HR 6606 · 112th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act of 2012

Introduced 2012-11-27· Sponsored by Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.(2012-12-07)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act of 2012 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide that, in the case of any state law that pertains to marihuana, no provision of such Act shall be construed as indicating congressional intent to: (1) occupy the field in which that provision operates, including criminal penalties, to the exclusion of state law on the same subject matter; or (2) preempt any such state law.…

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Cosponsors (12)

10 Democrats2 Republicans
Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]CO
Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]TX
Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]MA
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]OR
Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17]CA
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]CA
Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]CO
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]TN
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]AZ
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]ME
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]IL
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC