CARERS Act of 2017
Latest action · Jun 15, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3556-3557)
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.
- IntroducedJun 15, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States Act of 2017 or the CARERS Act of 2017
This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide that the Act's regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties do not apply to a person who produces, possesses, distributes, dispenses, administers, tests, recommends, or delivers medical marijuana in compliance with state law.
The bill also:
- excludes "cannabidiol" (CBD) from the definition of "marijuana";
- limits the concentration of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in CBD to 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis; and
- deems marijuana grown or processed to make CBD, in accordance with state law, to comply with the THC concentration limit unless the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) determines state law to be unreasonable.
The bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to terminate the Public Health Service's interdisciplinary review process that is used to evaluate applications for medical marijuana research. The DEA must license manufacturers and distributors of marijuana for medical research; HHS must register practitioners to conduct research; and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must authorize VA health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in their states' marijuana programs.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 15, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Jun 15, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3556-3557)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3556 | Cory A. Booker D-NJ | Jun 15, 2017 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1764 | CARERS Act of 2017 | Identical bill | Sep 5, 2017 |
| HR 1820 | Veterans Equal Access Act | Related bill | Mar 31, 2017 |
| HR 2920 | CARERS Act of 2017 | Identical bill | Jun 16, 2017 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to extend the principle of federalism to State drug policy, provide access to medical marijuana, and enable research into the medicinal properties of marijuana.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- CARERS Act of 2017
- Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Alternative treatments
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Licensing and registrations
- Medical research
- Research administration and funding
- State and local government operations
- Veterans' medical care
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2017Introduced in Senate
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.
