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S. 326: VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2023

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S. 326: VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2023

118th Congress · introduced 2023-02-09 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Motion by Senator Schumer to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 326 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 97) entered in Senate.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2023-02-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: Senate vote 97 (2023): On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed, S326 (2023-04-26), Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Motion by Senator Schumer to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 326 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 97) entered in Senate. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2023

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Official text

VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2023

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118s326.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/s>

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · 9 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 326, VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2023 (2023-03-02); CBO cost estimate: Estimated Direct Spending Effects of Senate Amendment 88 to S. 326, the Elizabeth Dole Veterans Programs Improvement Act of 2023 (2023-04-26)

Cosponsors on this site

Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), John Fetterman (D-PA), Todd Young (R-IN), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Jacky Rosen (D-NV)

Recorded votes

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Record fed-us-cong118-s326 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118