# 117-hr-6704: HUNTER Act of 2022

117-hr-6704, HUNTER Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9] (R-NC); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6704
- Congress: 117
- Title: HUNTER Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2022-02-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 20
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Halting the Use of Narcotics Through Effective Recovery Act of 2022 or the HUNTER Act of 2022 This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to purchase (or support the purchase of) pipes, syringes, or other paraphernalia that can be used to smoke, inject, or otherwise introduce into the body any controlled substance unlawfully. This includes funds made available through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for overdose prevention, syringe services, and other harm reduction programs.

## Cosponsors (20)

- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] (R-GA), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrell, Yvette [R-NM-2] (R-NM), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2022-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2022-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2022-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] (R-PA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2022-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
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- 117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.
- 117-hr-619: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 117-hjres-11: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.

## Sources
- [117-hr-6704 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6704)

## Related
- [117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2471)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-65)
- [117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-548)
- [117-hr-619: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-619)
- [117-hjres-11: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-11)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6704 (as of 2025-11-18).