US Congress Senate Bill 421 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Removes federal restrictions on, and creates new protections for, marijuana-related conduct and activities that are authorized by state or tribal law (i.e., state-authorized). Among other things, the bill does the following: eliminates regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act for state-authorized marijuana-related activities; allows businesses that sell marijuana in compliance with state or tribal law to claim certain federal tax credits and deductions; eliminates restrictions on print and broadcast advertising of state-authorized marijuana-related activities; creates protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses; specifies that a marijuana-related business is entitled to federal bankruptcy protections; establishes a process to expunge criminal records related to certain marijuana-related convictions; reestablishes federal student aid eligibility for certain students convicted of a misdemeanor offense for marijuana possession; exempts real property from civil forfeiture due to state-authorized marijuana-related conduct; prohibits the inadmissibility or deportability of aliens for state-authorized marijuana-related conduct; specifies that drug-related criminal activity, which is prohibited in federally assisted housing, does not include state-authorized marijuana-related conduct; establishes a new, separate registration process to facilitate medical marijuana research; authorizes health care providers employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to recommend participation in state marijuana programs; and authorizes medical providers through an Indian health program to make medical recommendations regarding marijuana.

Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2019

Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-07	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB1119 (Related) 2019-03-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB1118 (Related) 2019-02-08 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
HB1416 (Related) 2019-03-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
HB1647 (Related) 2020-03-12 - Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 11.
SB422 (Related) 2019-02-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB3797 (Related) 2020-12-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/421/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s421/BILLS-116s421is.pdf