# 117-hr-6991: To establish the policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs on medicinal cannabis, and for other purposes.

117-hr-6991, To establish the policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs on medicinal cannabis, and for other purposes., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6991
- As of: 2025-11-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6991
- Congress: 117
- Title: To establish the policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs on medicinal cannabis, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2022-03-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill establishes an official policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on medicinal cannabis, requires the VA to seek to enter an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to conduct nationwide surveys to measure cannabis use by veterans, and requires the VA to provide training for all VA primary care providers in the use of medical cannabis.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2022-06-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-7791: Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022
- 117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servicemembers who perished in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation…
- 117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-8736: GUARD VA Benefits Act
- 117-hr-8685: Afghan Adjustment Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-6991 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6991)

## Related
- [117-hr-7791: Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7791)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-8736: GUARD VA Benefits Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8736)
- [117-hr-8685: Afghan Adjustment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8685)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6991 (as of 2025-11-18).