Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act
Latest action · May 20, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2971-2972)
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.
- IntroducedMay 20, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act
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 imports, exports, manufactures, distributes, or possesses with intent to distribute marijuana.
Additionally, the bill does the following:
- establishes a trust fund to assist women-owned and minority-owned marijuana businesses,
- requires federal research on the impacts of marijuana use on highway safety and public health,
- authorizes federal restrictions on the marketing of marijuana-related products, and
- authorizes grants for state and local governments to expunge or seal convictions for marijuana possession.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 20, 2019 to Jun 8, 2020; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | May 20, 2019 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | May 20, 2019 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | May 20, 2019 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | May 20, 2019 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | May 20, 2019 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | May 20, 2019 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | May 20, 2019 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Sep 26, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Jun 8, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 20, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 20, 2019Introduced in Senate
- May 20, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2971-2972)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Text printed S2971 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY (text) | May 20, 2019 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2843 | Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act | Related bill | Jun 26, 2019 |
| S 3174 | Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act | Reintroduction of | Jun 28, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to decriminalize marijuana, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Child safety and welfare
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal justice information and records
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government trust funds
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Marketing and advertising
- Medical research
- Minority employment
- Research administration and funding
- Sales and excise taxes
- Small business
- Transportation safety and security
- Women in business
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 20, 2019Introduced in Senate
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.
