• Federal Lands Subcommittee• Small Business Committee• Ways and Means Committee• Agriculture Committee• Finance Committee• Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Judiciary Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Oversight and Government Reform Committee• Natural Resources Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2020 or the MORE Act of 2020 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: replaces statutory references to marijuana and marihuana with cannabis , requires the Bureau of Labor Statistics to regularly publish demographic data on cannabis business owners and employees, establishes a trust fund to support various programs and services for individuals and businesses in communities impacted by the war on drugs, imposes an excise tax on cannabis products produced in or imported into the United States and an occupational tax on cannabis production facilities and export warehouses, makes Small Business Administration loans and services available to entities that are cannabis-related legitimate businesses or service providers, prohibits the denial of federal public benefits to a person on the basis of certain cannabis-related conduct or convictions, prohibits the denial of benefits and protections under immigration laws on the basis of a cannabis-related event (e.g., conduct or a conviction), establishes a process to expunge convictions and conduct sentencing review hearings related to federal cannabis offenses, and directs the Government Accountability Office to study the societal impact of cannabis legalization.
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 497.
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged.
Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
Committee on Small Business discharged.
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Committee on Education and Labor discharged.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-604, Part I.
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.
Rule H. Res. 1244 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1244. (consideration: CR H6819-6840)
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.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3884.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Mrs. Lesko moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H6839)
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.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
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.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6841-6842)
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 174 - 218, 1 Present (Roll no. 234).
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 497.
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged.
Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
Committee on Small Business discharged.
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Committee on Education and Labor discharged.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-604, Part I.
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.
Rule H. Res. 1244 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1244. (consideration: CR H6819-6840)
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.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3884.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Mrs. Lesko moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H6839)
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.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
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.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6841-6842)
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 174 - 218, 1 Present (Roll no. 234).
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAdult education and literacyBusiness recordsCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDepartment of JusticeDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEmployment and training programsExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment trust fundsImmigration status and proceduresJudicial review and appealsJuvenile crime and gang violenceLawyers and legal servicesLicensing and registrationsMinority and disadvantaged businessesRetail and wholesale tradesSales and excise taxesSmall businessVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationWomen in business
MORE Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-3884| House
| Updated: 12/7/2020
Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2020 or the MORE Act of 2020 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: replaces statutory references to marijuana and marihuana with cannabis , requires the Bureau of Labor Statistics to regularly publish demographic data on cannabis business owners and employees, establishes a trust fund to support various programs and services for individuals and businesses in communities impacted by the war on drugs, imposes an excise tax on cannabis products produced in or imported into the United States and an occupational tax on cannabis production facilities and export warehouses, makes Small Business Administration loans and services available to entities that are cannabis-related legitimate businesses or service providers, prohibits the denial of federal public benefits to a person on the basis of certain cannabis-related conduct or convictions, prohibits the denial of benefits and protections under immigration laws on the basis of a cannabis-related event (e.g., conduct or a conviction), establishes a process to expunge convictions and conduct sentencing review hearings related to federal cannabis offenses, and directs the Government Accountability Office to study the societal impact of cannabis legalization.
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 497.
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged.
Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
Committee on Small Business discharged.
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Committee on Education and Labor discharged.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-604, Part I.
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.
Rule H. Res. 1244 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1244. (consideration: CR H6819-6840)
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.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3884.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Mrs. Lesko moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H6839)
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.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
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.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6841-6842)
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 174 - 218, 1 Present (Roll no. 234).
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 497.
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged.
Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
Committee on Small Business discharged.
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Committee on Education and Labor discharged.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-604, Part I.
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.
Rule H. Res. 1244 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1244. (consideration: CR H6819-6840)
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.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3884.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Mrs. Lesko moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H6839)
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.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
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.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6841-6842)
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 174 - 218, 1 Present (Roll no. 234).
• Federal Lands Subcommittee• Small Business Committee• Ways and Means Committee• Agriculture Committee• Finance Committee• Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Judiciary Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Oversight and Government Reform Committee• Natural Resources Committee
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAdult education and literacyBusiness recordsCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDepartment of JusticeDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEmployment and training programsExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment trust fundsImmigration status and proceduresJudicial review and appealsJuvenile crime and gang violenceLawyers and legal servicesLicensing and registrationsMinority and disadvantaged businessesRetail and wholesale tradesSales and excise taxesSmall businessVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationWomen in business