HOUSE 3617117th CongressReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

MORE Act

Last Action: 4/4/2022

Actions

2022-04-04Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2022-04-01Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2022-04-01On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 204 (Roll no. 107).
2022-04-01Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 204 (Roll no. 107).
2022-04-01On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 202 - 220 (Roll no. 106).
2022-04-01The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
2022-04-01Mr. Latta moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H4112-4116)
2022-04-01The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2022-04-01UNFINISHED 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)
2022-04-01POSTPONED 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.
2022-04-01DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1017, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Raskin amendment No. 3.
2022-04-01POSTPONED 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.
2022-04-01DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1017, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lamb amendment No. 2.
2022-04-01POSTPONED 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.
2022-04-01DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1017, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gottheimer amendment No. 1.

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CRS Summary

As of 2022-04-01 (53)

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.

Cosponsors (20)

BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
NYDIA VELAZQUEZ (D-NY)
Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
ZOE LOFGREN (D-CA)
Steve Cohen (D-TN)
Henry Johnson (D-GA)
Theodore Deutch (D-FL)
Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
Ted Lieu (D-CA)
Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
J. Correa (D-CA)
Mary Scanlon (D-PA)
Joe Neguse (D-CO)
Veronica Escobar (D-TX)
Mondaire Jones (D-NY)
Cori Bush (D-MO)

Subjects

Business records
Census and government statistics
Child health
Congressional oversight
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

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