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:
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-07 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate |
| 2020-12-04 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2020-12-04 | Vote | 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) | House floor actions |
| 2020-12-04 | Vote | On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 174 - 218, 1 Present (Roll no. 234). | House floor actions |
| 2020-12-04 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6841-6842) | House floor actions |
| 2020-12-04 | Floor | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2020-12-04 | Floor | The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2020-12-04 | Floor | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2020-12-04 | Floor | Mrs. Lesko moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H6839) | House floor actions |
| 2020-12-04 | Floor | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. | House floor actions |
| 2020-12-04 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3884. | House floor actions |
| 2020-12-04 | Floor | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2020-12-04 | Floor | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1244. (consideration: CR H6819-6840) | House floor actions |
| 2020-12-03 | Floor | Rule H. Res. 1244 passed House. | House floor actions |
| 2020-12-02 | Floor | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2020-11-27 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 497. | House floor actions |
| 2020-11-27 | Discharge | Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2020-11-27 | Discharge | Committee on Natural Resources discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2020-11-27 | Discharge | Committee on Small Business discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2020-11-27 | Discharge | Committee on Ways and Means discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2020-11-27 | Discharge | Committee on Education and Labor discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2020-11-27 | Discharge | Committee on Agriculture discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2020-11-27 | Discharge | Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2020-11-27 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-604, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2019-11-21 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended). | House committee actions |
| 2019-11-21 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2019-11-19 | Committee | Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged. | House committee actions |
| 2019-08-12 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | House committee actions |
| 2019-08-07 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. | House committee actions |
| 2019-07-24 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2019-07-23 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2019-07-23 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2019-07-23 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2019-07-23 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2019-07-23 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2019-07-23 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2019-07-23 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2019-07-23 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2019-07-23 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |