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H.R. 172

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 172, the Defund Heroin Injection Centers Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jan 3, 2025 by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Jan 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Record

Text

H.R. 172 has 2 co-sponsors.

hb172/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 172 IH: Defund Heroin Injection Centers Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-03
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 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 ).

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-03
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 3, 2025

hb172/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (01/03/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R) sponsors H.R. 172, and 2 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 172 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Referred To · Jan 3, 2025 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 172 has taken 2 actions since Jan 3, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 3, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Votes

H.R. 172 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 172 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Defund Heroin Injection Centers Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Defund Heroin Injection Centers Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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"). — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 172 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Chemicals/Chemical Industry, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Health Issues, Homeland Security, Housing.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCIL—District of Columbia16—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCIL16—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
RYAN WOODWARD116

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCILNATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCIL2026 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCILNATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCIL2026 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCILNATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCIL2025 fourth_quarter$10K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCILNATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCIL2025 third_quarter$10K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCILNATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCIL2025 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCILNATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCIL2025 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 172 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 172’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr172/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 172, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 1 (Friday, January 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MALLIOTAKIS:H.R. 172.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18The single subject of this legislation is:This bill prohibits federal funds from being made availableto a state, local, tribal, or private entity that operates orcontrols an injection center (i.e., a medically supervisedinjection site) in violation of the federal statute commonlyknown as the Crack House Statute.[Page H42]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com