H.R. 127: CARERS Act of 2019
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H.R. 127: CARERS Act of 2019
116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-03 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-03 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
CARERS Act of 2019
Plain summary
Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States Act of 2019 or the CARERS Act of 2019 This bill removes restrictions on, and creates new protections for, conduct and activities related to medical marijuana that are authorized by state law. Among other things, the bill does the following: eliminates regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act for producing, possessing, distributing, dispensing, administering, testing, recommending, or delivering medical marijuana in compliance with state law; establishes a new, separate registration process to facilitate medical marijuana research; and authorizes health care providers employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to make recommendations to veterans regarding participation in state marijuana programs.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · 13 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
David P. Joyce (R-OH), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Brad Sherman (D-CA), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] reported raising $785,039 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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- Bill
- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr127.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr127 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116