article_snippet.sent: Indeed, for Congress, Congress became the rationale behind a ban implemented in 1988 that prohibits the use of federal funds for these programs.
article_snippet.sent: A longstanding ban, temporarily lifted in 2009 and then reinstated by Congress as part of 2010 budget negotiations, prevents state and local jurisdictions from spending state and local jurisdictions federal health dollars on syringe services programs.
article_snippet.sent: Lifting A longstanding ban will not cost any additional money -- A longstanding ban simply allows states to spend states federally allocated dollars on syringe services programs, if states choose to do so.