kits that include glass stems, alcohol swabs, and other materials to prevent infectious diseases or injury from contaminated drug paraphernalia.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
May 10, 2023
Introduced in Senate
May 10, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.