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Removing Marijuana from Deportable Offenses Act

Introduced: June 27, 2019 Introduced by: Booker, Cory A. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 27, 2019
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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 June 27, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4390 Identical bill Removing Marijuana from Deportable Offenses Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2021: Removing Marijuana from Deportable Offenses Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2021/
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"S. 2021: Removing Marijuana from Deportable Offenses Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2021/.
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S. 2021, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2021/.
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