HR 6043 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

STATES Act

Introduced Jun 7, 2018 Originated House Sponsor David P. Joyce R-OH

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 30, 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.

  1. IntroducedJun 7, 2018
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States Act or the STATES Act

This bill eliminates regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act for marijuana-related conduct and activities that are authorized by state or tribal law, subject to specified exceptions.

Cosponsors 45

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 7, 2018 to Dec 13, 2018; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJun 7, 2018
R-FLCarlos CurbeloOriginalJun 7, 2018
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalJun 7, 2018
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJun 7, 2018
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 7, 2018
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaOriginalJun 7, 2018
D-COJared PolisOriginalJun 7, 2018
R-MNJason LewisOriginalJun 7, 2018
R-COKen BuckOriginalJun 7, 2018
R-FLMatt GaetzOriginalJun 7, 2018
D-CARo KhannaOriginalJun 7, 2018
R-IARod BlumOriginalJun 7, 2018
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJun 7, 2018
R-CATom McClintockOriginalJun 7, 2018
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalJun 7, 2018
D-FLCharlie CristJun 8, 2018
I-MIJustin AmashJun 8, 2018
R-CADana RohrabacherJun 12, 2018
D-NVDina TitusJun 12, 2018
D-NVJacky RosenJun 14, 2018
R-COMike CoffmanJun 14, 2018
D-COEd PerlmutterJul 10, 2018
R-KYThomas MassieJul 10, 2018
D-MEChellie PingreeJul 25, 2018
R-CADuncan HunterJul 25, 2018
R-IDRaul R. LabradorAug 10, 2018
D-OHTim RyanAug 10, 2018
R-PARyan A. CostelloSep 6, 2018
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciSep 6, 2018
D-WAAdam SmithDec 10, 2018
D-TXBeto O'RourkeDec 10, 2018
D-WADenny HeckDec 10, 2018
D-MAJames P. McGovernDec 10, 2018
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloDec 10, 2018
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneDec 10, 2018
D-HITulsi GabbardDec 10, 2018
D-CABrad ShermanDec 11, 2018
D-CAJared HuffmanDec 11, 2018
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioDec 11, 2018
D-CAZoe LofgrenDec 11, 2018
D-MNBetty McCollumDec 12, 2018
D-FLDarren SotoDec 12, 2018
D-NMMichelle Lujan GrishamDec 12, 2018
D-MNRichard M. NolanDec 12, 2018
D-CAAdam B. SchiffDec 13, 2018

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jun 7, 2018
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred Jul 30, 2018
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jun 7, 2018

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 30, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  2. Jun 7, 2018Introduced in House
  3. Jun 7, 2018Referred 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.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 The Congress shall have Power * * * To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Office thereof. The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 94, June 7, 2018, page H4981.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 975Respect State Marijuana Laws Act of 2017Related billFeb 10, 2017
S 3032STATES ActIdentical billJun 7, 2018

Titles 3

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
STATES Act
Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 7, 2018Introduced in House

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