Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2021 or the MORE Act of 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-04 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate |
| 2022-04-01 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2022-04-01 | Vote | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 204 (Roll no. 107). | House floor actions |
| 2022-04-01 | Vote | On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 202 - 220 (Roll no. 106). | House floor actions |
| 2022-04-01 | Floor | The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX. | House floor actions |
| 2022-04-01 | Floor | Mr. Latta moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H4112-4116) | House floor actions |
| 2022-04-01 | Floor | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. | House floor actions |
| 2022-04-01 | Floor | UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on agreeing to amendments, which were debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed. (consideration: CR H4111-4112) | House floor actions |
| 2022-04-01 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Raskin amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Bentz demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2022-04-01 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1017, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Raskin amendment No. 3. | House floor actions |
| 2022-04-01 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lamb amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Bentz demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2022-04-01 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1017, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lamb amendment No. 2. | House floor actions |
| 2022-04-01 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Gottheimer amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Bentz demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2022-04-01 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1017, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gottheimer amendment No. 1. | House floor actions |
| 2022-04-01 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3617. | House floor actions |
| 2022-04-01 | Floor | Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3617 and H.R. 6833. The resolutions provides for one hour of general debate on H.R. 3617, under a structured rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate on H.R. 6833, under a closed rule. The rule provides that House Resolution 188, agreed to March 8, 2021, is amended by striking April 1, 2022 each place it appears and inserting April 29, 2022. | House floor actions |
| 2022-04-01 | Floor | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1017. (consideration: CR H4078-4110, H4110-4111; text: CR S4078-4087) | House floor actions |
| 2022-03-31 | Floor | Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1017 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3617 and H.R. 6833. The resolutions provides for one hour of general debate on H.R. 3617, under a structured rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate on H.R. 6833, under a closed rule. The rule provides that House Resolution 188, agreed to March 8, 2021, is amended by striking April 1, 2022 each place it appears and inserting April 29, 2022. | House floor actions |
| 2022-03-24 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 203. | House floor actions |
| 2022-03-24 | Discharge | Committee on Transportation discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2022-03-24 | Discharge | Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2022-03-24 | Discharge | Committee on Natural Resources discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2022-03-24 | Discharge | Committee on Small Business discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2022-03-24 | Discharge | Committee on Ways and Means discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2022-03-24 | Discharge | Committee on Education and Labor discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2022-03-24 | Discharge | Committee on Agriculture discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2022-03-24 | Discharge | Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2022-03-24 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-276, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2021-09-30 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 15. | House committee actions |
| 2021-09-30 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2021-07-07 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. | House committee actions |
| 2021-07-05 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. | House committee actions |
| 2021-06-01 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | House committee actions |
| 2021-06-01 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House committee actions |
| 2021-06-01 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House committee actions |
| 2021-05-31 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2021-05-28 | 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, Oversight and Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 |
| 2021-05-28 | 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, Oversight and Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 |
| 2021-05-28 | 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, Oversight and Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 |
| 2021-05-28 | 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, Oversight and Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 |
| 2021-05-28 | 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, Oversight and Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 |
| 2021-05-28 | 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, Oversight and Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 |
| 2021-05-28 | 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, Oversight and Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 |
| 2021-05-28 | 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, Oversight and Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 |
| 2021-05-28 | 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, Oversight and Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 |
| 2021-05-28 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |