# 115-hr-4825: MEDS Act

115-hr-4825, MEDS Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] (R-UT); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4825
- Congress: 115
- Title: MEDS Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2018-01-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Marijuana Effective Drug Studies Act of 2018 or the MEDS Act This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish a new, separate registration process to facilitate research involving marijuana and the commercial production of drugs made from marijuana. Specifically, the bill requires the Drug Enforcement Administration to register manufacturers and distributors to supply marijuana: (1) for use in research, and (2) for the commercial production of approved drugs containing or derived from marijuana.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2018-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] (R-UT), 2018-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2018-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2018-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2018-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2018-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2018-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2018-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- DANA ROHRABACHER (R-CA), 2018-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2018-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2018-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2018-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2018-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] (R-GA), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2018-06-05T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act
- 115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-754: Anwar Sadat Centennial Celebration Act
- 115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-4825 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4825)

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- [115-hr-299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-299)
- [115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6510)
- [115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4107)
- [115-hr-754: Anwar Sadat Centennial Celebration Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-754)
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4825 (as of 2025-11-18).