S 4591 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 21, 2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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.

  1. IntroducedJul 21, 2022
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act

This bill decriminalizes cannabis and removes it from scheduling under the Controlled Substances Act. It also provides for (1) a federal regulatory framework with respect to the commercial sale of cannabis and other areas, and (2) the expungement of certain federal cannabis offenses.

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 21, 2022.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalJul 21, 2022
D-MIGary C. PetersOriginalJul 21, 2022
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalJul 21, 2022
D-ORRon WydenOriginalJul 21, 2022

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 21, 2022Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 21, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Related bills 7

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1467VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2021Related billJun 23, 2021
HR 2652Ensuring Access to Counseling and Training for All Small Businesses Act of 2021Related billApr 19, 2021
HR 2712Ensuring Safe Capital Access for All Small Businesses Act of 2021Related billOct 19, 2021
HR 2916VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2021Related billNov 4, 2021
HR 3617MORE ActRelated billApr 4, 2022

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 21, 2022Introduced in Senate

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