State medical marijuana laws will get a discussion on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives next week, when Reps. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) and Sam Farr (D-CA) plan to introduce an amendment to the Department of Justice’s funding bill which would bar federal funds from being used to prosecute medical marijuana patients and caregivers who are abiding by state law.

The discussion follows on the heels of a recent House floor vote that would have allowed doctors with the Department of Veterans Affairs to discuss the potential benefits of medical marijuana with their veteran patients. The amendment failed, but only by 27 votes in the Republican-majority House, indicating the increasing possibilities for successful marijuana reform measures.

The Marijuana Policy Project, our close allies in the reform movement, have set up a page where you can find out how your member of Congress voted on the recent Veterans Affairs amendment. Based on how your legislator voted, they’ve also prepared links to pre-written letters allowing you to either thank him or her for supporting the amendment, or encourage those who voted against it to reconsider his or her stance ahead of the vote on Department of Justice funding.