United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 117 (105th)
Expressing the sense of Congress that marijuana is a dangerous and addictive drug and should not be legalized for medicinal use.
Introduced
30 April 1998
Last action
—
Status
Received in the Senate.
Sponsors
—
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
3 June 2026
Summary
Declares that the Congress is unequivocally opposed to legalizing marijuana for medicinal use. Urges the defeat of State initiatives seeking to legalize medicinal marijuana use. Directs the Attorney General to report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, regarding specified years, on: (1) the total quantity of marijuana eradicated in the United States; and (2) the annual number of arrests and prosecutions for Federal marijuana offenses.
This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.
Timeline
No timeline events have been ingested for this record yet.
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.
Documents
6 official files
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 15 September 1998
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 15 September 1998
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 15 September 1998
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 30 April 1998
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 30 April 1998
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 30 April 1998
Sponsors
No sponsors or actors listed by the source.
Related records
No cross-record relationships stored yet.
Sources
PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.
- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-joint-resolution/117
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hjres/117