MORE Act of 2019

3.0.0 3884 2023-01-11T13:44:07Z 2023-01-11T13:44:07Z House HR 2019-07-23 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 23, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. NADLER:H.R. 3884.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clauses 1, 3, and 18 of theConstitution of the United States.[Page H7242]]]> ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-12-07T21:30:03Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Discharged from 2020-11-27T20:11:15Z Referred to 2019-07-23T16:03:35Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2019-08-07T15:07:42Z Discharged from 2020-11-27T20:11:07Z Referred to 2019-07-23T16:03:30Z hssm00 Small Business Committee House Standing Discharged from 2020-11-27T20:11:01Z Referred to 2019-07-23T16:03:25Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Discharged from 2020-11-27T20:10:52Z Referred to 2019-07-23T16:03:20Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Discharged from 2020-11-27T20:10:47Z Referred to 2019-07-23T16:03:15Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Discharged from 2020-11-27T20:10:40Z Referred to 2019-07-23T16:03:10Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2019-07-24T17:40:45Z Discharged from 2020-11-27T20:10:33Z Referred to 2019-07-23T16:03:05Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Discharged from 2019-11-19T22:10:34Z Referred to 2019-08-12T17:16:05Z Reported by 2020-11-27T20:09:10Z Markup by 2019-11-21T21:10:58Z Referred to 2019-07-23T16:03:00Z H. Rept. 116-604 MORE Act of 2019 116 2227 S 2019-07-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS Ensuring Safe Capital Access for All Small Businesses Act of 2019 116 3540 HR 2019-07-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS Ensuring Access to Counseling and Training for All Small Businesses Act of 2019 116 3543 HR 2019-06-27 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. Related bill CRS Homegrown Act of 2019. 116 3544 HR 2019-07-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3884) 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. 116 1244 HRES 2020-12-03 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 21:19:09 Procedurally-related House 2020-12-07 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2020-12-04 13:10:40 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2020-12-04 13:10:39 On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 228 - 164 (Roll no. 235). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H6819-6827) Floor H37100 2 House floor actions 235 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2020/roll235.xml House 116 2020-12-04T18:10:39Z 2 2020-12-04 13:10:39 Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 228 - 164 (Roll no. 235).(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H6819-6827) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 235 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2020/roll235.xml House 116 2020-12-04T18:10:39Z 2 2020-12-04 12:19:20 On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 174 - 218, 1 Present (Roll no. 234). Floor H36110 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 234 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2020/roll234.xml House 116 2020-12-04T17:19:20Z 2 2020-12-04 11:32:44 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6841-6842) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2020-12-04 10:36:25 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lesko motion to recommit with instructions, the Chair put the question on the motion and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Lesko demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the motion to recommit until a time to be announced. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2020-12-04 10:36:19 The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. Floor H8A000 2 House floor actions 2020-12-04 10:29:20 DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lesko motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add language to the bill authorizing employers to test an employee or applicant for cannabis use. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2020-12-04 10:26:52 Mrs. Lesko moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H6839) Floor H36100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-12-04 09:17:14 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. Floor H35000 2 House floor actions 2020-12-04 09:17:13 DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3884. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2020-12-04 09:16:02 Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3884 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. Bill is closed to amendments. The resolution provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-67, modified by the amendment printed in the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2020-12-04 09:15:57 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1244. (consideration: CR H6819-6840) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2020-12-03 21:19:28 Rule H. Res. 1244 passed House. Floor H1L220 2 House floor actions 2020-12-02 15:18:06 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1244 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3884 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. Bill is closed to amendments. The resolution provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-67, modified by the amendment printed in the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted. Floor H1L210 2 House floor actions 2020-11-27 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 497. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00497 2020-11-27 Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged. Discharge H12300 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2020-11-27 Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged. Committee 5500 9 Library of Congress hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2020-11-27 Committee on Natural Resources discharged. Discharge H12300 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2020-11-27 Committee on Natural Resources discharged. Committee 5500 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2020-11-27 Committee on Small Business discharged. Discharge H12300 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2020-11-27 Committee on Small Business discharged. Committee 5500 9 Library of Congress hssm00 Small Business Committee 2020-11-27 Committee on Ways and Means discharged. Discharge H12300 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2020-11-27 Committee on Ways and Means discharged. Committee 5500 9 Library of Congress hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2020-11-27 Committee on Education and Labor discharged. Discharge H12300 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2020-11-27 Committee on Education and Labor discharged. Committee 5500 9 Library of Congress hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2020-11-27 Committee on Agriculture discharged. Discharge H12300 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2020-11-27 Committee on Agriculture discharged. Committee 5500 9 Library of Congress hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2020-11-27 Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged. Discharge H12300 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-11-27 Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged. Committee 5500 9 Library of Congress hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-11-27 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-604, Part I. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-11-27 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-604, Part I. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-11-21 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended). Committee 2019-11-21 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2019-11-19 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged. Committee 2019-08-12 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2019-08-07 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Committee 2019-07-24 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-07-23 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, and Oversight and Reform, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2019-07-23 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, and Oversight and Reform, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2019-07-23 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, and Oversight and Reform, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2019-07-23 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, and Oversight and Reform, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2019-07-23 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, and Oversight and Reform, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2019-07-23 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, and Oversight and Reform, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2019-07-23 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, and Oversight and Reform, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2019-07-23 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, and Oversight and Reform, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-07-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-07-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] JERROLD NADLER D NY 10 N L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2019-07-23 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2019-07-23 True J000294 Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] Hakeem Jeffries D NY S. 8 2019-07-23 True V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 2019-07-23 True G000578 Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] Matt Gaetz R FL 1 2019-07-23 True C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2019-07-23 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2019-07-23 True C001110 Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] J. Correa D CA Luis 46 2019-07-23 True D000631 Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] Madeleine Dean D PA 4 2019-07-23 True D000610 Rep. 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Butterfield D NC 1 2020-11-19 False 2020-12-04T21:37:00Z H.R. 3884, MORE Act of 2020 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56882 As passed by the House of Representatives on December 4, 2020 Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Adult education and literacy Business records Correctional facilities and imprisonment Department of Justice Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Employment and training programs Executive agency funding and structure Government trust funds Immigration status and procedures Judicial review and appeals Juvenile crime and gang violence Lawyers and legal services Licensing and registrations Minority and disadvantaged businesses Retail and wholesale trades Sales and excise taxes Small business Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Women in business Crime and Law Enforcement

