3.0.0 597 2022-11-01T16:47:40Z 2022-11-01T16:47:40Z Senate S 2019-02-28 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-02-28T15:48:05Z Next Step Act of 2019 116 1893 HR 2019-04-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS Marijuana Justice Act of 2019 116 1456 HR 2019-04-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Identical bill CRS Next Step Act of 2019 116 697 S 2019-03-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2019-02-28 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2019-02-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ N W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2019-02-28 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2019-02-28 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2019-02-28 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2019-02-28 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2019-02-28 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2019-02-28 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2019-02-28 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2019-09-26 False Crime and Law Enforcement Civil actions and liability Correctional facilities and imprisonment Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances Employment and training programs Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Housing and community development funding Law enforcement administration and funding State and local government operations Trade restrictions Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2019-02-28 Introduced in Senate 2020-05-08T14:46:50Z Marijuana Justice 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 imports, exports, manufactures, distributes, or possesses with intent to distribute marijuana.

Additionally, the bill does the following:

  • reduces federal funds for a state that has not legalized marijuana and has a disproportionate arrest rate or a disproportionate incarceration rate for marijuana offenses,
  • directs federal courts to expunge convictions for marijuana use or possession, and
  • establishes a fund—the Community Reinvestment Fund—to support grants in communities most affected by the war on drugs.
]]> Marijuana Justice Act of 2019 Display Title Marijuana Justice Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Marijuana Justice Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for a new rule regarding the application of the Act to marihuana, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s597is/xml/BILLS-116s597is.xml 2019-02-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.