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HR 4046 113th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Appropriations Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Government studies and investigations Medical research Research administration and funding

Unmuzzle the Drug Czar Act of 2014

Introduced: March 12, 2014 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 20, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Feb 14, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 11, 2014
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
Feb 11, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Unmuzzle the Drug Czar Act of 2014 - Amends the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 to repeal a provision requiring the Director of National Drug Control Policy to: (1) ensure that no federal funds appropriated to the Office of National Drug Control Policy are expended for any study or contract relating to the legalization (for a medical or any other use) of a substance listed in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (which includes marijuana), and (2) oppose any attempt to legalize the use of any such substance that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved for use for medical purposes.

What's happening now March 20, 2014

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
MORAN, JAMES
· Mar 12, 2014
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 12, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4046: Unmuzzle the Drug Czar Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4046/
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"H.R. 4046: Unmuzzle the Drug Czar Act of 2014." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4046/.
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