Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act
Latest action · Apr 24, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
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.
- IntroducedMar 30, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act
This bill directs the Department of Justice to issue a final order that removes marijuana in any form from all schedules of controlled substances under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
Marijuana is exempted from the CSA except as provided in this bill. The definition of "felony drug offense" does not include conduct related to marijuana. Marijuana is not included in the provisions setting forth penalties applicable to prohibited conduct under the CSA.
It shall be unlawful to ship or transport marijuana from any place outside a jurisdiction of the United States into such a jurisdiction in which its possession, use, or sale is prohibited.
The bill eliminates marijuana from regulation under various federal laws including the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act, the National Forest System Drug Control Act of 1986, the federal Wiretap Act, and the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998. Further, it subjects marijuana to the provisions that apply to: (1) intoxicating liquors under the Original Packages Act, the Webb-Kenyon Act, and the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000; and (2) distilled spirits under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act.
The Food and Drug Administration shall have the same authorities with respect to marijuana as it has for alcohol. Functions of the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration relating to marijuana enforcement shall be transferred to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). The ATF is renamed the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana, Firearms and Explosives and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is renamed the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana Tax and Trade Bureau.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 5, 2017 to Aug 7, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Apr 5, 2017 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Apr 5, 2017 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 5, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Apr 5, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Apr 5, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Apr 8, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Apr 12, 2017 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Apr 24, 2017 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Apr 27, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | May 24, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jun 12, 2017 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Jun 26, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Jun 26, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Jul 10, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jul 11, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Oct 12, 2017 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Oct 31, 2017 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jan 5, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jan 5, 2018 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Jan 8, 2018 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jan 8, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jan 10, 2018 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jan 16, 2018 | |
| D-NV | Ruben J. Kihuen | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Apr 27, 2018 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Aug 7, 2018 |
Committees 5
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 30, 2017 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 30, 2017 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 30, 2017 |
| Trade Subcommittee | Referred Apr 12, 2017 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Mar 30, 2017 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Apr 12, 2017 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Mar 30, 2017 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred Apr 24, 2017 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 24, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Apr 12, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- Apr 12, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Mar 30, 2017Introduced in House
- Mar 30, 2017Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1516 | Jared Polis D-CO | Nov 6, 2017 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 56, March 30, 2017, page H2601.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 776 | Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act | Related bill | Mar 30, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the regulation of marijuana products, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer affairs
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Department of Justice
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government studies and investigations
- Judicial review and appeals
- Licensing and registrations
- Marketing and advertising
- Retail and wholesale trades
- Trade restrictions
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 30, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
