3.0.0 1614 2023-01-11T13:48:26Z 2023-01-11T13:48:26Z House HR 2021-03-08 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 43 (Monday, March 8, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania:H.R. 1614.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution under theGeneral Welfare Clause.[Page H1121]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2021-05-18T19:58:25Z Referred to 2021-03-08T17:04:35Z 2021-05-18 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Committee 2021-03-08 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2021-03-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-03-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001296 Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] Brendan Boyle D PA F. 2 N B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2021-03-18 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2021-03-18 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2021-05-14 False W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 2021-05-14 False V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 2021-05-14 False Immigration Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Immigration status and procedures Visas and passports Immigration 00 2021-03-08 Introduced in House 2021-06-03T15:15:50Z Destigmatizing in Immigration Act

This bill removes various immigration-related penalties pertaining to marijuana and addresses related issues.

Specifically, offenses involving marijuana use, possession, or distribution shall not be grounds for (1) barring an alien from admission into the United States, (2) removing an alien from the United States, or (3) finding that an alien lacks good moral character for immigration purposes.

An alien who was previously barred or deported due to such marijuana-related offenses shall be readmitted into the United States.

Under this bill, the distribution of marijuana shall not constitute an aggravated felony for immigration purposes.

Furthermore, the bill repeals a statutory provision stating that habitual drunkards lack good moral character for immigration purposes.

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Destigmatizing in Immigration Act Display Title Destigmatizing in Immigration Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that marijuana use, possession, and distribution may not be considered for determinations of whether a person is a person of good moral character, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Destigmatizing in Immigration Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr1614ih/xml/BILLS-117hr1614ih.xml 2021-05-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. 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.