# 117-hr-6896: RETURN Act of 2022

117-hr-6896, RETURN Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6896
- Congress: 117
- Title: RETURN Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Introduced: 2022-03-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Reduce Exposure and the Threat of Unused Residual Narcotics Act of 2022 or the RETURN Act of 2022 This bill requires regulations that govern the disposal of narcotics by reverse distributors to be revised so as to allow these entities to open and inspect packages that are received through mail-back programs and to allow them to send the packages offsite for destruction.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2022-03-02T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6896 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6896)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6896 (as of 2025-11-18).