# 116-hr-3797: Medical Marijuana Research Act

116-hr-3797, Medical Marijuana Research Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR); status Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-3797
- Congress: 116
- Title: Medical Marijuana Research Act
- Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2019-07-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2019 This bill establishes a new, separate registration process to facilitate medical marijuana research. Specifically, it directs the Drug Enforcement Administration to register (1) practitioners to conduct medical marijuana research, and (2) manufacturers and distributors to supply marijuana for such research. Additionally, the Department of Health and Human Services must continue to produce marijuana through the National Institute on Drug Abuse Drug Supply Program and offer to sell immature plants and seeds to researchers until manufacturers and distributors can provide a sufficient supply of marijuana for medical research.

## Cosponsors (21)

- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2019-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2019-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA), 2019-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2019-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2019-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2019-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2019-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] (R-UT), 2019-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2019-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2019-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2019-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2019-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2019-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2019-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- GREG WALDEN (R-OR), 2019-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2020-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2020-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1] (R-WI), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-737: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-3797 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3797)

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