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HR 2191 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Health care coverage and access Health information and medical records Veterans' medical care

Veterans Cannabis Use for Safe Healing Act

Introduced: November 18, 2019 Introduced by: Steube, W. Gregory Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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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 30, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 30, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 9, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced in House
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Veterans Cannabis Use for Safe Healing Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from denying a veteran any VA benefit due to participation in a state-approved marijuana program. For veterans participating in these approved programs, the VA must ensure its health care providers (1) discuss marijuana use with such veterans and adjust treatment plans accordingly, and (2) record such use in the veterans' medical records.

Under the bill, the VA shall authorize physicians and other VA health care providers to provide recommendations to veterans who are residents of states with approved programs.

What's happening now April 30, 2019

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 4 Republican 2
Luria, Elaine
· Feb 25, 2020
Buck, Ken
· Feb 10, 2020
Armstrong, Kelly
· Nov 19, 2019
 D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Nov 18, 2019
Davis, Rodney
· Oct 23, 2019
Lamb, Conor
· Oct 21, 2019
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Oct 18, 2019
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Oct 18, 2019
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Oct 15, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 1, 2019
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Apr 9, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2191: Veterans Cannabis Use for Safe Healing Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2191/
MLA
"H.R. 2191: Veterans Cannabis Use for Safe Healing Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2191/.
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H.R. 2191, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2191/.
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[H.R. 2191: Veterans Cannabis Use for Safe Healing Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2191/)
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