,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #adee  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bh1       
#bjai,ms4 ,lee of ,california 7for      
herself1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mr4 ,neguse1
 ,mr4 ,perlmutter1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,ms4   
,pressley1 and ,ms4 ,gabbard7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and
 in addition to the ,committees on      
,financial ,services1 and ,energy and   
,commerce1 for a period to be           
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to protect ,states and      
individuals in ,states that have laws   
which permit the use of cannabis1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,restraining ,excessive ,federal        
,enforcement  ,regulations of ,cannabis 
,act of #bjai or the ,,refer ,act of    
#bjai4  #b4 ,limitation on the use of   

funds ,none of the funds made available 
by any ,act of ,congress to any         
department or agency of the ,united     
,states may be used to--  7#a7 prevent a
 ,state or unit of local government from
 implementing or maintaining its ,state 
law or regulation that authorizes the   
use1 distribution1 possession1 or       
cultivation of cannabis2  7#b7 detain1  
prosecute1 sentence1 or initiate civil  
proceedings against an individual1      
business or property1 that is involved  
in the cultivation1 distribution1       
possession1 dispensation1 or use of     
cannabis1 in accordance with the law or 
regulation of the ,state or unit of     
local government in which the individual
 is located2 or  7#c7 penalize a        
financial institution solely because the
 institution provides financial services
 to an entity that is a manufacturer1   
producer1 or a person that participates 
in any business or organized activity   
that involves handling cannabis or      
cannabis products1 or any related       

activity1 and engages in such activity  
pursuant to a law or regulation         
established by a ,state or a unit of    
local government in which the financial 
institution is located4  #c4            
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,the   
term financial institution has the      
meaning given such term in section #ecab
 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4   
7#b7 ,the term ,state means any ,state1 
the ,district of ,columbia1 any         
territory or possession of the ,united  
,states1 or any ,indian tribal          
government4