H.R. 8454 · 117th Congress · enacted
Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act
Became Public Law No: 117-215.
Latest official action 2022-12-02 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act This act establishes a new, separate registration process to facilitate research on marijuana. Specifically, the act directs the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to follow procedures specified in the act to register (1) practitioners to conduct marijuana research, and (2) manufacturers to supply marijuana for the research. The act allows certain registered entities (including institutions of higher education, practitioners, and manufacturers) to manufacture, distribute, dispense, or possess marijuana or cannabidiol (CBD) for the purposes of medical research. Additionally, the act directs the DEA to register manufacturers and distributors of CBD or marijuana for the purpose of commercial production of an approved drug that contains marijuana or its derivative. Finally, the act includes various other provisions, including provisions that require the DEA to assess whether there is an adequate and uninterrupted supply of marijuana for research purposes; prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from reinstating the interdisciplinary review process for marijuana research; allow physicians to discuss the potential harms and benefits of marijuana and its derivatives (including CBD) with patients; and require HHS, in coordination with the National Institutes of Health and relevant federal agencies, to report…
Congressional Research Service · 2022-12-02
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Cosponsor
Andy Harris
House · MD District 1 · Republican
$460,534PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
H. Morgan Griffith
House · VA District 9 · Republican
$1,269,670PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
David P. Joyce
House · OH District 14 · Republican
$974,994PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Eleanor Holmes Norton
House · DC · Democratic
$12,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Nancy Mace
House · SC District 1 · Republican
$3,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Chris Pappas
House · NH District 1 · Democratic
Not availablePAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Debbie Dingell
House · MI District 6 · Democratic
$754,050PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Steve Cohen
House · TN District 9 · Democratic
$308,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
10 of 10 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,000
Andy Harris · Cosponsor · $7,500
H. Morgan Griffith · Cosponsor · $5,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC)$33,500
Andy Harris · Cosponsor · $6,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Cosponsor · $10,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Cosponsor · $10,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$27,500
H. Morgan Griffith · Cosponsor · $10,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $5,500
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $5,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordBUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Andy Harris · Cosponsor · $10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Cosponsor · $10,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$24,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Cosponsor · $8,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$24,000
Andy Harris · Cosponsor · $5,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Cosponsor · $5,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $5,000
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $1,000
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $5,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$24,000
Andy Harris · Cosponsor · $3,500
H. Morgan Griffith · Cosponsor · $10,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $3,000
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$23,500
Andy Harris · Cosponsor · $2,500
H. Morgan Griffith · Cosponsor · $10,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordWALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$23,500
Andy Harris · Cosponsor · $7,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Cosponsor · $4,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $5,500
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $5,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC)$22,000
Andy Harris · Cosponsor · $10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Cosponsor · $10,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $1,000
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordBASF CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Cosponsor · $7,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $5,000
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $9,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$21,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $6,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Cosponsor · $10,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $5,000
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONALS INC. PAC$20,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)$19,500
Andy Harris · Cosponsor · $10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Cosponsor · $7,500
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,500
Andy Harris · Cosponsor · $2,500
H. Morgan Griffith · Cosponsor · $10,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $3,500
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $2,500
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$19,000
Andy Harris · Cosponsor · $7,500
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $1,500
Official PAC recordKOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$18,500
Andy Harris · Cosponsor · $3,500
H. Morgan Griffith · Cosponsor · $10,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$18,000
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $2,500
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$17,500
H. Morgan Griffith · Cosponsor · $2,500
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC)$17,500
H. Morgan Griffith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $3,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $4,500
Official PAC recordFIRSTENERGY CORP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION - PAC$17,500
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPA PAC)$17,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Cosponsor · $2,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$17,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $3,500
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordWINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,000
Andy Harris · Cosponsor · $2,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Cosponsor · $10,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY ENT PAC$16,500
Andy Harris · Cosponsor · $3,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Cosponsor · $7,500
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordNCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTAPAC)$16,500
H. Morgan Griffith · Cosponsor · $10,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $4,000
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$16,000
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$15,500
H. Morgan Griffith · Cosponsor · $3,500
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $1,000
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$15,500
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $3,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordTOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC)$15,500
H. Morgan Griffith · Cosponsor · $3,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $2,500
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALLIANCE FOR PHARMACY COMPOUNDING PAC (COMP PAC)$15,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHODONTISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
Andy Harris · Cosponsor · $10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$15,000
AMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS PISTACHIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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