United States · Bill · S
S. 179 (116th)
VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2019
Introduced
17 January 2019
Last action
17 January 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sponsors
Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK], Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a clinical trial of the effects of medical-grade cannabis on the health outcomes of covered veterans diagnosed with chronic pain, and also those diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. Covered veterans are those who are enrolled in the VA patient enrollment system for hospital care and medical services.
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Timeline
17 January 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
17 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 17 January 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] · I · Cosponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2019
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/179
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/179
- us · 116-s-179 · source updated 5 December 2025