US Congress House Bill 3544 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on June 27 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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 with intent to distribute marijuana. Additionally, the bill requires the Small Business Administration to establish the Equitable Licensing Grant Program. The purpose of the grant program is to support the implementation of cannabis licensing programs that minimize barriers to licensing and employment for individuals adversely impacted by the war on drugs.

Homegrown Act of 2019.

Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-07-30	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2019-07-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
2019-07-24	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
2019-06-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-06-27	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Small Business, 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.
2019-06-27	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Small Business, 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.
2019-06-27	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Small Business, 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.
2019-06-27	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Small Business, 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.
2019-06-27	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Small Business, 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.
2019-06-27	House	Introduced in House

HB3884 (Related) 2020-12-07 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB2227 (Related) 2019-07-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HR1244 (Similar To) 2020-12-03 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3544/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3544/BILLS-116hr3544ih.pdf