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HR 3629 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Drug trafficking and controlled substances Federal preemption State and local government operations

Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act of 2015

Introduced: September 28, 2015 Introduced by: DeGette, Diana Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Oct 5, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Oct 2, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 28, 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.
Sep 28, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act of 2015

This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to declare that federal laws, including criminal penalties, are not intended to supersede or preempt state laws that pertain to marijuana.

What's happening now October 5, 2015

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 22, 2015
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 22, 2015
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Oct 22, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3629: Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3629/
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"H.R. 3629: Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3629/.
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H.R. 3629, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3629/.
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