Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2017
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 30, 2017)
Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2017
This bill amends various provisions of law and sets forth new provisions:
- to eliminate regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act for marijuana-related activities authorized by state or tribal law (i.e., state-authorized);
- to allow businesses that sell marijuana in compliance with state or tribal law to claim certain federal tax credits and deductions;
- to eliminate restrictions on print and broadcast advertising of state-authorized marijuana-related activities;
- to create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses;
- to specify that a marijuana-related business is entitled to federal bankruptcy protections;
- to establish a process to expunge criminal records related to certain marijuana-related convictions;
- to reestablish federal student aid eligibility for certain students convicted of a misdemeanor offense for marijuana possession;
- to exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to state-authorized marijuana-related conduct;
- to prohibit the inadmissibility or deportability of aliens for state-authorized marijuana-related conduct;
- to specify that drug-related criminal activity, which is prohibited in federally assisted housing, does not include state-authorized marijuana-related conduct;
- to establish a new, separate registration process to facilitate medical marijuana research;
- to authorize health care providers employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to recommend participation in state marijuana programs; and
- to authorize medical providers through an Indian health program to make medical recommendations regarding marijuana.
What just happenedApr 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 30, 2017
- Apr 24, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee - Apr 24, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee - Apr 24, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee - Apr 12, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee - Mar 31, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Mar 31, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Mar 30, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Natural Resources, Education and the Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Oversight and Accountability Committee - Mar 30, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Natural Resources, Education and the Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Mar 30, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Natural Resources, Education and the Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Mar 30, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Natural Resources, Education and the Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Natural Resources Committee - Mar 30, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Natural Resources, Education and the Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Financial Services Committee - Mar 30, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Natural Resources, Education and the Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Ways and Means Committee - Mar 30, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Natural Resources, Education and the Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Mar 30, 2017IntroReferralH11100-A
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Natural Resources, Education and the Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
- Mar 30, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Natural Resources, Education and the Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Judiciary Committee - Mar 30, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 30, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House