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HR 7275 115th Congress House

MAPLE Act of 2018

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the admissibility and deportability of aliens acting in accordance with State and foreign marijuana laws, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 20, 2018 See on congress.gov
Immigration Drug trafficking and controlled substancesImmigration status and proceduresVisas and passports
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Dec 12, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 12, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 12, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Maintaining Appropriate Protections for Legal Entry Act of 2018 or the MAPLE Act of 2018

This bill removes various marijuana-related acts from the list of crimes that would make an alien inadmissible for entry into the United States or deportable, if the act was lawful in the jurisdiction where it occurred.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Correa, J. Luis
California · Dec 20, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7275: MAPLE Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7275/
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"H.R. 7275: MAPLE Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7275/.
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H.R. 7275, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7275/.
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[H.R. 7275: MAPLE Act of 2018](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7275/)
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