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H.R. 966 119th Congress House

Veterans Cannabis Use for Safe Healing Act

Official title: To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from denying a veteran benefits administered by the Secretary by reason of the veteran participating in a State-a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from denying a veteran benefits administered by the Secretary by reason of the veteran participating in a State-approved marijuana program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 4, 2025 Introduced by: W. Gregory Steube Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Drug, alcohol, tobacco useHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsVeterans' medical careVeterans' pensions and compensation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 6, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 4, 2025
Introduced in House
Feb 4, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 19, 2026
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 4, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 966: Veterans Cannabis Use for Safe Healing Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-966/
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"H.R. 966: Veterans Cannabis Use for Safe Healing Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-966/.
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H.R. 966, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-966/.
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[H.R. 966: Veterans Cannabis Use for Safe Healing Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-966/)
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