United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1647 (116th)
Veterans Equal Access Act
Introduced
8 March 2019
Last action
12 March 2020 · Committee
Status
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 11.
Sponsors
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Amash, Justin [R-MI-3], Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46], Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14], Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13], Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17], Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5], Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14]
Subjects
Healthcare, Defence
Source updated
7 April 2025
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.
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Timeline
8 March 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
8 March 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 March 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
30 April 2019
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
30 April 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
20 June 2019
Committee
Committee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
12 March 2020
Vote
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 11.
Source: Committee
12 March 2020
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 8 March 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Amash, Justin [R-MI-3] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2019
- related to → Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2019
- related to → Veterans Equal Access Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1647
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1647
- us · 116-hr-1647 · source updated 7 April 2025