United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2943 (111th)
Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009
Introduced
18 June 2009
Last action
23 July 2009 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Sponsors
Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009 - Prohibits the imposition of any penalty under an Act of Congress for the possession of marijuana for personal use or for the not-for-profit transfer between adults of marijuana for personal use. Deems the possession of 100 grams or less of marijuana as personal use (one ounce or less for a not-for-profit transfer between adults). Allows the imposition of a civil penalty under the Controlled Substances Act for the public use of marijuana if such penalty does not exceed $100.
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Timeline
18 June 2009
Introduced
Referred to House Judiciary
Source: IntroReferral
18 June 2009
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
18 June 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 June 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 June 2009
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
23 July 2009
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 18 June 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2943
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/2943
- us · 111-hr-2943 · source updated 14 August 2025