Friday, May 30, 2014

House Votes to Protect States' Rights on Medical Marijuana and Hemp Cultivation

The Justice Appropriations last night saw a number of votes related to the drug war.
In a positive development, bills protecting medical marijuana and hemp cultivation and research passed with bipartisan support.

Republican Dana Rohrabacher (CA-48) offered an amendment to prohibit the use of funds to prevent states from implementing their own laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana.

The bipartisan amendment was co-sponsored by Sam Farr, Don Young (AK-AL), Earl Blumenauer, McClintock, Steve Cohen (TN-09), Paul Broun (GA-10), Jared Polis (CO-02), Steve Stockman, and Barbara Lee (CA-13).

It passed 219 to 189.

170 Democrats and 49 Republicans supported it. 172 Republicans and 17 Democrats opposed it.
Here are the 49 Republican supporters:

Justin Amash (MI-03)
Mark Amodei (NV-02)
Spencer Bachus (AL-06)
Kerry Bentivolio (MI-11)
Rob Bishop (UT-01)
Mo Brooks (AL-05)
Paul Broun (GA-10)
Mike Coffman (CO-06)
Chris Collins (NY-27)
Steve Daines (MT-AL)
Rodney Davis (IL-13)
Ron DeSantis (FL-06)
Jeff Duncan (SC-03)
Renee Ellmers (NC-02)
Scott Garrett (NJ-05)
Tom Graves (GA-14)
Richard Hanna (NY-22)
Doc Hastings (WA-04)
Joe Heck (NV-03)
Duncan Hunter (CA-50)
Walter Jones (NC-03)
David Joyce (OH-14)
Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03)
Cynthia Lummis (WY-AL)
Tom Massie (KY-04)
Tom McClintock (CA-04)
Mick Mulvaney (SC-05)
Scott Perry (PA-04)
Tom Petri (WI-06)
Tom Reed (NY-23)
Reid Ribble (WI-08)
Tom Rice (SC-07)
Mike Rogers (AL-03)
Dana Rohrabacher (CA-48)
Jon Runyan (NJ-03)
Mark Sanford (SC-01)
Aaron Schock (IL-18)
David Schweikert (AZ-06)
Chris Stewart (UT-02)
Steve Stockman (TX-36)
Fred Upton (MI-06)
David Valadao (CA-21)
Greg Walden (OR-02)
Lynn Westmoreland (GA-03)
Rob Woodall (GA-07)
Ted Yoho (FL-03)
Don Young (AK-AL)
Todd Young (IN-09)

Here are the 17 Democrats who opposed it:

John Barrow (GA-12)
Karen Bass (CA-37)
Jim Cooper (TN-05)
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Pete Gallego (TX-23)
Ruben Hinojosa (TX-16)
Bill Keating (MA-09)
Joe Kennedy (MA-04)
Sandy Levin (MI-09)
Dan Lipinski (IL-03)
Jim Matheson (UT-04)
Mike McIntyre (NC-07)
Collin Peterson (MN-07)
Nick Rahall (WV-03)
Terri Sewell (AL-07)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23)
Frederica Wilson (FL-24)

Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) offered an amendment to prohibit the use of funds to prevent states from implementing their own laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of industrial hemp, as defined in section 7606 of the Agricultural Act of 2014.

It passed 237 to 170.

171 Democrats and 66 Republicans voted for it. 154 Republicans and 16 Democrats voted against it.
Here are the 16 Democrats who voted against it:

John Barrow (GA-12)
Cheri Bustos (IL-17)
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Pete Gallego (TX-23)
Joe Garcia (FL-26)
Gene Green (TX-29)
Ruben Hinojosa (TX-16)
John Larson (CT-01)
Stephen Lynch (MA-08)
Jim Matheson (UT-04)
Mike McIntyre (NC-07)
Patrick Murphy (FL-18)
Nick Rahall (WV-03)
Raul Ruiz (CA-36)
Terri Sewell (AL-07)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23)

Here are the 66 Republicans who supported it:

