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HR 2528 115th 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 2017

Introduced: May 18, 2017 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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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
May 19, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 18, 2017
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.
May 18, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act of 2017

This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to declare that no provision of the CSA, including criminal penalties, is intended to supersede or preempt a state law that pertains to marijuana.

What's happening now June 23, 2017

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 25, 2018
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Apr 27, 2018
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jan 30, 2018
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Jan 18, 2018
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jan 10, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2528: Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2528/
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"H.R. 2528: Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2528/.
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H.R. 2528, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2528/.
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