Legislation in the 115th Congress (2017-2018) Introduction Number of H.R./S. Bill Title Bill Summary Lead Sponsor Date Cosponsors States' Medical Exempts real property from civil forfeiture due to medical marijuana- H.R. 331 Lee (D-CA) 1/5/17 6 Property Rights Protection Act related conduct that is authorized by state law. Reschedules marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule II under the Legitimate Use of Medicinal Controlled Substances Act (CSA), specifies that the CSA does not H.R. 714 Griffith (R-VA) 1/27/17 2 Marihuana Act prohibit/restrict state medical marijuana laws, and does not affect any federal, state, or local law that regulates or prohibits smoking in public. Requires the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to another schedule under the CSA, excludes (CBD) from the federal definition of marijuana, removes H.R. 715 Compassionate Access Act Griffith (R-VA) 1/27/17 4 federal prohibitions of medical marijuana if in compliance with state law, and requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to allow for marijuana research. Respect State Marijuana Laws Exempts states that have developed their own marijuana policies from H.R. 975 Rohrabacher (R-CA) 2/7/17 46 Act federal marijuana laws. Ending Federal Marijuana Removes federal barriers for states that want to legalize adult-use and H.R. 1227 Garrett (R-VA) 2/27/17 39 Prohibition Act medical marijuana. Allows for tax deductions for normal business expenses for marijuana Curbelo (R-FL)/ H.R. 1810 Small Business Tax Equity Act businesses operating in compliance with state law, similar to other legal 3/30/17 46 Blumenauer (D-OR) businesses. Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to authorize its healthcare providers to provide recommendations and opinions H.R. 1820 Veterans Equal Access Act regarding the participation of a veteran in a state medical marijuana Blumenauer (D-OR) 3/30/17 28 program, including authorizing them to fill forms required for recommending medical marijuana. Marijuana Revenue and H.R. 1823 Creates a federal excise tax on federally legal marijuana sales. Blumenauer (D-OR) 3/30/17 11 Regulation Act Reduces the gap between federal and state marijuana laws by Responsibly Addressing the H.R. 1824 comprehensively addressing patient, veteran, tribal, researcher, and Blumenauer (D-OR) 3/30/17 10 Marijuana Policy Gap Act business issues. Regulate Marijuana Like Removes marijuana from the CSA Schedule, creates a federal regulatory H.R. 1841 Polis (D-CO) 3/30/17 26 Alcohol Act framework for marijuana.

Page 1 of 5 Prepared by the Office of Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) Updated 10/3/2018 Introduction Number of H.R./S. Bill Title Bill Summary Lead Sponsor Date Cosponsors Repeals provisions requiring the Department of Transportation to withhold a certain amount of a state's apportionment of federal-aid H.R. 1952 Better Drive Act highway funds if the state fails to enact and enforce a law that requires O'Rourke (D-TX) 4/5/17 12 the revocation or suspension of drivers' licenses of individuals convicted of drug offenses. H.R. 2020 [Marijuana rescheduling bill] Reschedules marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the CSA. Gaetz (R-FL) 4/6/17 3 Secure And Fair Enforcement Creates a safe harbor for banks that provide financial services to state- H.R. 2215 Perlmutter (D-CO) 4/27/17 95 (SAFE) Banking Act legal cannabis and cannabis-related businesses. Charlotte's Web Medical Excludes cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of H.R. 2273 Perry (R-PA) 5/1/17 33 Access Act marihuana in the CSA. Amends the CSA to declare that federal laws, including criminal Respect States' and Citizens' H.R. 2528 penalties, are not intended to supersede or preempt state laws that DeGette (D-CO) 5/19/17 7 Rights Act pertain to marijuana. Amends the CSA to allow states to set their own medical marijuana CARERS (Compassionate policies, removes CBD from the CSA, allows VA doctors to recommend H.R. 2920 Access, Research Expansion, Cohen (D-TN) 6/15/17 28 medical marijuana for their patients, and removes barriers to marijuana and Respect States) Act research. Allows students convicted of an offense involving the possession of Second Chance for Students H.R. 3252 marijuana to retain financial aid eligibility for six months while they Foster (D-IL) 7/14/17 12 Act complete a drug rehabilitation program. Medical Marijuana Research Amends the CSA to make marijuana accessible for the purposes of Harris (R-VA)/ H.R. 3391 7/25/17 8 Act research to qualified medical marijuana researchers. Blumenauer (D-OR) Comer (R-KY)/ Polis H.R. 3530 Industrial Farming Act Excludes certain industrial hemp from the CSA. 7/28/17 47 (D-CO) State Marijuana And Provides for a waiver from federal marijuana if a state complies with H.R. 3534 Regulatory Tolerance (SMART) DelBene (D-WA) 7/28/17 4 certain criteria similar to that outlined in the Obama-era Cole Memo. Enforcement Act Industrial Hemp Water Rights H.R. 4164 Companion to S. 1576. Polis (D-CO) 10/27/17 9 Act Creates a safe harbor for banks that provide financial services to state- H.R. 4711 Industrial Hemp Banking Act Barr (R-KY) 12/21/17 2 legal industrial hemp and industrial hemp-related businesses. Restraining Excessive Federal Prohibits federal spending from being used to enforce federal H.R. 4779 Enforcement & Regulations of Lee (D-CA) 1/17/18 16 government intrusion in states' and municipalities' marijuana laws. Cannabis Act (REFER) Act

