All Information (Except Text) for H.R.3884 - MORE Act of 2020116th Congress (2019-2020)
Bill
Hide OverviewSponsor: | Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] (Introduced 07/23/2019) |
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Committees: | House - Judiciary; Energy and Commerce; Agriculture; Education and Labor; Ways and Means; Small Business; Natural Resources; Oversight and Reform | Senate - Finance |
Committee Reports: | H. Rept. 116-604 |
Committee Prints: | H.Prt. 116-67 |
Latest Action: | Senate - 12/07/2020 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
Roll Call Votes: | There have been 2 roll call votes |
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Titles (7)
Short Titles
Short Titles - House of Representatives
Short Titles as Passed House
MORE Act of 2020
Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2020
Short Title(s) as Reported to House
MORE Act of 2019
Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019
Short Title(s) as Introduced
MORE Act of 2019
Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019
Actions Overview (10)
Date | Actions Overview |
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12/04/2020 | 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) |
11/27/2020 | Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged. |
11/27/2020 | Committee on Natural Resources discharged. |
11/27/2020 | Committee on Small Business discharged. |
11/27/2020 | Committee on Ways and Means discharged. |
11/27/2020 | Committee on Education and Labor discharged. |
11/27/2020 | Committee on Agriculture discharged. |
11/27/2020 | Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged. |
11/27/2020 | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-604, Part I. |
07/23/2019 | Introduced in House |
All Actions (41)
Date | Chamber | All Actions |
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12/07/2020 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
12/04/2020-1:10pm | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
12/04/2020-1:10pm | 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) |
12/04/2020-12:19pm | House | On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 174 - 218, 1 Present (Roll no. 234). |
12/04/2020-11:32am | House | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6841-6842) |
12/04/2020-10:36am | House | 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. |
12/04/2020-10:36am | House | The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. |
12/04/2020-10:29am | House | 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. |
12/04/2020-10:26am | House | Mrs. Lesko moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H6839) |
12/04/2020-9:17am | House | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. |
12/04/2020-9:17am | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3884. |
12/04/2020-9:16am | 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. |
12/04/2020-9:15am | House | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1244. (consideration: CR H6819-6840) |
12/03/2020-9:19pm | House | Rule H. Res. 1244 passed House. |
12/02/2020-3:18pm | House | 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. |
11/27/2020 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 497. |
11/27/2020 | House | Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged. |
11/27/2020 | House | Committee on Natural Resources discharged. |
11/27/2020 | House | Committee on Small Business discharged. |
11/27/2020 | House | Committee on Ways and Means discharged. |
11/27/2020 | House | Committee on Education and Labor discharged. |
11/27/2020 | House | Committee on Agriculture discharged. |
11/27/2020 | House | Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged. |
11/27/2020 | House | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-604, Part I. |
11/21/2019 | House | Ordered to be Reported (Amended). Action By: Committee on the Judiciary |
11/21/2019 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Action By: Committee on the Judiciary |
11/19/2019 | House | Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged. |
08/12/2019 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Action By: Committee on the Judiciary |
08/07/2019 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Action By: Committee on Natural Resources |
07/24/2019 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Action By: Committee on Energy and Commerce |
07/23/2019 | House | 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. |
07/23/2019 | House | 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. |
07/23/2019 | House | 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. |
07/23/2019 | House | 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. |
07/23/2019 | House | 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. |
07/23/2019 | House | 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. |
07/23/2019 | House | 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. |
07/23/2019 | House | 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. |
07/23/2019 | House | Introduced in House |
Cosponsors (120)
Committees (9)
Committees, subcommittees and links to reports associated with this bill are listed here, as well as the nature and date of committee activity and Congressional report number.
Committee / Subcommittee | Date | Activity | Related Documents |
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House Judiciary | 07/23/2019 | Referred to | |
11/21/2019 | Markup by | ||
11/27/2020 | Reported by | H. Rept. 116-604 | |
House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security | 08/12/2019 | Referred to | |
11/19/2019 | Discharged from | ||
House Energy and Commerce | 07/23/2019 | Referred to | |
11/27/2020 | Discharged from | ||
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health | 07/24/2019 | Referred to | |
House Agriculture | 07/23/2019 | Referred to | |
11/27/2020 | Discharged from | ||
House Education and Labor | 07/23/2019 | Referred to | |
11/27/2020 | Discharged from | ||
House Ways and Means | 07/23/2019 | Referred to | |
11/27/2020 | Discharged from | ||
House Small Business | 07/23/2019 | Referred to | |
11/27/2020 | Discharged from | ||
House Natural Resources | 07/23/2019 | Referred to | |
11/27/2020 | Discharged from | ||
House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands | 08/07/2019 | Referred to | |
House Oversight and Reform | 07/23/2019 | Referred to | |
11/27/2020 | Discharged from | ||
Senate Finance | 12/07/2020 | Referred to |
Subjects (23)
Subject — Policy Area:
One Policy Area term, which best describes an entire measure, is assigned to every public bill or resolution.
- 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
Latest Summary (2)
Shown Here:
Reported to House, Part I (11/27/2020)
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),
- 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.