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Drugs and Guns sentence enhancements.
Title: State Marihuana And Regulatory Tolerance Enforcement Act
Subject: Drug trafficking and controlled substances: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use: Intergovernmental relations: State and local government operations: Crime and law enforcement
Description: State Marihuana And Regulatory Tolerance Enforcement Act This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit federal enforcement of marijuana offenses in a state that: (1) requests a waiver from the Department of Justice (DOJ) certifying that it legalized marijuana; (2) demonstrates a regulatory scheme sufficient to protect federal interests (e.g., preventing marijuana distribution to minors); and (3) agrees to study and report on certain outcomes. DOJ may revoke the waiver of a state that fails to meets the conditions.
Session: 114th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Last Action Date: November 3, 2015
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3746/all-info
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7 sponsors: Suzan DelBene (D); Ed Perlmutter (D); Adam Smith (D); Jim McDermott (D); Denny Heck (D); Steve Cohen (D); David Cicilline (D)
Chamber | Date | Action |
House | Nov 3 2015 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
House | Oct 16 2015 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
House | Oct 9 2015 | Introduced in House |
House | Oct 9 2015 | 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. |
House | Oct 9 2015 | Referred to House Judiciary |
House | Oct 9 2015 | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
Introduced | Oct 16 2015 | federal bill text | bill text |
Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
There are no amendments to this bill at this time |
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations
There have not been any votes on this bill