Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2020 or the MORE Act of 2020
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:
Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged.
Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 497.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1244 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3884 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. Bill is closed to amendments. The resolution provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-67, modified by the amendment printed in the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted.
Rule H. Res. 1244 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1244. (consideration: CR H6819-6840)
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3884 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. Bill is closed to amendments. The resolution provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-67, modified by the amendment printed in the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3884.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
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Mrs. Lesko moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H6839)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lesko motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add language to the bill authorizing employers to test an employee or applicant for cannabis use.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lesko motion to recommit with instructions, the Chair put the question on the motion and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Lesko demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the motion to recommit until a time to be announced.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6841-6842)
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 174 - 218, 1 Present (Roll no. 234).
Roll Call #234 (House)Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 228 - 164 (Roll no. 235).(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H6819-6827)
Roll Call #235 (House)On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 228 - 164 (Roll no. 235). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H6819-6827)
Roll Call #235 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.