[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3546 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3546

To prevent Federal agencies from interfering with the marijuana policy 
                               of States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 27, 2019

Mr. Blumenauer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
   the Judiciary, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To prevent Federal agencies from interfering with the marijuana policy 
                               of States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``State Cannabis Commerce Act''.

SEC. 2. STATES MARIJUANA POLICY.

    (a) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the 
        meaning given the term ``agency'' in section 551 of title 5, 
        United States Code.
            (2) Marijuana.--The term ``marijuana'' has the meaning 
        given the term ``marihuana'' in section 102 of the Controlled 
        Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802).
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' means any State, the 
        District of Columbia, any territory or possession of the United 
        States, or any Indian tribal government.
    (b) Prohibitions.--No funds authorized or appropriated by Federal 
law, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are 
authorized or appropriated by Federal law, shall be expended to prevent 
any State from implementing any law of the State that--
            (1) authorizes the use, distribution, possession, or 
        cultivation of marijuana on non-Federal land in the State; or
            (2) authorizes the transportation of marijuana across the 
        border of the State if--
                    (A) the State from which the marijuana is 
                transported has a State law described in paragraph (1); 
                and
                    (B) the State and the State from which the 
                marijuana is transported have both authorized such 
                transportation of marijuana between the States.
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