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HR 4779 115th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug, alcohol, tobacco use State and local government operations

REFER Act of 2018

Introduced: January 11, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jan 17, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jan 17, 2018
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H421)
Jan 12, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 11, 2018
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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 11, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Restraining Excessive Federal Enforcement & Regulations of Cannabis Act of 2018 or the REFER Act of 2018

This bill prohibits the use of funds made available by Congress to a federal department or agency:

  • to restrict a state or local law that authorizes the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of cannabis;
  • to detain, prosecute, sentence, or initiate civil proceedings against an individual, business, or property involved in cannabis-related activities in accordance with state or local law; or
  • to penalize a financial institution for providing financial services to a business engaged in cannabis-related activities in compliance with state or local law.
What's happening now January 17, 2018

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 9 Republican 1
D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jun 19, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 19, 2018
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 5, 2018
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jun 5, 2018
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Apr 25, 2018
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Mar 6, 2018
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 13, 2018
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Feb 6, 2018
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jan 17, 2018
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jan 11, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4779: REFER Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4779/
MLA
"H.R. 4779: REFER Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4779/.
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H.R. 4779, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4779/.
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[H.R. 4779: REFER Act of 2018](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4779/)
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