Respect State Marijuana Laws Act of 2013
Latest action · Apr 30, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 12, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Respect State Marijuana Laws Act of 2013 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide that provisions of such Act related to marihuana shall not apply to any person acting in compliance with state laws relating to the production, possession, distribution, dispensation, administration, or delivery of marihuana.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 12, 2013 to May 28, 2014; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Apr 12, 2013 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Apr 12, 2013 |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Original | Apr 12, 2013 |
| I-MI | Justin Amash | Original | Apr 12, 2013 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Apr 12, 2013 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Apr 16, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Apr 16, 2013 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Apr 16, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Janice Hahn | Apr 16, 2013 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Apr 16, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Apr 16, 2013 | |
| R-MI | Dan Benishek | Apr 24, 2013 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 24, 2013 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 24, 2013 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 24, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 16, 2013 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jun 4, 2013 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jun 14, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Steve Stockman | Sep 12, 2013 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Oct 22, 2013 | |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Jan 8, 2014 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Jan 21, 2014 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jan 21, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Mar 5, 2014 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Mar 5, 2014 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Mar 14, 2014 | |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Apr 29, 2014 | |
| D-MD | John K. Delaney | May 28, 2014 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 12, 2013 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Apr 30, 2013 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 12, 2013 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 12, 2013 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 30, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Apr 12, 2013Introduced in House
- Apr 12, 2013Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
- Apr 12, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7992 | Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC | Nov 14, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2659 | Dina Titus D-NV | Mar 26, 2014 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1992.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43296 | Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Legislation in the 113th Congress | Report | Jan 22, 2015 |
| R43034 | State Legalization of Recreational Marijuana: Selected Legal Issues Archived | Report | Jan 13, 2014 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for a new rule regarding the application of the Act to marihuana, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Respect State Marijuana Laws Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 12, 2013Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
