United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 8540 (117th)
Developing and Nationalizing Key Cannabis Research Act of 2022
Introduced
27 July 2022
Last action
1 November 2022 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Sponsors
Scott Peters, David Joyce
Subjects
Healthcare, Education
Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
Developing and Nationalizing Key Cannabis Research Act of 2022 This bill directs the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to expand activities concerning cannabis research. The NIH must collaborate with specified agencies to develop a national cannabis research agenda. Among other topics, the agenda must address (1) the therapeutic benefits of cannabis, (2) how cannabis effects specified populations, and (3) other public safety considerations. Additionally, the NIH must designate centers of excellence in cannabis research at institutions of higher education to conduct interdisciplinary research about biomedical, behavioral, and social issues related to cannabis. The CDC must work with other agencies to collect population-wide data about cannabis use, including (1) demographic factors, (2) health outcomes, (3) product variety, and (4) other relevant health information.
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Timeline
27 July 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 July 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 July 2022
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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
1 November 2022
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 27 July 2022 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 27 July 2022
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 27 July 2022
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 27 July 2022
Sponsors
- Scott Peters · D · Sponsor
- David Joyce · R · Sponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
- · hsif00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Cannabis Research Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8540
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/8540
- us · 117-hr-8540 · source updated 3 January 2025