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US HR1456

Marijuana Justice Act of 2019


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Introduced
02/28/2019
In Committee
04/08/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for a new rule regarding the application of the Act to marihuana, and for other purposes. 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.

AI Summary

This bill decriminalizes marijuana by removing it from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances Act and eliminating criminal penalties for importing, exporting, manufacturing, distributing, or possessing marijuana with intent to distribute. It also reduces federal funds for states that have not legalized marijuana and have disproportionate arrest or incarceration rates for marijuana offenses, directs federal courts to expunge convictions for marijuana use or possession, and establishes a Community Reinvestment Fund to support grants in communities most affected by the war on drugs.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Health and Social Services, Justice, Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (50)

Barbara Lee (D)* Alma Adams (D),  Pete Aguilar (D),  Karen Bass (D),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Earl Blumenauer (D),  G. Butterfield (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Jim Clyburn (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Lou Correa (D),  Danny Davis (D),  Adriano Espaillat (D),  Dwight Evans (D),  Marcia Fudge (D),  Tulsi Gabbard (D),  Jimmy Gomez (D),  Al Green (D),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Debra Haaland (D),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Jared Huffman (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Pramila Jayapal (D),  Eddie Johnson (D),  Hank Johnson (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Ted Lieu (D),  Zoe Lofgren (D),  Alan Lowenthal (D),  Carolyn Maloney (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),  Ilhan Omar (D),  Ed Perlmutter (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  Ayanna Pressley (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Cedric Richmond (D),  Bobby Rush (D),  Tim Ryan (D),  Mary Gay Scanlon (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Bennie Thompson (D),  Rashida Tlaib (D),  Maxine Waters (D),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  Frederica Wilson (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (on 04/08/2019)

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