HR 8197 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Veterans Equal Access Act

Introduced Jun 23, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Earl Blumenauer D-OR

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 23, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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 23, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Veterans Equal Access Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to authorize VA health care providers to (1) provide veterans with recommendations and opinions regarding participation in their state's marijuana programs, and (2) complete forms reflecting such recommendations and opinions.

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 23, 2022.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJun 23, 2022
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJun 23, 2022
R-FLBill PoseyOriginalJun 23, 2022
R-FLBrian J. MastOriginalJun 23, 2022
R-OHDavid P. JoyceOriginalJun 23, 2022
D-NVDina TitusOriginalJun 23, 2022
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalJun 23, 2022
D-COEd PerlmutterOriginalJun 23, 2022
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 23, 2022
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaOriginalJun 23, 2022
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJun 23, 2022
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalJun 23, 2022
D-HIKaiali'i KaheleOriginalJun 23, 2022
D-ILMarie NewmanOriginalJun 23, 2022
D-WAMarilyn StricklandOriginalJun 23, 2022
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalJun 23, 2022
R-FLMatt GaetzOriginalJun 23, 2022
D-GUMichael F. Q. San NicolasOriginalJun 23, 2022
R-SCNancy MaceOriginalJun 23, 2022
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalJun 23, 2022
R-MIPeter MeijerOriginalJun 23, 2022
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalJun 23, 2022
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalJun 23, 2022
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJun 23, 2022

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Jun 23, 2022

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 23, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Jun 23, 2022Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E664)
  3. Jun 23, 2022Referred 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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E664Earl Blumenauer D-ORJun 23, 2022

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: Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 107, June 23, 2022, page H5878.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1647Veterans Equal Access ActReintroduction ofMar 12, 2020

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To authorize Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Veterans Equal Access Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 23, 2022Introduced in House

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