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105th Congress > House > Vote 1055

Date: September 15, 1998

Result: 310-93 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 435

Vote Subject Matter: Social Welfare / Domestic Social Policy

Sponsor: McCOLLUM, Ira William, Jr. (Bill) (R-FL)

Bill number: HJRES117

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Description: Expressing the Sense of Congress that Marijuana is a Dangerous and Addictive Drug and Should not be Legalized for Medicinal Use

Bill summary: Declares that the Congress supports the existing Federal legal process for determining the safety and efficacy of drugs and opposes efforts to circumvent this process by legalizing marijuana, and other Schedule I drugs, for medicinal use without valid scientific evidence and Food and Drug Administration approval. Directs the Attorney General to report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, regarding specified years, on: (1) the total quantity of marijuana eradicated in the United States; and (2) the annual number of arrests and prosecutions for Federal marijuana offenses. Requires the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to report to specified congressional committees on the specific efforts underway to enforce specified provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act regarding marijuana and other Schedule I drugs.

Bill titles: Expressing the sense of Congress that marijuana is a dangerous and addictive drug and should not be legalized for medicinal use.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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