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HR 1588 116th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2019

Introduced: March 7, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 7, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2019

This bill revises and otherwise limits the federal prohibition on marijuana.

First, it specifies that the regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties of the Controlled Substances Act do not apply to marijuana. The bill does, however, make it a crime to knowingly ship or transport marijuana into a state where its receipt, possession, or sale is prohibited. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to one year, or both.

Next, it removes marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances Act.

Finally, it eliminates criminal penalties for an individual who imports, exports, manufactures, distributes, or possesses with intent to distribute marijuana.

What's happening now April 8, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 23
D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Oct 28, 2019
Vela, Filemon
· Oct 18, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Oct 4, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 4, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 12, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 4, 2019
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · May 21, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 21, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 20, 2019
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Apr 30, 2019
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Apr 9, 2019
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Mar 13, 2019
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Mar 8, 2019
Amash, Justin
· Mar 7, 2019
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Mar 7, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 7, 2019
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Mar 7, 2019
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Mar 7, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 7, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 7, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 7, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 7, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 7, 2019
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 7, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Mar 7, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1588: Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1588/
MLA
"H.R. 1588: Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1588/.
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H.R. 1588, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1588/.
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