US Congress House Bill 1151 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides guidance related to veterans and medical marijuana that shall be effective for five years. Specifically, the bill authorizes (1) a veteran to use, possess, or transport medical marijuana in accordance with applicable state or Native American tribal law; (2) a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) physician to discuss with a veteran the use of medical marijuana as a treatment if the physician is in a state or on tribal land that authorizes such treatment; or (3) a VA physician to recommend, complete forms for, or register veterans for participation in a medical marijuana treatment program in accordance with applicable state or tribal law. The bill requires the VA to report on (1) the effects of medical marijuana on veterans in pain; and (2) the relationship between state-approved medical marijuana treatment programs, program access, and opioid abuse reduction.

Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act.

Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Matt Gaetz [R-FL]	Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2019-03-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-02-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-02-12	House	Referred 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.
2019-02-12	House	Referred 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.
2019-02-12	House	Referred 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.
2019-02-12	House	Introduced in House

SB445 (Same As) 2019-02-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1151/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1151/BILLS-116hr1151ih.pdf