HR 1455
116th 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 2019
Introduced: February 28, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 28, 2019
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.
Feb 28, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Restraining Excessive Federal Enforcement & Regulations of Cannabis Act of 2019 or the REFER Act of 2019
This bill limits restrictions on and penalties for certain cannabis-related activities that are authorized by state or local law (i.e., state-authorized).
Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of funds made available by Congress to a federal department or agency
- to restrict the state-authorized use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of cannabis;
- to detain, prosecute, sentence, or initiate civil proceedings against an individual, business, or property involved in state-authorized cannabis-related activities; or
- to penalize a financial institution for providing financial services to a business engaged in state-authorized cannabis-related activities.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.