MORE Act

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Bill Number

HR 3617

Introduced

May 28, 2021

Latest Action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Business records Census and government statistics Child health Congressional oversight Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Department of Justice Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Educational facilities and institutions Elementary and secondary education Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Health programs administration and funding Immigration status and procedures Licensing and registrations Poverty and welfare assistance Roads and highways Sales and excise taxes School administration Small business State and local government operations Transportation safety and security Worker safety and health

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Summary

Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act or the MORE 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 manufactures, distributes, or possesses marijuana.

The bill also makes other changes, including the following:

replaces statutory references to marijuana and marihuana with cannabis,
requires the Bureau of Labor Statistics to regularly publish demographic data on cannabis business owners and employees,
establishes a trust fund to support various programs and services for individuals and businesses in communities impacted by the war on drugs,
imposes an excise tax on cannabis products produced in or imported into the United States and an occupational tax on cannabis production facilities and export warehouses,
makes Small Business Administration loans and services available to entities that are cannabis-related legitimate businesses or service providers,
prohibits the denial of federal public benefits to a person on the basis of certain cannabis-related conduct or convictions,
prohibits the denial of benefits and protections under immigration laws on the basis of a cannabis-related event (e.g., conduct or a conviction),
establishes a process to expunge convictions and conduct sentencing review hearings related to federal cannabis offenses,
directs the Government Accountability Office to study the societal impact of state legalization of recreational cannabis,
directs the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to study methods for determining whether a driver is impaired by marijuana,
directs the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to study the impact of state legalization of recreational cannabis on the workplace, and
directs the Department of Education to study the impact of state legalization of recreational cannabis on schools and school-aged children.

Actions

Apr 4, 2022

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 1, 2022

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 1, 2022

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 204 (Roll no. 107).
Apr 1, 2022

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 204 (Roll no. 107).
Apr 1, 2022

On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 202 - 220 (Roll no. 106).
Apr 1, 2022

The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
Apr 1, 2022

Mr. Latta moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H4112-4116)
Apr 1, 2022

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Apr 1, 2022

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on agreeing to amendments, which were debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed. (consideration: CR H4111-4112)
Apr 1, 2022

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Raskin amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Bentz demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Apr 1, 2022

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1017, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Raskin amendment No. 3.
Apr 1, 2022

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lamb amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Bentz demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Apr 1, 2022

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1017, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lamb amendment No. 2.
Apr 1, 2022

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Gottheimer amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Bentz demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Apr 1, 2022

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1017, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gottheimer amendment No. 1.
Apr 1, 2022

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3617.
Apr 1, 2022

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3617 and H.R. 6833. The resolutions provides for one hour of general debate on H.R. 3617, under a structured rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate on H.R. 6833, under a closed rule. The rule provides that House Resolution 188, agreed to March 8, 2021, is amended by striking April 1, 2022 each place it appears and inserting April 29, 2022.
Apr 1, 2022

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1017. (consideration: CR H4078-4110, H4110-4111; text: CR S4078-4087)
Mar 31, 2022

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1017 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3617 and H.R. 6833. The resolutions provides for one hour of general debate on H.R. 3617, under a structured rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate on H.R. 6833, under a closed rule. The rule provides that House Resolution 188, agreed to March 8, 2021, is amended by striking April 1, 2022 each place it appears and inserting April 29, 2022.
Mar 24, 2022

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 203.
Mar 24, 2022

Committee on Transportation discharged.
Mar 24, 2022

Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged.
Mar 24, 2022

Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
Mar 24, 2022

Committee on Small Business discharged.
Mar 24, 2022

Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Mar 24, 2022

Committee on Education and Labor discharged.
Mar 24, 2022

Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Mar 24, 2022

Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Mar 24, 2022

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-276, Part I.
Sep 30, 2021

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 15.
Sep 30, 2021

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 7, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Jul 5, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jun 1, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Jun 1, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jun 1, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
May 31, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 28, 2021

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, Oversight and Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
May 28, 2021

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E592)
May 28, 2021

Introduced in House

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