US HB1635 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 25 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Charlotte's Web Medical Access Act of 2015 Amends the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants: (1) from the definition of "marihuana," and (2) from treatment as a controlled substance under such Act. Defines: (1) "cannabidiol-rich plant" to mean the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3% on a dry weight basis; and (2) "cannabidiol" to mean the substance cannabidiol, as derived from a cannabidiol-rich plant. Exempts cannabidiol or cannabidiol-rich plants from the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Declares that nothing in this Act shall restrict any activities related to the use, production, or distribution of marihuana in a state in which such activities are legal under state law. Terminates this Act three years after its enactment.

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Title

Charlotte's Web Medical Access Act of 2015

Sponsors

Rep. Scott Perry [R-PA]Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]Rep. Thomas Massie [R-KY]Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]Rep. Robert Dold [R-IL]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]Rep. David Scott [D-GA]
Rep. Rob Woodall [R-GA]Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]Rep. Paul Ryan [R-WI]
Rep. Mick Mulvaney [R-SC]Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]
Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]Rep. Ken Buck [R-CO]Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]
Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R-WA]Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT]
Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]Rep. Joseph Heck [R-NV]Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]
Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Rep. David Young [R-IA]Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]
Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA]Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]
Rep. Garret Graves [R-LA]Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]Rep. Rod Blum [R-IA]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. John Katko [R-NY]Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]Rep. John Ratcliffe [R-TX]Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-04-29HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2015-03-27HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-03-25HouseReferred to House Judiciary
2015-03-25HouseReferred to House Energy and Commerce
2015-03-25HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2015-03-25HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

HB525 (Related) 2015-01-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB1333 (Related) 2015-05-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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