H.R. 1119 · 116th Congress
Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2019
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This bill removes federal restrictions on, and creates new protections for, marijuana-related conduct and activities that are authorized by state or tribal law (i.e., state-authorized).
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 8, 2019
Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2019
This bill removes federal restrictions on, and creates new protections for, marijuana-related conduct and activities that are authorized by state or tribal law (i.e., state-authorized).
Among other things, the bill does the following:
- eliminates regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act for state-authorized marijuana-related activities;
- allows businesses that sell marijuana in compliance with state or tribal law to claim certain federal tax credits and deductions;
- eliminates restrictions on print and broadcast advertising of state-authorized marijuana-related activities;
- creates protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses;
- specifies that a marijuana-related business is entitled to federal bankruptcy protections;
- establishes a process to expunge criminal records related to certain marijuana-related convictions;
- reestablishes federal student aid eligibility for certain students convicted of a misdemeanor offense for marijuana possession;
- exempts real property from civil forfeiture due to state-authorized marijuana-related conduct;
- prohibits the inadmissibility or deportability of aliens for state-authorized marijuana-related conduct;
- specifies that drug-related criminal activity, which is prohibited in federally assisted housing, does not include state-authorized marijuana-related conduct;
- establishes a new, separate registration process to facilitate medical marijuana research;
- authorizes health care providers employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to recommend participation in state marijuana programs; and
- authorizes medical providers through an Indian health program to make medical recommendations regarding marijuana.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2019
Latest action (Mar 14, 2019): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 8, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.