HR 5477
116th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing finance and home ownership
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from denying home loans for veterans who legally work in the marijuana industry on the basis of the nature of such work, and for other purposes.
Introduced: December 18, 2019
Introduced by:
Clark, Katherine M.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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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 28, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 14, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Dec 19, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 18, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary, 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.
Dec 18, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from denying a veteran a home loan because the veteran works in the marijuana industry in a state where the industry is legal.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.