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Introduced
08/29/2025
08/29/2025
In Committee
08/29/2025
08/29/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
119th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvestment in certain persons adversely impacted by the War on Drugs, to provide for expungement of certain cannabis offenses, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill aims to decriminalize and deschedule cannabis at the federal level, creating a comprehensive framework for cannabis regulation and addressing the societal impacts of previous cannabis prohibition. Specifically, the bill removes cannabis from the list of controlled substances, establishes an Opportunity Trust Fund to reinvest in communities harmed by the War on Drugs, and provides mechanisms for expungement of certain cannabis-related offenses. The legislation creates new programs through the Small Business Administration to support cannabis-related businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, prohibits discrimination against individuals based on cannabis use, and removes immigration barriers related to cannabis offenses. Additionally, the bill mandates several studies on the societal, workplace, and educational impacts of cannabis legalization, including impacts on public health, safety, and economic outcomes. Key provisions include automatic expungement of federal non-violent cannabis offenses, potential resentencing for individuals currently under criminal justice sentences, and the establishment of grant programs to support communities disproportionately affected by previous cannabis enforcement policies. The bill also updates federal terminology, replacing "marijuana" with "cannabis" in existing laws and regulations.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (62)
Jerry Nadler (D)*,
Becca Balint (D),
Shontel Brown (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
Salud Carbajal (D),
Troy Carter (D),
Greg Casar (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Lou Correa (D),
Jasmine Crockett (D),
Jason Crow (D),
Diana DeGette (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Chris Deluzio (D),
Lloyd Doggett (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Dwight Evans (D),
Teresa Fernandez (D),
Bill Foster (D),
Maxwell Frost (D),
Robert Garcia (D),
Sylvia Garcia (D),
Chuy García (D),
Adelita Grijalva (D),
Jahana Hayes (D),
Jared Huffman (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Julie Johnson (D),
Robin Kelly (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Summer Lee (D),
Mike Levin (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Jenn McClellan (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Morgan McGarvey (D),
Frank Mrvan (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Ilhan Omar (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Ayanna Pressley (D),
Delia Ramirez (D),
Emily Randall (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Mary Gay Scanlon (D),
David Scott (D),
Brad Sherman (D),
Lateefah Simon (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Emilia Sykes (D),
Shri Thanedar (D),
Dina Titus (D),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Nikema Williams (D),
Frederica Wilson (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, Oversight and Government 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. (on 08/29/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5068/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr5068/BILLS-119hr5068ih.pdf |
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