HR 5549
114th Congress
House
Health
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alternative treatments
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Health personnel
Licensing and registrations
Medical research
Research administration and funding
Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2016
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 27, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jun 21, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Jun 21, 2016
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2016
This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to:
- modify requirements regarding the production of marijuana through the National Institute on Drug Abuse Drug Supply Program;
- establish, with respect to marijuana research, a new federal registration process that is separate from the process for research involving other schedule I drugs;
- establish a process for registering persons to manufacture or distribute marijuana for medical research purposes; and
- modify other requirements related to marijuana research and production.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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