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H.R. 2076 (114th): Marijuana Businesses Access to Banking Act of 2015

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Four states plus the District of Columbia have legalized recreational marijuana and 23 states allow medical marijuana. Several other states may follow suit later this year. However, all marijuana use remains illegal under federal law, where the Drug Enforcement Agency classifies it as a Schedule I drug, the strictest category for what are deemed the most dangerous drugs in the Controlled Substance Act.

This poses a problem for legally-operating marijuana businesses in those states, which have often found themselves denied access to the banking system for fear on the banks’ part of federal prosecution. The Marijuana Businesses Access to Banking Act -- S. 1726 and H.R. 2076 -- aims to change that.

The bills’ sponsors in the Senate and House represent two states that have legalized recreational marijuana use: …

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Ed Perlmutter

Sponsor. Representative for Colorado's 7th congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Apr 28, 2015
Length: 8 pages
Introduced
Apr 28, 2015
114th Congress (2015–2017)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on April 28, 2015, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

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39 Cosponsors (35 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

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History

Jul 10, 2013
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2652 (113th).
Apr 28, 2015
 
Introduced

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H.R. 2076 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 2076. This is the one from the 114th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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