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S. 780 (115th): Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2017

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A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to reduce the gap between Federal and State marijuana policy, and for other purposes.

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Ron Wyden

Sponsor. Senator for Oregon. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Mar 30, 2017
Length: 46 pages
Introduced
Mar 30, 2017
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on March 30, 2017, 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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History

Mar 30, 2017
 
Introduced

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Feb 7, 2019
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 421 (116th).

S. 780 (115th) 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 S. 780. This is the one from the 115th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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