S 2021
116th Congress
Senate
Immigration
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Immigration status and procedures
Visas and passports
Removing Marijuana from Deportable Offenses Act
Introduced: June 27, 2019
Introduced by:
Booker, Cory A.
Democratic
· New Jersey
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To President
Became law
Jun 27, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 27, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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