CARERS Act of 2019
Latest action · Feb 1, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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 3, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States Act of 2019 or the CARERS Act of 2019
This bill removes restrictions on, and creates new protections for, conduct and activities related to medical marijuana that are authorized by state law.
Among other things, the bill does the following:
- eliminates regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act for producing, possessing, distributing, dispensing, administering, testing, recommending, or delivering medical marijuana in compliance with state law;
- establishes a new, separate registration process to facilitate medical marijuana research; and
- authorizes health care providers employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to make recommendations to veterans regarding participation in state marijuana programs.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 3, 2019 to Nov 18, 2019, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Jan 16, 2019 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Jan 28, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jan 28, 2019 | |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Mar 7, 2019 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Mar 18, 2019 | |
| R-GA | A. Drew Ferguson IV | Apr 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Apr 18, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | May 23, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jun 3, 2019 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Aug 30, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Aug 30, 2019 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Nov 18, 2019 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 1, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2019Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
- Jan 3, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.
- Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House
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