House bill · H.R. 5068 (119th Congress)
MORE Act
U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsor: Jerrold Nadler (U.S. Representative, NY-12, Democratic)
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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 replaces statutory references to marijuana and marihuana with cannabis . The bill also makes changes related to the economic impact of decriminalization, including the following: 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, and makes Small Business Administration loans and services available to entities that are cannabis-related legitimate businesses or service providers. The bill also makes changes to other federal programs and legal processes to account for decriminalization, including the following: 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, and establishes a process to expunge convictions and conduct sentencing review hearings related to federal cannabis offenses.
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Committee
House Committee on the Judiciary · U.S. House of Representatives
Also referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary · U.S. Senate.
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Cosponsors
74
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- Adam Smith
- Adelita S. Grijalva
- Adriano Espaillat
- Ayanna Pressley
- Becca Balint
- Betty McCollum
- Bill Foster
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Brad Sherman
- Brendan F. Boyle
- Chellie Pingree
- Christopher R. Deluzio
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- Delia C. Ramirez
- Diana DeGette
- Dina Titus
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
- Dwight Evans
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Emanuel Cleaver
- Emilia Strong Sykes
- Emily Randall
- Frank J. Mrvan
- Frederica S. Wilson
- Grace Meng
- Greg Casar
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
- Ilhan Omar
- J. Luis Correa
- Jahana Hayes
- James P. McGovern
- Jamie Raskin
- Janice D. Schakowsky
- Jared Huffman
- Jasmine Crockett
- Jason Crow
- Jennifer L. McClellan
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García
- Joaquin Castro
- Julia Brownley
- Julie Johnson
- Kathy Castor
- Kweisi Mfume
- Lateefah Simon
- Lloyd Doggett
- Marilyn Strickland
- Mark Pocan
- Mary Gay Scanlon
- Maxwell Frost
- Melanie A. Stansbury
- Mike Levin
- Morgan McGarvey
- Nikema Williams
- Nikki Budzinski
- Nydia M. Velázquez
- Paul Tonko
- Pramila Jayapal
- Rashida Tlaib
- Ritchie Torres
- Ro Khanna
- Robert Garcia
- Robin L. Kelly
- Salud O. Carbajal
- Shontel M. Brown
- Shri Thanedar
- Steve Cohen
- Summer L. Lee
- Suzan K. DelBene
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Sylvia R. Garcia
- Ted Lieu
- Teresa Leger Fernandez
- Troy A. Carter
- Val T. Hoyle
Full history
- Jan 13, 2026
In committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
U.S. House
- Jan 13, 2026
Referred to committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- Jan 13, 2026
Referred to committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- Jan 13, 2026
Referred to committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- Aug 29, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
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- Aug 29, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. House
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- Aug 29, 2025
Referred to committee
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
- Aug 29, 2025
Referred to committee
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
- Aug 29, 2025
Referred to committee
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
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