00 2019-07-23 Introduced in House 2020-08-17T16:01:14Z Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019 or the MORE Act of 2019

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 a 5% tax on cannabis products and requires revenues to be deposited into the trust fund,
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), and
establishes a process to expunge convictions and conduct sentencing review hearings related to federal cannabis offenses.

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08 2020-11-27 Reported to House, Part I 2020-12-03T15:35:45Z Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019 or the MORE Act of 2019

This bill decriminalizes 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 a 5% tax on cannabis products and requires revenues to be deposited into the trust fund,
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.

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53 2020-12-04 Passed House 2021-10-15T16:22:23Z Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2020 or the MORE Act of 2020

This bill decriminalizes 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.

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MORE Act of 2020 Display Title MORE Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced 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. Engrossed in House EH Short Title(s) as Passed House MORE Act of 2020 H House Engrossed in House EH Short Title(s) as Passed House Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2020 H House Engrossed in House EH Short Titles as Passed House MORE Act of 2020 H House Short Titles as Passed House Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2020 H House Short Title(s) as Introduced Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Reported to House MORE Act of 2019 H House Reported in House RH Short Title(s) as Reported to House Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019 H House Reported in House RH Short Title(s) as Introduced MORE Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH 903 116 HAMDT Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1244, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-67, modified by the amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules is adopted. 2022-02-08T22:45:22Z 2020-12-04 On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection. Rules Committee 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z House of Representatives 116 HR House H 3884 MORE Act of 2020 2023-01-11T13:44:07Z 5 2020-12-04 On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection. 72500 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-04 Amendment in the nature of a substitute reported by the House Committee on Rules. (consideration: CR H6819-6827; text: CR H6819-6827) 72500 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-04 House amendment offered Floor 71000 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-04 House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection. Floor 72000 9 Library of Congress Referred in Senate 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr3884rfs/xml/BILLS-116hr3884rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr3884eh/xml/BILLS-116hr3884eh.xml Reported in House 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr3884rh/xml/BILLS-116hr3884rh.xml Introduced in House 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr3884ih/xml/BILLS-116hr3884ih.xml 2020-12-07 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.