VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2021
Latest action · Nov 4, 2021 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 11.
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 30, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct clinical trials of the effects of medical-grade cannabis on the health outcomes of covered veterans diagnosed with chronic pain and those diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. Covered veterans are those who are enrolled in the VA health care system.
The trials must include a control group and an experimental group that are of similar sizes and structures and represent the demographics of the veteran population.
Data collected in the trials must be preserved to facilitate further research.
Under the bill, participation in the clinical trials does not affect a covered veteran's eligibility or entitlement to other VA benefits.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 30, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MI | Peter Meijer | Original | Apr 30, 2021 |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Dec 13, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Mar 16, 2022 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Mar 31, 2022 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Mar 31, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 30, 2021Markup Nov 4, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 14, 2021Hearings Oct 14, 2021Discharged Nov 4, 2021 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 4, 2021Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
- Nov 4, 2021Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 4, 2021Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 11.
- Oct 14, 2021Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jul 14, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 30, 2021Introduced in House
- Apr 30, 2021Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E470)
- Apr 30, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E470 | J. Luis Correa D-CA | Apr 30, 2021 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Dec 21, 2021H.R. 2916, VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2021As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on November 4, 2021
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 75, April 30, 2021, pages H2135, H2134.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44782 | The Evolution of Marijuana as a Controlled Substance and the Federal-State Policy Gap | Report | Apr 7, 2022 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1467 | VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2021 | Identical bill | Jun 23, 2021 |
| S 4591 | Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act | Related bill | Jul 21, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a series of clinical trials on the effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of veterans with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 30, 2021Introduced 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.
