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
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
Introduced in House
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.
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.