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H.R. 5601: MORE Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Sep 20, 2023
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Sep 20, 2023

This bill decriminalizes marijuana.

Specifically, it removes marijuana from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances Act and eliminates criminal penalties for an individual who manufactures, distributes, or possesses marijuana.

The bill also makes other changes, including the following:

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  • replaces statutory references to marijuana and marihuana with cannabis,
  • requires the Bureau of Labor Statistics to regularly publish demographic data on cannabis business owners and employees,
  • establishes a trust fund to support various programs and services for individuals and businesses in communities impacted by the war on drugs,
  • imposes an excise tax on cannabis products produced in or imported into the United States and an occupational tax on cannabis production facilities and export warehouses,
  • makes Small Business Administration loans and services available to entities that are cannabis-related legitimate businesses or service providers,
  • prohibits the denial of federal public benefits to a person on the basis of certain cannabis-related conduct or convictions,
  • prohibits the denial of benefits and protections under immigration laws on the basis of an event (e.g., conduct or conviction) relating to possession or use of cannabis that is no longer prohibited under the bill,
  • establishes a process to expunge convictions and conduct sentencing review hearings related to federal cannabis offenses, and
  • directs the Government Accountability Office to study the societal impact of cannabis legalization.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

0 votes on this bill

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Amendments

0 offered

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Cosponsors

95

Who scored on this bill

12 points earned
  1. 1Jerrold Nadler D-NY SponsorReached a cosponsor milestone, introduced3 events+12
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History

  1. Sep 20, 2023Introduced in the House by Jerrold Nadler.
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  1. Dec 17, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
  2. Sep 22, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Sep 21, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
  4. Sep 21, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
  5. Sep 21, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  6. Sep 20, 2023Introduced in House
  7. Sep 20, 2023Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, Oversight and Accountability, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.