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Acknowledging that the War on Drugs has been a failed policy in achieving the goal of reducing drug use, and for the House of Representatives to apologize to the individuals and communities that were…

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Acknowledging that the War on Drugs has been a failed policy in achieving the goal of reducing drug use, and for the House of Representatives to apologize to the individuals and communities that were victimized by this policy.

Introduced: December 6, 2019 Introduced by: Watson Coleman, Bonnie Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Dec 19, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Dec 9, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 6, 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.
Dec 6, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the War on Drugs has failed to achieve its goal of reducing drug use and that activities continuing the War on Drugs should end. Further, the House of Representatives apologizes to those harmed through the War on Drugs.

What's happening now December 19, 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 17
All 17 Democratic 13
D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Dec 6, 2019
Brown, Anthony
· Dec 6, 2019
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Dec 6, 2019
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Dec 6, 2019
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Dec 6, 2019
Fudge, Marcia
· Dec 6, 2019
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Dec 6, 2019
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Dec 6, 2019
LEWIS, JOHN
· Dec 6, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Dec 6, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 6, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Dec 6, 2019
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Dec 6, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Dec 6, 2019
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Dec 6, 2019
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Dec 6, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Dec 6, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 747: Acknowledging that the War on Drugs has been a failed policy in achieving the goal of reducing drug use, and for the House of Representatives to apologize to the individuals and communities that were victimized by this policy.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-747/
MLA
"H. Res. 747: Acknowledging that the War on Drugs has been a failed policy in achieving the goal of reducing drug use, and for the House of Representatives to apologize to the individuals and communities that were victimized by this policy.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-747/.
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H. Res. 747, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-747/.
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[H. Res. 747: Acknowledging that the War on Drugs has been a failed policy in achieving the goal of reducing drug use, and for the House of Representatives to apologize to the individuals and communities that were victimized by this policy.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-747/)
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