Legislation to “limit the consideration of marijuana use when making an employment suitability or security clearance determination” has been filed in the United States Senate.
Senate Bill 4711 was filed on Thursday by Senator Gary Peters. It’s been assigned to the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee.
The legislation prohibits a federal agency from considering past or present marijuana use when determining whether an individual is suitable for federal employment or eligible for a security clearance. It also establishes a review process for past applications.
The measure is similar to the Cannabis Users’ Restoration of Eligibility (CURE) Act, which was filed in the US House of Representatives in September by Congressmember Jamie Raskin. The measure currently has 11 sponsors, 10 Democrat and one Republican.
The full text of Senate Bill 4711 is not yet available. We will update this article once it is.
The measure was filed with just days remaining in the public comment period for the DEA’s proposal to reschedule marijuana to Schedule III.
