3.0.0 683 2023-01-11T13:27:53Z 2023-01-11T13:27:53Z Senate S 2015-03-10 114 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-03-10T14:39:56Z Veterans Equal Access Act 114 667 HR 2015-02-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Respect State Marijuana Laws Act of 2015 114 1940 HR 2015-05-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Related bill CRS CARERS Act of 2015 114 1538 HR 2015-04-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Identical bill CRS Marijuana Businesses Access to Banking Act of 2015 114 1726 S 2015-07-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Related bill CRS 2015-03-10 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1385-1386) IntroReferral 2015-03-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ N G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2015-03-10 True P000603 Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] Rand Paul R KY 2015-03-10 True H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2015-03-11 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2015-03-17 False B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2015-05-13 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2015-05-13 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2015-05-13 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2015-05-13 False S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2015-06-01 False U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2015-06-01 False H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2015-06-15 False K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2015-07-08 False H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2015-07-21 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2015-07-27 False M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2015-07-28 False G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2016-03-10 False M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2016-03-14 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2016-05-10 False F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2016-06-14 False Crime and Law Enforcement Bank accounts, deposits, capital Banking and financial institutions regulation Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Drug therapy Drug trafficking and controlled substances Fraud offenses and financial crimes Intergovernmental relations Medical research State and local government operations Veterans' medical care Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2015-03-10 Introduced in Senate 2015-08-12T19:43:51Z Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States Act of 2015 or the CARERS Act of 2015

Amends the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to provide that control and enforcement provisions of such Act relating to marijuana shall not apply to any person acting in compliance with state law relating to the production, possession, distribution, dispensation, administration, laboratory testing, or delivery of medical marijuana.

Transfers marijuana from schedule I to schedule II of the CSA.

Excludes "cannabidiol" from the definition of "marijuana" and defines it separately as the substance cannabidiol, as derived from marijuana or the synthetic formulation, that contains not greater than 0.3% delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on a dry weight basis. Deems marijuana that is grown or processed for purposes of making cannabidiol, in accordance with state law, to meet such concentration limitation unless the Attorney General determines that the state law is not reasonably calculated to comply with such definition.

Prohibits a federal banking regulator from: (1) terminating or limiting the deposit insurance of a depository institution solely because it provides or has provided financial services to a marijuana-related legitimate business; or (2) prohibiting, penalizing, or otherwise discouraging a depository institution from providing financial services to a marijuana-related legitimate business.

Prohibits a federal banking regulator from recommending, motivating, providing incentives, or encouraging a depository institution not to offer financial services to an individual, or to downgrade or cancel financial services offered to an individual, solely because: (1) the individual is a manufacturer of marijuana, (2) the individual is or later becomes an owner or operator of a marijuana-related legitimate business, or (3) the depository institution was not aware that the individual is the owner or operator of a marijuana-related legitimate business.

Prohibits a federal banking regulator from taking any adverse or corrective supervisory action on a loan to an owner or operator of: (1) a marijuana-related legitimate business soley because the owner or operator is such a business, or (2) real estate or equipment that is leased to a marijuana-related legitimate business solely because it is leased to such a business

Provides depository institutions that provide financial services to a marijuana-related legitimate business protection under federal law from federal criminal prosecution or investigation, criminal penalties, and forfeiture of legal interest in collateral solely for providing financial services to such a business.

Directs: (1) the Department of Health and Human Services to terminate the Public Health Service interdisciplinary review process described in the guidance entitled "Guidance on Procedures for the Provision of marijuana for Medical Research" (issued on May 21, 1999), and (2) the Drug Enforcement Administration to issue at least three licenses under CSA registration requirements to manufacture marijuana and marijuana-derivatives for research approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to authorize VA health care providers to provide veterans with recommendations and opinions regarding participation in state marijuana programs.

]]> Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States Act of 2015 Display Title Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to extend the principle of federalism to State drug policy, provide access to medical marijuana, and enable research into the medicinal properties of marijuana. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States Act of 2015 Short Titles as Introduced CARERS Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s683is/xml/BILLS-114s683is.xml 2015-03-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1385-1386) text/xml EN 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.