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HR 6991 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

To establish the policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs on medicinal cannabis, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 14, 2022 Introduced by: Moulton, Seth Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 28, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 8, 2022
Introduced in House
Mar 8, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill establishes an official policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on medicinal cannabis, requires the VA to seek to enter an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to conduct nationwide surveys to measure cannabis use by veterans, and requires the VA to provide training for all VA primary care providers in the use of medical cannabis.

What's happening now March 28, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Jun 14, 2022
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Apr 28, 2022
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Apr 28, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6991: To establish the policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs on medicinal cannabis, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6991/
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"H.R. 6991: To establish the policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs on medicinal cannabis, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6991/.
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H.R. 6991, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6991/.
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