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H.R. 331 115th Congress House

States' Medical Marijuana Property Rights Protection Act

Official title: To amend the Controlled Substances Act so as to exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to medical marijuana-related conduct that is authorized by State law.

Introduced: January 20, 2017 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Alternative treatmentsDrug trafficking and controlled substancesJudicial procedure and administrationLand transfersState and local government operations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 31, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jan 25, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 5, 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.
Jan 5, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 31, 2017

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

States' Medical Marijuana Property Rights Protection Act

This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to medical marijuana-related conduct that is authorized by state law.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1824 Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2017
  • S 780 Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 20, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 17, 2017
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jan 12, 2017
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jan 10, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 331: States' Medical Marijuana Property Rights Protection Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-331/
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"H.R. 331: States' Medical Marijuana Property Rights Protection Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-331/.
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H.R. 331, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-331/.
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