Page 2 of 5 Prepared by the Office of Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) Updated 10/3/2018 Introduction Number of H.R./S. Bill Title Bill Summary Lead Sponsor Date Cosponsors H.R. 4815 Marijuana Justice Act Companion to S. 1689. Lee (D-CA) 1/17/18 41 Stop Civil Asset Forfeiture Prohibits the use of the Asset Forfeiture Fund for the DEA's Domestic H.R. 4816 Funding for Marijuana Lieu (D-CA) 1/17/18 4 Cannabis Suppression/Eradication Program. Suppression Act Marijuana Effective Drug H.R. 4825 Companion to S. 1803. Bishop (R-UT) 1/18/18 15 Studies (MEDS) Act Sensible Enforcement of Directs the DOJ to not prosecute for any conduct that is compliant with H.R. 5050 Correa (D-CA) 2/15/18 4 Cannabis Act of 2018 state medical and adult-use marijuana laws, with some exceptions. H.R. 5485 Hemp Farming Act of 2018 Companion to S. 2667. Comer (R-KY) 4/12/18 13 Allows and encourages the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to VA Medicinal Cannabis advance scientific and medical research into the safety and efficacy of H.R. 5520 Walz (D-MN) 4/16/18 55 Research Act of 2018 medicinal cannabis usage by veterans with diagnoses such as post- traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and chronic pain. Increases the number of manufacturers registered under the Controlled Substances Act to manufacture cannabis for legitimate research H.R. 5634 Research Act purposes and allows VA health care providers to provide Gaetz (R-FL) 4/26/18 43 recommendations to veterans regarding participation in federally- approved cannabis clinical trials. Strengthening the Tenth Joyce (R-OH)/ H.R. 6043 Amendment Through Companion to S. 3032. 6/7/18 29 Blumenauer (D-OR) Entrusting States (STATES) Act Permits the use of marijuana in federally assisted housing, including Marijuana in Federally Assisted H.R. 6152 public housing and the Section 8 housing program, in compliance with Norton (D-DC) 6/19/18 0 Housing Parity Act the marijuana laws of the state where the property is located. Directs the National Academy of Sciences to conduct and update H.R. 6495 Marijuana Data Collection Act Gabbard (D-HI) 7/24/18 28 biennially a study on the effects of state legalized marijuana programs. Prohibits the federal government from denying employment or making federal employees subject to any other adverse personnel action if they Fairness in Federal Drug had a positive drug test and lived in a state where it is legal, with H.R. 6559 Crist (FL)/ Ferguson 7/26/18 7 Testing Under State Laws Act exceptions for employment that requires a top secret clearance and when there is probable cause to believe that the individual is under the influence of marijuana at work.

