Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2019
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 8, 2019)
Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2019
This bill removes federal restrictions on, and creates new protections for, marijuana-related conduct and activities that are authorized by state or tribal law (i.e., state-authorized).
Among other things, the bill does the following:
- eliminates regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act for state-authorized marijuana-related activities;
- allows businesses that sell marijuana in compliance with state or tribal law to claim certain federal tax credits and deductions;
- eliminates restrictions on print and broadcast advertising of state-authorized marijuana-related activities;
- creates protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses;
- specifies that a marijuana-related business is entitled to federal bankruptcy protections;
- establishes a process to expunge criminal records related to certain marijuana-related convictions;
- reestablishes federal student aid eligibility for certain students convicted of a misdemeanor offense for marijuana possession;
- exempts real property from civil forfeiture due to state-authorized marijuana-related conduct;
- prohibits the inadmissibility or deportability of aliens for state-authorized marijuana-related conduct;
- specifies that drug-related criminal activity, which is prohibited in federally assisted housing, does not include state-authorized marijuana-related conduct;
- establishes a new, separate registration process to facilitate medical marijuana research;
- authorizes health care providers employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to recommend participation in state marijuana programs; and
- authorizes medical providers through an Indian health program to make medical recommendations regarding marijuana.
What just happenedMar 14, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 8, 2019
- Mar 14, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Mar 6, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee - Feb 8, 2019IntroReferralH11100
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 Labor, Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight and 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 - Feb 8, 2019IntroReferralH11100
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 Labor, Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight and 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 - Feb 8, 2019IntroReferralH11100
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 Labor, Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight and 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 - Feb 8, 2019IntroReferralH11100
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 Labor, Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight and 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 - Feb 8, 2019IntroReferralH11100
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 Labor, Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight and 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 - Feb 8, 2019IntroReferralH11100
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 Labor, Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight and 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 - Feb 8, 2019IntroReferralH11100
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 Labor, Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight and 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 - Feb 8, 2019IntroReferralH11100
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 Labor, Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight and 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 - Feb 8, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 8, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House