3.0.0 127 2022-11-01T13:49:30Z 2022-11-01T13:49:30Z House HR 2019-01-03 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 1 (Thursday, January 3, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COHEN:H.R. 127.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H214]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2019-02-01T17:14:30Z Referred to 2019-01-03T16:11:25Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2019-01-25T18:01:51Z Referred to 2019-01-03T16:11:15Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2019-01-03T21:44:48Z Referred to 2019-01-03T16:11:20Z 2019-02-01 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-01-25 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-01-03 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2019-01-03 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-01-03 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 2019-01-03 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 2019-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 N Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2019-01-03 True G000578 Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] Matt Gaetz R FL 1 2019-01-16 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2019-01-28 False J000295 Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] David Joyce R OH P. 14 2019-01-28 False M001184 Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] Thomas Massie R KY 4 2019-03-07 False J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2019-03-18 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2019-04-18 False F000465 Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] A. Ferguson R GA Drew 3 2019-04-18 False G000574 Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] Ruben Gallego D AZ 7 2019-05-23 False S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 30 2019-06-03 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2019-08-30 False C001110 Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] J. Correa D CA Luis 46 2019-08-30 False B001303 Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] Lisa Blunt Rochester D DE 0 2019-11-18 False Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Alternative treatments Department of Health and Human Services Department of Veterans Affairs Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health information and medical records Health personnel Licensing and registrations Medical research Research administration and funding State and local government operations Veterans' medical care Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2019-01-03 Introduced in House 2019-03-07T17:26:39Z Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States Act of 2019 or the CARERS Act of 2019

This bill removes restrictions on, and creates new protections for, conduct and activities related to medical marijuana that are authorized by state law.

Among other things, the bill does the following:

  • eliminates regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act for producing, possessing, distributing, dispensing, administering, testing, recommending, or delivering medical marijuana in compliance with state law;
  • establishes a new, separate registration process to facilitate medical marijuana research; and
  • authorizes health care providers employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to make recommendations to veterans regarding participation in state marijuana programs.
]]> CARERS Act of 2019 Display Title CARERS Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced 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 House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced CARERS Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr127ih/xml/BILLS-116hr127ih.xml 2019-02-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.