Page 3 of 5 Prepared by the Office of Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) Updated 10/3/2018 Introduction Number of H.R./S. Bill Title Bill Summary Lead Sponsor Date Cosponsors Calls on the VA to conduct a clinical study assessing the effectiveness of H. Res. [House VA Medical Marijuana treating chronic pain in veterans with cannabis in comparison to Correa (D-CA) 10/26/18 0 590 Research Resolution] opioids. Realizing Equitable & Urges action to increase equity within the legal cannabis marketplace H. Res. Sustainable Participation in and lists best practices to address disparities in the cannabis Lee (D-CA) 6/14/18 16 943 Emerging Cannabis Trades marketplace participation and to address, reverse, and repair the (RESPECT) Resolution effects of the war on drugs on communities of color. Marijuana Revenue and S. 776 Companion to H.R.1823 and H.R. 1841. Wyden (D-OR) 3/30/17 0 Regulation Act S. 777 Small Business Tax Equity Act Companion to H.R. 1810. Wyden (D-OR) 3/30/17 6 Responsibly Addressing the S. 780 Companion to H.R. 1824. Wyden (D-OR) 3/30/17 0 Marijuana Policy Gap Act Therapeutic Hemp Medical Amends the CSA to exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants S. 1008 Gardner (R-CO) 5/2/17 12 Access Act from the definition of marijuana. Secure And Fair Enforcement S. 1152 Companion to H.R. 2215. Merkley (D-OR) 5/17/17 19 (SAFE) Banking Act Reduces the barriers to CBD research by using a Schedule II registration, Cannabidiol Research Feinstein (D-CA)/ S. 1276 rather than the more stringent Schedule I classification, and otherwise 5/25/17 7 Expansion Act Grassley (R-IA) streamlines the research process. CARERS (Compassionate S. 1374 Access, Research Expansion, Companion to H.R. 2920. Booker (D-NJ) 6/15/17 0 and Respect States) Act Clarifies that owners of water rights can use their water, even if it Industrial Hemp Water Rights S. 1576 passes through federal facilities, to cultivate industrial hemp in states Bennet (D-CO) 7/18/17 6 Act where it is legal. Removes marijuana from the list of controlled substances; incentivizes states through federal funds to change their marijuana laws if those laws were shown to have a disproportionate effect on low-income individuals and/or people of color; automatically expunges federal S. 1689 Marijuana Justice Act marijuana use and possession crimes; allows an individual currently Booker (D-NJ) 8/1/17 6 serving time in federal prison for marijuana use or possession crimes to petition a court for a resentencing; and creates a community reinvestment fund to reinvest in communities most impacted by the federal drug prohibition policies.

Page 4 of 5 Prepared by the Office of Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) Updated 10/3/2018 Introduction Number of H.R./S. Bill Title Bill Summary Lead Sponsor Date Cosponsors CARERS (Compassionate S. 1764 Access, Research Expansion, Companion to H.R. 2920. Booker (D-NJ) 9/5/17 13 and Respect States) Act Marijuana Effective Drug Study Improves the process for conducting scientific research on marijuana as S. 1803 Hatch (R-UT) 9/13/17 7 (MEDS) Act a safe and effective medical treatment. Legalizes and clearly defines hemp as an agricultural commodity and S. 2667 Hemp Farming Act of 2018 McConnell (R-KY) 4/12/18 29 removes it from the list of controlled substances. VA Medicinal Cannabis S. 2796 Companion to H.R. 5520. Tester (D-MT) 5/7/18 5 Research Act Exempts marijuana from the CSA in states that have passed their own Strengthening the Tenth cannabis laws, removes hemp from the CSA, and clarifies that compliant Warren (D-MA)/ S. 3032 Amendment Through 6/7/18 10 transactions are not trafficking and do not result in proceeds of an Gardner (R-CO) Entrusting States (STATES) Act unlawful transaction. Deschedules marijuana; continues the federal role of preventing the sale of marijuana into states without legalization laws; creates a Small Business Administration (SBA) program for women and minority-owned marijuana businesses; invests in in highway safety research to develop Marijuana Freedom and technology to reliably measure impairment; invests in public health S. 3174 Schumer (D-NY) 6/28/18 9 Opportunity Act research, including the effects of THC on the human brain and the efficacy of marijuana as a treatment for specific ailments; maintains the federal authority to regulate marijuana advertising to prevent targeting of children; and encourages states to incentive sealing and expungement programs for marijuana procession convictions. Creates a safe harbor for veterans who use, possess, or transport medical marijuana in accordance with the state laws and for VA physicians to provide recommendations and opinions regarding the Veterans Medical Marijuana S. 3409 participation of a veteran in a state medical marijuana program, Nelson (D-FL) 9/5/18 1 Safe Harbor Act including completing necessary forms, and requires the VA to conducts studies on the effects of medical marijuana on veterans in pain and on the use by veterans of state medical marijuana programs. [Senate Hemp History Week Designated the week of June 5 through June 11, 2017 as "Hemp History S. Res. 189 Wyden (D-OR) 6/8/17 3 Resolution] Week." Passed the Senate on 6/8/2017. [Senate Hemp History Week Designated the week of June 4 through June 10, 2018 as "Hemp History S. Res. 532 Wyden (D-OR) 6/5/18 3 Resolution] Week." Passed the Senate on 6/5/2018.

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