House Bill 2843
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on May 20, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2843
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 Freedom and Opportunity Act
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:
- establishes a trust fund to assist women-owned and minority-owned marijuana businesses,
- requires federal research on the impacts of marijuana use on highway safety and public health,
- authorizes federal restrictions on the marketing of marijuana-related products, and
- authorizes grants for state and local governments to expunge or seal convictions for marijuana possession.
May 20, 2019
06/26/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
06/10/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
06/07/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
05/21/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
05/21/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
05/20/2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Small Business, 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.
05/20/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 5:32:22 AM