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PIPES Act

USA117th CongressHR-6744| House 
| Updated: 2/16/2022
David B. McKinley

David B. McKinley

Republican Representative

West Virginia

Cosponsors (2)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Nicole Malliotakis (Republican)

Energy Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Preventing Illicit Paraphernalia for Exchange Systems Act or the PIPES Act This bill restricts the use of funding made available through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for community-based overdose prevention programs, syringe services programs, and other harm reduction programs. First, the bill prohibits the use of the act's funding to procure or distribute pipes or other paraphernalia that can be used to smoke, inhale, or ingest narcotics. Second, the bill applies to the act's funding the conditions that apply to other funding from the Department of Health and Human Services for syringe services programs and needle exchange programs. The conditions require that programs (1) operate in a jurisdiction experiencing (or at risk for) increased transmission of hepatitis and HIV infections due to injection drug use, (2) use nonfederal funds for the purchase of syringes or needles, and (3) otherwise follow applicable laws.
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Timeline
Feb 14, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-3645
Introduced in Senate
Feb 15, 2022
Introduced in House
Feb 15, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 16, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
  • February 14, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-3645
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 15, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • February 15, 2022
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • February 16, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

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Related Bills

  • S 117-3645: PIPES Act

PIPES Act

USA117th CongressHR-6744| House 
| Updated: 2/16/2022
Preventing Illicit Paraphernalia for Exchange Systems Act or the PIPES Act This bill restricts the use of funding made available through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for community-based overdose prevention programs, syringe services programs, and other harm reduction programs. First, the bill prohibits the use of the act's funding to procure or distribute pipes or other paraphernalia that can be used to smoke, inhale, or ingest narcotics. Second, the bill applies to the act's funding the conditions that apply to other funding from the Department of Health and Human Services for syringe services programs and needle exchange programs. The conditions require that programs (1) operate in a jurisdiction experiencing (or at risk for) increased transmission of hepatitis and HIV infections due to injection drug use, (2) use nonfederal funds for the purchase of syringes or needles, and (3) otherwise follow applicable laws.
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Timeline
Feb 14, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-3645
Introduced in Senate
Feb 15, 2022
Introduced in House
Feb 15, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 16, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
  • February 14, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-3645
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 15, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • February 15, 2022
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • February 16, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
David B. McKinley

David B. McKinley

Republican Representative

West Virginia

Cosponsors (2)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Nicole Malliotakis (Republican)

Energy Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • S 117-3645: PIPES Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted