United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5601 (118th)
MORE Act
Introduced
20 September 2023
Last action
17 December 2024 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Sponsors
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6], Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1], Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2], Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7], Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4], Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3], Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49], Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3], Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15], Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29], Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
Subjects
Immigration, Taxation
Source updated
21 July 2025
Summary
Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act or the MORE Act 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 an event (e.g., conduct or conviction) relating to possession or use of cannabis that is no longer prohibited under the bill, 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.
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Timeline
20 September 2023
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, Oversight and Accountability, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
20 September 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 September 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 September 2023
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Source: Committee
22 September 2023
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
17 December 2024
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 20 September 2023 · Download file
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Sponsors
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← MORE Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5601
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5601
- us · 118-hr-5601 · source updated 21 July 2025