Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act
Latest action · Feb 8, 2019 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.
- IntroducedJan 9, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act
This bill removes marijuana from the list of controlled substances and establishes requirements for the regulation of marijuana products.
First, the bill directs the Department of Justice to remove marijuana from all schedules of controlled substances.
Next, it prohibits marijuana from being shipped or transported into any state or jurisdiction where it is illegal. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to one year, or both.
Additionally, the bill requires importers, manufacturers, and sellers of marijuana products to obtain a permit from the Department of the Treasury. Further, it prohibits these individuals from using deceptive practices to advertise marijuana products.
The bill specifies that the Food and Drug Administration shall have the same authorities with respect to marijuana as it has for alcohol.
It also transfers jurisdiction related to marijuana from the Drug Enforcement Administration to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The ATF is renamed the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana, Firearms and Explosives. Further, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is renamed the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana Tax and Trade Bureau.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 3, 2019 to Apr 12, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Apr 12, 2019 |
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 Jan 9, 2019 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jan 9, 2019 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 9, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jan 25, 2019 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jan 9, 2019 |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jan 9, 2019 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Feb 5, 2019 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jan 9, 2019 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred Feb 8, 2019 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 8, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Feb 5, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- Jan 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 9, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 9, 2019Referred 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.
- Jan 9, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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. 4, January 9, 2019, page H360.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45948 | The Controlled Substances Act (CSA): A Legal Overview for the 119th Congress | Report | Jan 22, 2025 |
| R44782 | The Evolution of Marijuana as a Controlled Substance and the Federal-State Policy Gap | Report | Apr 7, 2022 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 420 | Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act | Related bill | Feb 7, 2019 |
| HR 1120 | Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act | Related bill | Mar 22, 2019 |
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 Title(s) 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.
- Jan 9, 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.
