House Bill 1456
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Marijuana Justice Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 28, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1456
Congress
116
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
Primary focus of measure is criminal offenses, investigation and prosecution, procedure and sentencing; corrections and imprisonment; juvenile crime; law enforcement administration. Measures concerning terrorism may fall under Emergency Management or International Affairs policy areas.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
February 28, 2019
04/08/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
03/27/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
03/19/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
03/01/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
02/28/2019
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Financial Services, 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.
02/28/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 5:03:32 PM