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HR 4390 116th Congress House Immigration Drug trafficking and controlled substances Immigration status and procedures Visas and passports

Removing Marijuana from Deportable Offenses Act

Introduced: September 18, 2019 Introduced by: Luján, Ben Ray Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Oct 2, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Sep 18, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 18, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Removing Marijuana from Deportable Offenses Act

This bill removes offenses involving the use, possession, or distribution of marijuana from the list of crimes that could render an alien inadmissible into the United States or deportable. An alien previously denied a visa for such marijuana-related activities may reapply for a visa, and an alien previously deported for such activities shall be readmitted into the United States if not otherwise inadmissible.

What's happening now October 2, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 15
D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Sep 18, 2019
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Sep 18, 2019
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Sep 18, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Sep 18, 2019
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Sep 18, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Sep 18, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Sep 18, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 18, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 18, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 18, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 18, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 18, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Sep 18, 2019
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Sep 18, 2019
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 18, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 18, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4390: Removing Marijuana from Deportable Offenses Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4390/
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"H.R. 4390: Removing Marijuana from Deportable Offenses Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4390/.
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