Homegrown Act of 2019.
Latest action · Jul 30, 2019 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.
- IntroducedJun 27, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Homegrown Act of 2019.
This bill 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 with intent to distribute marijuana.
Additionally, the bill requires the Small Business Administration to establish the Equitable Licensing Grant Program. The purpose of the grant program is to support the implementation of cannabis licensing programs that minimize barriers to licensing and employment for individuals adversely impacted by the war on drugs.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 5
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 27, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 28, 2019 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 27, 2019 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jul 30, 2019 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jun 27, 2019 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred Jul 29, 2019 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jun 27, 2019 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jul 24, 2019 | |
| House | Small Business Committee | Referred Jun 27, 2019 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jul 29, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Jul 24, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- Jun 28, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 27, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 27, 2019Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Small Business, 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.
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. 165, no. 109, June 27, 2019, page H5259.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2227 | MORE Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jul 23, 2019 |
| HR 2649 | Homegrown Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Oct 19, 2021 |
| HR 3884 | MORE Act of 2020 | Related bill | Dec 7, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To decriminalize cannabis, to establish an Equitable Licensing Grant Program in the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Homegrown Act of 2019.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Business education
- Business ethics
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal justice information and records
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Employee hiring
- Employment and training programs
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Licensing and registrations
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Minority and disadvantaged businesses
- Sales and excise taxes
- Small business
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- State and local government operations
- User charges and fees
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2019Introduced 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.
