Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
This legislation would remove Marijuana from the schedule 1 drug status. Other elements in this bill are controversial.
Title: Marijuana Justice Act of 2019
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Civil actions and liability: Correctional facilities and imprisonment: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation: Criminal procedure and sentencing: Drug trafficking and controlled substances: Employment and training programs: Health programs administration and funding: Health promotion and preventive care: Housing and community development funding: Law enforcement administration and funding: State and local government operations: Trade restrictions
Description: 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 imports, exports, manufactures, distributes, or possesses with intent to distribute marijuana. Additionally, the bill does the following: reduces federal funds for a state that has not legalized marijuana and has a disproportionate arrest rate or a disproportionate incarceration rate for marijuana offenses, directs federal courts to expunge convictions for marijuana use or possession, and establishes a fund—the Community Reinvestment Fund—to support grants in communities most affected by the war on drugs.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: February 28, 2019
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/597/all-info
Companion Bill: HB1456
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9 sponsors: Cory Booker (D); Ron Wyden (D); Jeff Merkley (D); Elizabeth Warren (D); Kamala Harris (D); Kirsten Gillibrand (D); Bernard Sanders (I); Michael Bennet (D); Edward Markey (D)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 28 2019 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Mar 12 2019 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Chamber: S
Committee Name: Judiciary
There have not been any votes on this bill