3.0.0 1455 2022-11-01T17:03:31Z 2022-11-01T17:03:31Z House HR 2019-02-28 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 37 (Thursday, February 28, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. LEE of California:H.R. 1455.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 H2316]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2019-04-08T20:35:39Z Referred to 2019-02-28T14:02:35Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2019-03-01T21:51:54Z Referred to 2019-02-28T14:02:45Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-02-28T14:02:40Z 2019-04-08 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2019-03-01 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-02-28 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 2019-02-28 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 2019-02-28 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 2019-02-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-02-28 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 2019-02-28 True N000191 Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] Joe Neguse D CO 2 2019-02-28 True P000593 Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] Ed Perlmutter D CO 7 2019-02-28 True K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2019-02-28 True P000617 Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] Ayanna Pressley D MA 7 2019-02-28 True G000571 Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] Tulsi Gabbard D HI 2 2019-02-28 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2019-03-05 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2019-04-15 False G000578 Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] Matt Gaetz R FL 1 2019-04-15 False C001110 Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] J. Correa D CA Luis 46 2019-09-10 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 2019-02-28 Introduced in House 2019-09-27T14:58:55Z Restraining Excessive Federal Enforcement & Regulations of Cannabis Act of 2019 or the REFER Act of 2019

This bill limits restrictions on and penalties for certain cannabis-related activities that are authorized by state or local law (i.e., state-authorized).

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

  • to restrict the state-authorized use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of cannabis;
  • to detain, prosecute, sentence, or initiate civil proceedings against an individual, business, or property involved in state-authorized cannabis-related activities; or
  • to penalize a financial institution for providing financial services to a business engaged in state-authorized cannabis-related activities.
]]> Restraining Excessive Federal Enforcement & Regulations of Cannabis Act of 2019 Display Title Restraining Excessive Federal Enforcement & Regulations of Cannabis Act of 2019 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 Title(s) as Introduced Restraining Excessive Federal Enforcement & Regulations of Cannabis Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced REFER Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1455ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1455ih.xml 2019-04-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 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.