Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
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.
- IntroducedJul 21, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Jul 21, 2022 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Jul 21, 2022 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Jul 21, 2022 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jul 21, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Jul 21, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2022Introduced in Senate
- Jul 21, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 | Debate and remarks S3581 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Jul 21, 2022 |
Related bills 8
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1467 | VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2021 | Related bill | Jun 23, 2021 |
| HR 2652 | Ensuring Access to Counseling and Training for All Small Businesses Act of 2021 | Related bill | Apr 19, 2021 |
| HR 2712 | Ensuring Safe Capital Access for All Small Businesses Act of 2021 | Related bill | Oct 19, 2021 |
| HR 2916 | VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2021 | Related bill | Nov 4, 2021 |
| HR 3617 | MORE Act | Related bill | Apr 4, 2022 |
| S 4619 | Fair Access to Financial Services Act of 2022 | Related bill | Dec 1, 2022 |
| S 5022 | Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act | Cross-Congress related bill | Jul 16, 2026 |
| HR 5911 | Fair Hiring in Banking Act | Related bill | May 12, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvestment in certain persons adversely impacted by the War on Drugs, to provide expungement of certain cannabis offenses, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2022Introduced 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.
