US Congress Senate Bill 780 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 30 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2017 This bill amends various provisions of law and sets forth new provisions: to eliminate regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act for marijuana-related activities authorized by state or tribal law (i.e., state-authorized); to allow businesses that sell marijuana in compliance with state or tribal law to claim certain federal tax credits and deductions; to eliminate restrictions on print and broadcast advertising of state-authorized marijuana-related activities; to create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses; to specify that a marijuana-related business is entitled to federal bankruptcy protections; to establish a process to expunge criminal records related to certain marijuana-related convictions; to reestablish federal student aid eligibility for certain students convicted of a misdemeanor offense for marijuana possession; to exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to state-authorized marijuana-related conduct; to prohibit the inadmissibility or deportability of aliens for state-authorized marijuana-related conduct; to specify that drug-related criminal activity, which is prohibited in federally assisted housing, does not include state-authorized marijuana-related conduct; to establish a new, separate registration process to facilitate medical marijuana research; to authorize health care providers employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to recommend participation in state marijuana programs; and to authorize medical providers through an Indian health program to make medical recommendations regarding marijuana.

Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2017

Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-30	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB1810 (Related) 2017-03-30 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
HB1820 (Related) 2017-03-31 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB1824 (Related) 2017-04-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
SB777 (Related) 2017-03-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB3391 (Related) 2017-09-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
HB331 (Related) 2017-01-31 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/780/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s780/BILLS-115s780is.pdf