H.R. 5601 118th Congress House

MORE Act

Official title: To decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvestment in certain persons adversely impacted by the War on Drugs, to provide for expungement of … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvestment in certain persons adversely impacted by the War on Drugs, to provide for expungement of certain cannabis offenses, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 20, 2023 Introduced by: Jerrold Nadler Democratic · New York See on congress.gov

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Dec 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Sep 22, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sep 21, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Sep 21, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Sep 21, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Sep 20, 2023

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, Oversight and Accountability, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.

Sep 20, 2023

Introduced in House

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Latest action December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act or the MORE Act

This bill decriminalizes marijuana.

Specifically, it removes marijuana from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances Act and eliminates criminal penalties for an individual who manufactures, distributes, or possesses marijuana.

The bill also makes other changes, including the following:

replaces statutory references to marijuana and marihuana with cannabis,
requires the Bureau of Labor Statistics to regularly publish demographic data on cannabis business owners and employees,
establishes a trust fund to support various programs and services for individuals and businesses in communities impacted by the war on drugs,
imposes an excise tax on cannabis products produced in or imported into the United States and an occupational tax on cannabis production facilities and export warehouses,
makes Small Business Administration loans and services available to entities that are cannabis-related legitimate businesses or service providers,
prohibits the denial of federal public benefits to a person on the basis of certain cannabis-related conduct or convictions,
prohibits the denial of benefits and protections under immigration laws on the basis of an event (e.g., conduct or conviction) relating to possession or use of cannabis that is no longer prohibited under the bill,
establishes a process to expunge convictions and conduct sentencing review hearings related to federal cannabis offenses, and
directs the Government Accountability Office to study the societal impact of cannabis legalization.

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Committees of jurisdiction 14

Agriculture Committee
House of Representatives
Aviation Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives
Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Highways and Transit Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Small Business Committee
House of Representatives
Trade Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Ways and Means Committee
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
House of Representatives
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 5

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DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE
for DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE · New York · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE
for DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE · New York · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)
STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY
for STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)
STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY
for STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE
for DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE · New York · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

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Cosponsors 95