MORE Act
Latest action · Dec 17, 2024 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
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.
- IntroducedSep 20, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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 an event (e.g., conduct or conviction) relating to possession or use of cannabis that is no longer prohibited under the bill,
- establishes a process to expunge convictions and conduct sentencing review hearings related to federal cannabis offenses, and
- directs the Government Accountability Office to study the societal impact of cannabis legalization.
Cosponsors 95
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 20, 2023 to Oct 11, 2024, with 33 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Sep 20, 2023 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Sep 20, 2023 |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Original | Sep 20, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Sep 20, 2023 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Sep 20, 2023 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Sep 20, 2023 |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Original | Sep 20, 2023 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | Sep 20, 2023 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Sep 20, 2023 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Sep 20, 2023 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Sep 20, 2023 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Sep 20, 2023 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Sep 20, 2023 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Sep 20, 2023 |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Original | Sep 20, 2023 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- Sep 22, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Sep 21, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Sep 21, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Sep 21, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- 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
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 20, 2023Introduced in House
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