Justin Amash (MI-03)
Mark Amodei (NV-02)
Andy Barr (KY-06)
Kerry Bentivolio (MI-11)
Gus Bilirakis (FL-12)
Mo Brooks (AL-05)
Paul Broun (GA-10)
Larry Buschon (IN-08)
Bill Cassidy (LA-06)
Mike Coffman (CO-06)
Chris Collins (NY-27)
Michael Conaway (TX-11)
Steve Daines (MT-AL)
Rodney Davis (IL-13)
Ron DeSantis (FL-06)
Scott DesJarlais (TN-04)
Renee Ellmers (NC-02)
Bill Flores (TX-17)
Jeff Fortenberry (NE-01)
Cory Gardner (CO-04)
Scott Garrett (NJ-05)
Chris Gibson (NY-19)
Tom Graves (GA-14)
Morgan Griffith (VA-09)
Richard Hanna (NY-22)
Joe Heck (NV-03)
Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03)
Tim Huelskamp (KS-01)
Duncan Hunter (CA-50)
Robert Hurt (VA-05)
Lynn Jenkins (KS-02)
Walter Jones (NC-03)
Adam Kinzinger (IL-16)
John Kline (MN-02)
Cynthia Lummis (WY-AL)
Tom Massie (KY-04)
Tom McClintock (CA-04)
David McKinley (WV-01)
Luke Messer (MN-06)
Mick Mulvaney (SC-05)
Scott Perry (PA-04)
Tom Petri (WI-06)
Ted Poe (TX-02)
Tom Reed (NY-23)
Reid Ribble (WI-08)
Tom Rice (SC-07)
Scott Rigell (VA-02)
Phil Roe (TN-01)
Dana Rohrabacher (CA-48)
Todd Rokita (IN-04)
Mark Sanford (SC-01)
David Schweikert (AZ-06)
Steve Stivers (OH-15)
Steve Stockman (TX-36)
Marlin Stutzman (IN-03)
Fred Upton (MI-06)
David Valadao (CA-21)
Greg Walden (OR-02)
Jackie Walorski (IN-02)
Brad Wenstrup (OH-02)
Lynn Westmoreland (GA-03)
Ed Whitfield (KY-01)
Ted Yoho (FL-03)
Don Young (AK-AL)
Todd Young (IN-09)

Republican Tom Massie (KY-04) offered an amendment to prohibit the use of funds in contravention of section 7606 ("Legitimacy of Industrial Hemp Research") of the Agricultural Act of 2014 by the Department of Justice or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

It passed 246 to 162.

171 Democrats and 75 Republicans voted for it. 146 Republicans and 16 Democrats voted against it.

Here are the 16 Democrats who voted against it:

John Barrow (GA-12)
Cheri Bustos (IL-17)
Gene Green (TX-29)
Ruben Hinojosa (TX-16)
Hank Johnson (GA-04)
Sandy Levin (MI-09)
Stephen Lynch (MA-08)
Jim Matheson (UT-04)
Mike McIntyre (NC-07)
Jerry McNerney (CA-09)
Patrick Murphy (FL-18)
Nick Rahall (WV-03)
Raul Ruiz (CA-36)
Linda Sanchez (CA-38)
Terri Sewell (AL-07)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23)

Here are the 75 Republicans:

Justin Amash (MI-03)
Andy Barr (KY-06)
Kerry Bentivolio (MI-11)
Paul Broun (GA-10)
Larry Buschon (IN-08)
Bill Cassidy (LA-06)
Mike Coffman (CO-06)
Chris Collins (NY-27)
Steve Daines (MT-AL)
Rodney Davis (IL-13)
Jeff Denham (CA-10)
Ron DeSantis (FL-06)
Scott DesJarlais (TN-04)
Sean Duffy (WI-07)
Jimmy Duncan (TN-02)
Renee Ellmers (NC-02)
Bill Flores (TX-17)
Jeff Fortenberry (NE-01)
Cory Gardner (CO-04)
Scott Garrett (NJ-05)
Chris Gibson (NY-19)
Trey Gowdy (SC-04)
Tom Graves (GA-14)
Morgan Griffith (VA-09)
Brett Guthrie (KY-02)
Richard Hanna (NY-22)
Doc Hastings (WA-04)
Joe Heck (NV-03)
Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03)
Tim Huelskamp (KS-01)
Duncan Hunter (CA-50)
Robert Hurt (VA-05)
Lynn Jenkins (KS-02)
Walter Jones (NC-03)
Adam Kinzinger (IL-16)
John Kline (MN-02)
Raul Labrador (ID-01)
Cynthia Lummis (WY-AL)
Kenny Marchant (TX-24)
Tom Massie (KY-04)
Tom McClintock (CA-04)
Luke Messer (MN-06)
Mick Mulvaney (SC-05)
Alan Nunnelee (MS-01)
Erik Paulsen (MN-03)
Scott Perry (PA-04)
Tom Petri (WI-06)
Ted Poe (TX-02)
Tom Reed (NY-23)
Reid Ribble (WI-08)
Tom Rice (SC-07)
Scott Rigell (VA-02)
Phil Roe (TN-01)
Dana Rohrabacher (CA-48)
Todd Rokita (IN-04)
Mark Sanford (SC-01)
Aaron Schock (IL-18)
David Schweikert (AZ-06)
John Shimkus (IL-15)
Steve Stivers (OH-15)
Steve Stockman (TX-36)
Marlin Stutzman (IN-03)
Scott Tipton (CO-03)
Fred Upton (MI-06)
David Valadao (CA-21)
Greg Walden (OR-02)
Jackie Walorski (IN-02)
Brad Wenstrup (OH-02)
Lynn Westmoreland (GA-03)
Ed Whitfield (KY-01)
Joe Wilson (SC-02)
Rob Woodall (GA-07)
Ted Yoho (FL-03)
Don Young (AK-AL)
Todd Young (IN-09)

However, two efforts to reduce DEA funding failed.

