Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act

Bill: 117-hr-3617
Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10]
Introduced: 2021-05-28 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Business records
Census and government statistics
Child health
Congressional oversight
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Justice
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Health programs administration and funding
Immigration status and procedures
Licensing and registrations
Poverty and welfare assistance
Roads and highways
Sales and excise taxes
School administration
Small business
State and local government operations
Transportation safety and security
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-28
text: 

Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2021 or the MORE Act of 2021

 
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 a cannabis-related event (e.g., conduct or a conviction), 
 
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. 
 

action_date: 2022-03-24
text: 

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 a cannabis-related event (e.g., conduct or a conviction), 
 
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. 
 

action_date: 2022-04-01
text: 

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 a cannabis-related event (e.g., conduct or a conviction), 
 
establishes a process to expunge convictions and conduct sentencing review hearings related to federal cannabis offenses, 
 
directs the Government Accountability Office to study the societal impact of state legalization of recreational cannabis,
 
directs the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to study methods for determining whether a driver is impaired by marijuana, 
 
directs the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to study the impact of state legalization of recreational cannabis on the workplace, and 
 
directs the Department of Education to study the impact of state legalization of recreational cannabis on schools and school-aged children. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-04-01
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2022-04-01
text: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 204 (Roll no. 107).
action_date: 2022-04-01
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 204 (Roll no. 107).
action_date: 2022-04-01
text: On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 202 - 220 (Roll no. 106).
action_date: 2022-04-01
text: The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
action_date: 2022-04-01
text: Mr. Latta moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H4112-4116)
action_date: 2022-04-01
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
action_date: 2022-04-01
text: UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on agreeing to amendments, which were debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed. (consideration: CR H4111-4112)
action_date: 2022-04-01
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Raskin amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Bentz demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2022-04-01
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1017, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Raskin amendment No. 3.
action_date: 2022-04-01
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lamb amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Bentz demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2022-04-01
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1017, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lamb amendment No. 2.
action_date: 2022-04-01
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Gottheimer amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Bentz demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2022-04-01
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1017, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gottheimer amendment No. 1.
action_date: 2022-04-01
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3617.
action_date: 2022-04-01
text: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3617 and H.R. 6833. The resolutions provides for one hour of general debate on H.R. 3617, under a structured rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate on H.R. 6833, under a closed rule. The rule provides that House Resolution 188, agreed to March 8, 2021, is amended by striking April 1, 2022 each place it appears and inserting April 29, 2022.
action_date: 2022-04-01
text: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1017. (consideration: CR H4078-4110, H4110-4111; text: CR S4078-4087)
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1017 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3617 and H.R. 6833. The resolutions provides for one hour of general debate on H.R. 3617, under a structured rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate on H.R. 6833, under a closed rule. The rule provides that House Resolution 188, agreed to March 8, 2021, is amended by striking April 1, 2022 each place it appears and inserting April 29, 2022.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 203.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Committee on Transportation discharged.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Committee on Transportation discharged.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Committee on Small Business discharged.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Committee on Small Business discharged.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Committee on Education and Labor discharged.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Committee on Education and Labor discharged.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Committee on Agriculture discharged.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Committee on Agriculture discharged.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-276, Part I.
action_date: 2022-03-24
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-276, Part I.
action_date: 2021-09-30
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 15.
action_date: 2021-09-30
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-07-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-07-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2021-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2021-05-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-05-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, Oversight and Reform, 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.
action_date: 2021-05-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, Oversight and Reform, 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.
action_date: 2021-05-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, Oversight and Reform, 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.
action_date: 2021-05-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, Oversight and Reform, 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.
action_date: 2021-05-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, Oversight and Reform, 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.
action_date: 2021-05-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, Oversight and Reform, 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.
action_date: 2021-05-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, Oversight and Reform, 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.
action_date: 2021-05-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, Oversight and Reform, 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.
action_date: 2021-05-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, Oversight and Reform, 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.
action_date: 2021-05-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E592)
action_date: 2021-05-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-28
text: Introduced in House