States Reform Act
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 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.
- IntroducedNov 15, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
States Reform Act
This bill removes marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substance Act and provides for federal regulation of marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol. Among other provisions, the bill establishes a federal permitting process for marijuana businesses, provides for federal oversight of interstate medical marijuana products, and creates an excise tax structure for marijuana.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 15, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Original | Nov 15, 2021 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Nov 15, 2021 |
| R-MI | Peter Meijer | Original | Nov 15, 2021 |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Original | Nov 15, 2021 |
Committees 12
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jan 6, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Dec 22, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
- Dec 22, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- Nov 16, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Nov 16, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Nov 16, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Nov 16, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Nov 16, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Nov 15, 2021Introduced in House
- Nov 15, 2021Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, Ways and Means, Small Business, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Reform, Education and Labor, and Foreign Affairs, 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. 167, no. 198, November 15, 2021, page H6267.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-11 | COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE MEMBERS' DAY HEARING227 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Apr 14, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3601 | Fully Informed Veteran Act of 2021 | Related bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Controlled Substances Act regarding marihuana, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- States Reform Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2021Introduced 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.
