3.0.0 179 2022-11-01T14:17:28Z 2022-11-01T14:19:47Z Senate S 2019-01-17 116 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-01-17T22:34:37Z VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2019 116 712 HR 2020-03-12 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Identical bill CRS 2019-01-17 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2019-01-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT N S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK 2019-01-17 True K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2019-02-06 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2019-03-06 False D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2019-04-01 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2019-04-03 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2019-06-19 False R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2019-08-01 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2019-11-05 False G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2020-03-03 False Armed Forces and National Security Alternative treatments Congressional oversight Drug trafficking and controlled substances Government studies and investigations Health information and medical records Medical research Mental health Neurological disorders Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-01-17 Introduced in Senate 2019-12-16T14:00:11Z VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a clinical trial of the effects of medical-grade cannabis on the health outcomes of covered veterans diagnosed with chronic pain, and also those diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. Covered veterans are those who are enrolled in the VA patient enrollment system for hospital care and medical services.

]]> VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2019 Display Title VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a clinical trial of the effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s179is/xml/BILLS-116s179is.xml 2019-01-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.