House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2026
Official title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a study and clinical trials on the effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of veterans with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. J. Correa D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedOct 1, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 1, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10655.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CORREA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 156, October 1, 2026, Page H6019):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 1, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 10655, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/10655
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 14, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 19, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of October 14, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
4 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 3 Democrats
1 of 4 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Jack Bergman (R-MI), Val Hoyle (D-OR), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Dina Titus (D-NV).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. J. Correa.
- H.R. 993 (119th) Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act
- H.R. 4057 (119th) CBP Canine Home Kenneling Pilot Act
- H.R. 3624 (119th) Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act
- H.Res. 261 (119th) Recognizing the heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in the United States.
- H.R. 2623 (119th) Innovative Therapies Centers of Excellence Act of 2025
- H.R. 4444 (119th) Student Loan Bankruptcy Improvement Act of 2025
Related bills
- H.R. 1003 (118th) VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2023Cross-Congress related bill
- S. 326 (118th) VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2023Cross-Congress related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.