[PAR] [TLE] Tulsi Gabbard [SEP] Tulsi Gabbard ( , born April 12, 1981) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who has been the United States Representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district since 2013.  She was also a vice-chair of the Democratic National Committee until February 28, 2016, when she resigned to endorse Senator Bernie Sanders for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination.  Elected in 2012, she is the first American Samoan and the first Hindu member of the United States Congress.  She served in a combat zone in Iraq.  Gabbard (then known as Tulsi Gabbard Tamayo) served in the Hawaii House of Representatives from 2002 to 2004, becoming at age 21 the youngest woman to be elected to a state legislature at the time. [PAR] [TLE] House Resolution 1227 [SEP] House Resolution 1227, "Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2017", is a U.S. United States House resolution introduced during the 115th Congress.  It would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act Schedule I, and eliminate Federal restricitons on cannabis possession and sale, other than interstate transfers.  It was initially sponsored by Thomas Garrett Jr., a Virginia Republican, and cosponsored by Scott Taylor, also a Virginia Republican, and Tulsi Gabbard, a Hawaii Democrat.  It is reintroduced legislation from 2015, when it was known as S. 2237.  Other Representatives who joined as cosponsors included Justin Amash, a Michigan Republican.  On April 20, 2017, activists from D.C. Cannabis Campaign distributed 1,227 joints made from 1 lb of cannabis to members of congress to urge consideration of the bill.
[PAR] [TLE] Tulsi Gabbard [ SEP ] Tulsi Gabbard ( , born April 12 , 1981 ) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who has been the United States Representative for Hawaii 's 2nd congressional district since 2013 . She was also a vice - chair of the Democratic National Committee until February 28 , 2016 , when she resigned to endorse Senator Bernie Sanders for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination . Elected in 2012 , she is the first American Samoan and the first Hindu member of the United States Congress . She served in a combat zone in Iraq . Gabbard ( then known as Tulsi Gabbard Tamayo ) served in the Hawaii House of Representatives from 2002 to 2004 , becoming at age 21 the youngest woman to be elected to a state legislature at the time . [PAR] [TLE] House Resolution 1227 [ SEP ] House Resolution 1227 , " Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2017 " , is a U.S. United States House resolution introduced during the 115th Congress . It would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act Schedule I , and eliminate Federal restricitons on cannabis possession and sale , other than interstate transfers . It was initially sponsored by Thomas Garrett Jr. , a Virginia Republican , and cosponsored by Scott Taylor , also a Virginia Republican , and Tulsi Gabbard , a Hawaii Democrat . It is reintroduced legislation from 2015 , when it was known as S. 2237 . Other Representatives who joined as cosponsors included Justin Amash , a Michigan Republican . On April 20 , 2017 , activists from D.C. Cannabis Campaign distributed 1,227 joints made from 1 lb of cannabis to members of congress to urge consideration of the bill .
Which Hawaii Democrat, and first American Samoan of the Unites States Congress, sponsored the "Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2017"?
Which Hawaii Democrat , and first American Samoan of the Unites States Congress , sponsored the " Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2017 " ?
Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard