Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2017

Summary

Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2017 This bill amends various provisions of law and sets forth new provisions: to eliminate regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act for marijuana-related activities authorized by state or tribal law (i.e., state-authorized); to allow businesses that sell marijuana in compliance with state or tribal law to claim certain federal tax credits and deductions; to eliminate restrictions on print and broadcast advertising of state-authorized marijuana-related activities; to create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses; to specify that a marijuana-related business is entitled to federal bankruptcy protections; to establish a process to expunge criminal records related to certain marijuana-related convictions; to reestablish federal student aid eligibility for certain students convicted of a misdemeanor offense for marijuana possession; to exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to state-authorized marijuana-related conduct; to prohibit the inadmissibility or deportability of aliens for state-authorized marijuana-related conduct; to specify that drug-related criminal activity, which is prohibited in federally assisted housing, does not include state-authorized marijuana-related conduct; to establish a new, separate registration process to facilitate medical marijuana research; to authorize health care providers employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to recommend participation in state marijuana programs; and to authorize medical providers through an Indian health program to make medical recommendations regarding marijuana.

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Timeline

1. 30 March 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Natural Resources, Education and the Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 30 March 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Natural Resources, Education and the Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 30 March 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 30 March 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 31 March 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

6. 12 April 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.

   Source: Committee

7. 24 April 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 30 March 2017 · Download file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

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Sponsors

• Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Sponsor
• Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records

• related to → States' Medical Marijuana Property Rights Protection Act
• related to → Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2017
• related to → Veterans Equal Access Act
• related to → Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2017
• related to → Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2019
• related to → Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2017
• related to ← Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2017