3.0.0 4779 2023-01-11T13:39:01Z 2023-01-11T13:39:01Z House HR 2018-01-11 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 7 (Thursday, January 11, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. LEE:H.R. 4779.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I of the United States Constitutionand its subsequent amendments, and further clarified andinterpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.[Page H170]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2018-01-17T22:11:26Z Referred to 2018-01-11T14:03:30Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2018-01-12T21:21:40Z Referred to 2018-01-11T14:03:40Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-01-11T14:03:35Z 2018-01-17 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2018-01-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H421) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2018-01-12 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2018-01-11 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2018-01-11 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2018-01-11 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2018-01-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-01-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 N B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2018-01-11 True Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2018-01-11 True P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2018-01-11 True T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 2018-01-11 True B001278 Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 2018-01-17 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2018-01-22 False K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2018-02-06 False C001111 Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] Charlie Crist D FL 13 2018-02-13 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2018-02-13 False J000295 Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] David Joyce R OH P. 14 2018-03-06 False C001112 Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] Salud Carbajal D CA O. 24 2018-04-25 False C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2018-06-05 False T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2018-06-05 False R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2018-06-05 False J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2018-06-19 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2018-06-19 False Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug, alcohol, tobacco use State and local government operations Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2018-01-11 Introduced in House 2018-04-04T20:01:46Z Restraining Excessive Federal Enforcement & Regulations of Cannabis Act of 2018 or the REFER Act of 2018

This bill prohibits the use of funds made available by Congress to a federal department or agency:

  • to restrict a state or local law that authorizes the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of cannabis;
  • to detain, prosecute, sentence, or initiate civil proceedings against an individual, business, or property involved in cannabis-related activities in accordance with state or local law; or
  • to penalize a financial institution for providing financial services to a business engaged in cannabis-related activities in compliance with state or local law.
]]> REFER Act of 2018 Display Title REFER Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced To protect States and individuals in States that have laws which permit the use of cannabis, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced REFER Act of 2018 Short Titles as Introduced Restraining Excessive Federal Enforcement & Regulations of Cannabis Act of 2018 Introduced in House 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4779ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4779ih.xml 2018-01-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. 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.