Restraining Excessive Federal Enforcement & Regulations of Cannabis Act of 2019
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 28, 2019)
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.
What just happenedApr 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 28, 2019
- Apr 8, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee - Mar 1, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Feb 28, 2019IntroReferralH11100
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.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Feb 28, 2019IntroReferralH11100
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.
Financial Services Committee - Feb 28, 2019IntroReferralH11100
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.
Judiciary Committee - Feb 28, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 28, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House