A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a study and clinical trials on the effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of veterans with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
Jon Tester
Sponsor. Senior Senator for Montana. Democrat.
118th Congress (2023–2025)
Failed Cloture on Apr 26, 2023
This bill is provisionally dead due to a failed vote for cloture on April 26, 2023. Cloture is required to move past a Senate filibuster or the threat of a filibuster and takes a 3/5ths vote. In practice, most bills must pass cloture to move forward in the Senate.
Other activity may have occurred on another bill with identical or similar provisions.
9 Cosponsors (5 Democrats, 2 Republicans, 2 Independents)
History
May 7, 2018
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Jan 17, 2019
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Introduced
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Apr 29, 2021
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Introduced
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Feb 9, 2023
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Introduced
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Feb 16, 2023
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Ordered Reported
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Apr 26, 2023
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Failed Cloture in the Senate
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S. 326 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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