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HR 1647 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Alternative treatments Department of Veterans Affairs Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health information and medical records Health personnel Veterans' medical care

Veterans Equal Access Act

Introduced: April 29, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 12, 2020
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 11.
Mar 12, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 20, 2019
Committee Hearings Held.
Apr 30, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 30, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 8, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Equal Access Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to authorize VA health care providers to (1) provide veterans with recommendations and opinions regarding participation in their state's marijuana programs, and (2) complete forms reflecting such recommendations and opinions.

What's happening now March 12, 2020

Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 11.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1119 Related bill Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2019
  • S 421 Related bill Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 9 Republican 4
R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Oct 23, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Aug 25, 2020
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Mar 12, 2020
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Oct 29, 2019
Crist, Charlie
· Apr 29, 2019
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Apr 29, 2019
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Apr 3, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 3, 2019
Amash, Justin
· Mar 8, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 8, 2019
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Mar 8, 2019
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Mar 8, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 8, 2019
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Mar 8, 2019
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Mar 8, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1647: Veterans Equal Access Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1647/
MLA
"H.R. 1647: Veterans Equal Access Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1647/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1647, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1647/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 1647: Veterans Equal Access Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1647/)
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