House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act
Sponsor: Rep. Barney Frank D-MAWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 25, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 3, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1983.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3645):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 51 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1983, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1983
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
23b737105434c7314a108796e433de1dcb781a2b4ed85835dd179815ce0b6c46
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1983, last updated August 14, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
22 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 21 Democrats
1 of 22 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Sam Farr (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Michael Honda (D-CA), Jay Inslee (D-WA), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), James Moran (D-VA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), John Olver (D-MA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jared Polis (D-CO), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Pete Stark (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Barney Frank.
- H.Res. 193 (112th) Calling for the safe and immediate return of Noor and Ramsay Bower to the United States.
- H.R. 1397 (112th) Employment Non-Discrimination Act
- H.R. 2032 (112th) To protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits by…
- H.R. 2306 (112th) Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2011
- H.R. 2498 (112th) Veterans Day Moment of Silence Act
- H.R. 2610 (112th) Asset Forfeiture Fund Reform and Distribution Act of 2011
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.