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H.R. 2843: Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act

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H.R. 2843: Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-05-20 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-05-20 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act

Plain summary

Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity 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 imports, exports, manufactures, distributes, or possesses with intent to distribute marijuana. Additionally, the bill does the following: establishes a trust fund to assist women-owned and minority-owned marijuana businesses, requires federal research on the impacts of marijuana use on highway safety and public health, authorizes federal restrictions on the marketing of marijuana-related products, and authorizes grants for state and local governments to expunge or seal convictions for marijuana possession.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] · 41 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Angie Craig (D-MN)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] reported raising $17.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr2843 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116