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MORE Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-2227| Senate 
| Updated: 7/23/2019
Kamala D. Harris

Kamala D. Harris

Democratic Senator

California

Cosponsors (8)
Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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: 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 a 5% tax on cannabis products and requires revenues to be deposited into the trust fund, 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), and establishes a process to expunge convictions and conduct sentencing review hearings related to federal cannabis offenses.
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Timeline
Jul 23, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jul 23, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 7, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-3884
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • July 23, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 23, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • December 7, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-3884
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 116-3544: Homegrown Act of 2019.
  • HR 116-3884: MORE Act of 2020
  • HR 116-3540: Ensuring Safe Capital Access for All Small Businesses Act of 2019
  • HR 116-3543: Ensuring Access to Counseling and Training for All Small Businesses Act of 2019
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 2019

USA116th CongressS-2227| Senate 
| Updated: 7/23/2019
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: 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 a 5% tax on cannabis products and requires revenues to be deposited into the trust fund, 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), and establishes a process to expunge convictions and conduct sentencing review hearings related to federal cannabis offenses.
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Timeline
Jul 23, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jul 23, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 7, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-3884
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • July 23, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 23, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • December 7, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-3884
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Kamala D. Harris

Kamala D. Harris

Democratic Senator

California

Cosponsors (8)
Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 116-3544: Homegrown Act of 2019.
  • HR 116-3884: MORE Act of 2020
  • HR 116-3540: Ensuring Safe Capital Access for All Small Businesses Act of 2019
  • HR 116-3543: Ensuring Access to Counseling and Training for All Small Businesses Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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