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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 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 January 28, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5477: 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.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5477/
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"H.R. 5477: 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.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5477/.
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H.R. 5477, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5477/.
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[H.R. 5477: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5477/)
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