REFER Act of 2018
Latest action · Jan 17, 2018 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.
- IntroducedJan 11, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Restraining Excessive Federal Enforcement & Regulations of Cannabis Act of 2018 or the REFER Act of 2018
This bill prohibits the use of funds made available by Congress to a federal department or agency:
- to restrict a state or local law that authorizes the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of cannabis;
- to detain, prosecute, sentence, or initiate civil proceedings against an individual, business, or property involved in cannabis-related activities in accordance with state or local law; or
- to penalize a financial institution for providing financial services to a business engaged in cannabis-related activities in compliance with state or local law.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 11, 2018 to Jun 19, 2018; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Jan 11, 2018 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Jan 11, 2018 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jan 11, 2018 |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Original | Jan 11, 2018 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jan 17, 2018 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Jan 22, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Mar 6, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Apr 25, 2018 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jun 5, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Jun 5, 2018 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jun 5, 2018 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Jun 19, 2018 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 11, 2018 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jan 17, 2018 | |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Jan 11, 2018 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 11, 2018 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jan 12, 2018 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 17, 2018Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H421)
- Jan 17, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Jan 12, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 11, 2018Introduced in House
- Jan 11, 2018Referred 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 H421 | Barbara Lee D-CA | Jan 17, 2018 |
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 Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 7, January 11, 2018, page H170.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1455 | REFER Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | Apr 8, 2019 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To protect States and individuals in States that have laws which permit the use of cannabis, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- REFER Act of 2018
- Restraining Excessive Federal Enforcement & Regulations of Cannabis Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 11, 2018Introduced 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.
