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HR 601 116th Congress House Health Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Drug trafficking and controlled substances Health programs administration and funding Licensing and registrations Medical research Veterans' medical care

Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2019

Introduced: January 16, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 4, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 16, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
Jan 16, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2019

This bill establishes a new, separate registration process for manufacturers of cannabis for research.

As a part of this process, the Drug Enforcement Administration must annually assess whether there is an adequate and uninterrupted supply of research cannabis and register additional manufacturers.

The bill also authorizes health care providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide information to veterans regarding participation in federally approved cannabis clinical trials.

What's happening now March 4, 2019

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 6 Republican 2
D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jun 3, 2019
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Apr 18, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 25, 2019
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jan 23, 2019
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Jan 23, 2019
Buck, Ken
· Jan 16, 2019
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jan 16, 2019
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jan 16, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jan 16, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 601: Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-601/
MLA
"H.R. 601: Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-601/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 601, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-601/.
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[H.R. 601: Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-601/)
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