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Tribal Marijuana Sovereignty Act of 2016

Introduced: April 20, 2016 Introduced by: Pocan, Mark Democratic · Wisconsin 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
May 4, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Apr 22, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 20, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
Apr 20, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tribal Marijuana Sovereignty Act of 2016

This bill prohibits consideration of an entity's authorization under federal, state, or tribal law to produce, purchase, or possess marijuana when: (1) allocating, distributing, or determining eligibility for, federal benefits; or (2) determining eligibility for or compliance with a contract, grant, or agreement under which such activities would otherwise be disqualifying. The bill applies to an Indian tribe's, a member of a tribe's, or a tribal entity's authorization to conduct such activities on land owned by the tribe, held in trust for the tribe, or conveyed to an Alaska Native Corporation.
What's happening now May 4, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 23, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5014: Tribal Marijuana Sovereignty Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5014/
MLA
"H.R. 5014: Tribal Marijuana Sovereignty Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5014/.
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H.R. 5014, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5014/.
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