Steve Cohen (TN-09) offered an amendment to reduce funding for salaries and expenses at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) by $18 million and to increase funding for payment to the Legal Services Corporation by $15 million.

The House killed it 173 to 238.

163 Democrats and 10 Republicans supported it. 212 Republicans and 26 Democrats opposed it.

Here are the 10 Republicans:

Jimmy Duncan (TN-02)
Jim Gerlach (PA-06)
Joe Heck (NV-03)
David Jolly (FL-13)
Tom Massie (KY-04)
Dana Rohrabacher (CA-48)
Tom Rooney (FL-17)
Steve Stivers (OH-15)
Fred Upton (MI-06)
Kevin Yoder (KS-03)

Here are the 26 Democrats:

Ron Barber (AZ-02)
John Barrow (GA-12)
Tim Bishop (NY-01)
Cheri Bustos (IL-17)
Gerry Connolly (VA-11)
Jim Costa (CA-16)
Pete Gallego (TX-23)
Raul Grijalva (AZ-03)
Steny Hoyer (MD-05)
Steve Israel (NY-03)
Ron Kind (WI-03)
Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-01)
Annie Kuster (NH-02)
Ben Lujan (NM-03)
Stephen Lynch (MA-08)
Jim Matheson (UT-04)
Mike McIntyre (NC-07)
Gary Peters (MI-09)
Scott Peters (CA-52)
Collin Peterson (MN-07)
Nick Rahall (WV-03)
Raul Ruiz (CA-36)
Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02)
Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01)
Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23)

Jared Polis (CO-02) introduced an amendment to reduce funding for the Salaries and Expenses, Drug Enforcement Administration by $35,000,000. He argued that the DEA should not need any more than its current funding levels given that several states have legalized recreational marijuana use.

The House killed the amendment 339 to 66.

The 66 supporters consisted of 41 Democrats and 25 Republicans.

Here are the 41 Democrats:

Earl Blumenauer (OR-03)
Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01)
Bruce Braley (IA-01)
Lois Capps (CA-24)
Tony Cárdenas (CA-29)
Steve Cohen (TN-09)
John Conyers (MI-13)
Ted Deutch (FL-21)
Donna Edwards (MD-04)
Keith Ellison (MN-05)
Ann Eshoo (CA-18)
Sam Farr (CA-20)
Janice Hahn (CA-44)
Rush Holt (NJ-12)
Mike Honda (CA-17)
Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08)
Ron Kind (WI-03)
Barbara Lee (CA-13)
Zoe Lofgren (CA-19)
Alan Lowenthal (CA-47)
Dan Maffei (NY-24)
Jim McDermott (WA-07)
Jerry McNerney (CA-09)
George Miller (CA-11)
Jim Moran (VA-08)
Jerry Nadler (NY-10)
Gloria Negrette McLeod (CA-35)
Beto O’Rourke (TX-16)
Bill Owens (NY-21)
Nancy Pelosi (CA-12)
Chellie Pingree (ME-01)
Mark Pocan (WI-02)
Jared Polis (CO-02)
Jan Schakowsky (IL-09)
Kurt Schrader (OR-05)
Bobby Scott (VA-03)
David Scott (GA-13)
Brad Sherman (CA-30)
Jackie Speier (CA-14)
Mike Thompson (CA-05)
Chris Van Hollen (MD-08)

Here are the 25 Republicans:

Justin Amash (MI-03)
Kerry Bentivolio (MI-11)
Paul Broun (GA-10)
Ron DeSantis (FL-06)
Scott DesJarlais (TN-04)
Jimmy Duncan (TN-02)
Jeb Hensarling (TX-05)
Tim Huelskamp (KS-01)
Duncan Hunter (CA-50)
Walter Jones (NC-03)
Raul Labrador (ID-01)
Cynthia Lummis (WY-AL)
Tom Massie (KY-04)
Mick Mulvaney (SC-05)
Tom Petri (WI-06)
Dana Rohrabacher (CA-48)
Ed Royce (CA-39)
Matt Salmon (AZ-05)
Mark Sanford (SC-01)
Steve Scalise (SC-01)
David Schweikert (AZ-06)
Jim Sensenbrenner (WI-05)
Chris Stewart (UT-02)
Steve Stockman (TX-36)
Ted Yoho (FL-03)

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