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H.R. 6606 · 112th Congress

Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act of 2012

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 112th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

DDD DeGetteSponsor
12 cosponsors · 10 D, 2 R
EBD Blumenauer SCD Cohen MCR Coffman SFD Farr BFD Frank RGD Grijalva BLD Lee RPR Paul JPD Polis CPD Pingree JSD Schakowsky END Norton

9 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act of 2012 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide that, in the case of any state law that pertains to marihuana, no provision of such Act shall be construed as indicating congressional intent to: (1) occupy the field in which that provision operates, including criminal penalties, to the exclusion of state law…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Nov 27, 2012

Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act of 2012 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide that, in the case of any state law that pertains to marihuana, no provision of such Act shall be construed as indicating congressional intent to: (1) occupy the field in which that provision operates, including criminal penalties, to the exclusion of state law on the same subject matter; or (2) preempt any such state law.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act of 2012

Latest action (Dec 7, 2012): Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 27, 2012

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.