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H.R. 6606 (112th)

Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act of 2012

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Introduced

27 November 2012

Last action

7 December 2012 · Referred

Status

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

Sponsors

Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

Subjects

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Source updated

14 August 2025

Summary

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.

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Timeline

  1. 27 November 2012

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. 27 November 2012

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 November 2012

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 30 November 2012

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  5. 7 December 2012

    Referred

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

    Source: Committee

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Introduced in House (text)

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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    Introduced in House · EN · 27 November 2012

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