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H.R. 7513 117th Congress House

PREPARE Act of 2022

Official title: To establish a Commission on the Federal Regulation of Cannabis to study a prompt and plausible pathway to the Federal regulation of cannabis, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 14, 2022 Introduced by: David P. Joyce Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 5, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Apr 15, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 14, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Agriculture, and Financial Services, 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.
Apr 14, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 1, 2022

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preparing Regulators Effectively for a Post-prohibition Adult-use Regulated Environment Act of 2022 or the PREPARE Act of 2022

This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish the Commission on the Federal Regulation of Cannabis to study a plausible and prompt pathway to cannabis regulation.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 5166 Identical bill PREPARE Act of 2022
  • HR 2598 Reintroduced Bill PREPARE Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 1
Lee, Barbara
· Nov 29, 2022
Blumenauer, Earl
· Nov 22, 2022
Davis, Rodney
· Jul 14, 2022
 D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · May 11, 2022
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Apr 14, 2022
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Apr 14, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7513: PREPARE Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7513/
MLA
"H.R. 7513: PREPARE Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7513/.
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H.R. 7513, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7513/.
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[H.R. 7513: PREPARE Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7513/)
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