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CARERS Act of 2019

Introduced: April 18, 2019 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 3, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 3, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 3, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States Act of 2019 or the CARERS Act of 2019

This bill removes restrictions on, and creates new protections for, conduct and activities related to medical marijuana that are authorized by state law.

Among other things, the bill does the following:

  • eliminates regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act for producing, possessing, distributing, dispensing, administering, testing, recommending, or delivering medical marijuana in compliance with state law;
  • establishes a new, separate registration process to facilitate medical marijuana research; and
  • authorizes health care providers employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to make recommendations to veterans regarding participation in state marijuana programs.
What's happening now February 1, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 6 Republican 2
D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Nov 18, 2019
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Aug 30, 2019
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 3, 2019
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · May 23, 2019
Ferguson, A.
· Apr 18, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 18, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 18, 2019
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Mar 7, 2019
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Jan 28, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 127: CARERS Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-127/
MLA
"H.R. 127: CARERS Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-127/.
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H.R. 127, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-127/.
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[H.R. 127: CARERS Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-127/)
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