HR 2943 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009

Introduced Jun 18, 2009 Originated House Sponsor Barney Frank D-MA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 23, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 18, 2009
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009 - Prohibits the imposition of any penalty under an Act of Congress for the possession of marijuana for personal use or for the not-for-profit transfer between adults of marijuana for personal use.

Deems the possession of 100 grams or less of marijuana as personal use (one ounce or less for a not-for-profit transfer between adults).

Allows the imposition of a civil penalty under the Controlled Substances Act for the public use of marijuana if such penalty does not exceed $100.

Cosponsors 11

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 18, 2009 to Sep 23, 2010, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-CADana RohrabacherOriginalJun 18, 2009
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalJun 18, 2009
R-TXRon PaulOriginalJun 18, 2009
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalJun 18, 2009
D-COJared PolisJun 23, 2009
D-OHDennis J. KucinichJul 7, 2009
D-CAGeorge MillerJul 7, 2009
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoJul 9, 2009
D-CAFortney Pete StarkJul 17, 2009
D-WAJim McDermottJan 12, 2010
D-OREarl BlumenauerSep 23, 2010

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 23, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  2. Jun 19, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Jun 18, 2009Introduced in House
  4. Jun 18, 2009Referred to House Energy and Commerce
  5. Jun 18, 2009Referred to House Judiciary
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Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 18, 2009Introduced in House

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