H.R. 1227: Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-02-27 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-02-27 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Garrett, Thomas A., Jr. [R-VA-5] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2017

Plain summary

Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2017 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide that the Act's regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties do not apply to with respect to marijuana. It removes marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols from schedule I. (A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that: has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.) Additionally, it eliminates criminal penalties for an individual who imports, exports, manufactures, distributes, or possesses with intent to distribute marijuana. The bill does, however, make it a crime to knowingly ship or transport marijuana into a state where its receipt, possession, or sale is prohibited. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to one year, or both.

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Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Garrett, Thomas A., Jr. [R-VA-5] · 39 cosponsors

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Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), David P. Joyce (R-OH), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Adam Smith (D-WA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Seth Moulton (D-MA)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr1227.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1227 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115