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Legal & Constitutional Grounding
ACLU documents Black Americans 3.6-3.7x more likely arrested for marijuana despite equal usage; 37 states have medical programs.
ACLU "The War on Marijuana in Black and White" (2013): Black Americans 3.73x more likely to be arrested for marijuana despite similar usage rates; ACLU follow-up (2020) found ratio persisted at 3.64x
21 U.S.C. § 812 — current Schedule I classification of marijuana
Pew Research (2024): 57% of Americans favor legalization; 37 states have medical programs
Bill activity
Introduced Aug 29, 2025 by Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) with 40 original cosponsors. 74 cosponsors as of Jul 13, 2026.
Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) is not listed among the cosponsors of this bill.
IntroducedAug 29, 2025 Passed House Passed Senate To President Became Law
Latest action Jan 13, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Cosponsors during the cosponsorship window
119th Congress (Jan 2025 to Jan 2027)
Nov 2025 Dec Jan 2026 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Aug 29, 2025 Oct 16, 2026 (still open) 40 original Adam Smith (D-WA-9). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Becca Balint (D-VT). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Brad Sherman (D-CA-32). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. David Scott (D-GA-13). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Diana DeGette (D-CO-1). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Dina Titus (D-NV-1). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO-5). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN-1). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL-24). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Greg Casar (D-TX-35). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (D-GA-4). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. J. Luis Correa (D-CA-46). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Jared Huffman (D-CA-2). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX-30). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL-4). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Julia Brownley (D-CA-26). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Kathy Castor (D-FL-14). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Mark Pocan (D-WI-2). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Morgan McGarvey (D-KY-3). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Nikema Williams (D-GA-5). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-7). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Paul Tonko (D-NY-20). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Robin L. Kelly (D-IL-2). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA-24). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Steve Cohen (D-TN-9). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-1). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Ted Lieu (D-CA-36). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Troy A. Carter (D-LA-2). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Jamie Raskin (D-MD-8). Cosponsored Sep 2, 2025, 4 days after introduction. Jason Crow (D-CO-6). Cosponsored Sep 2, 2025, 4 days after introduction. Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12). Cosponsored Sep 2, 2025, 4 days after introduction. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-7). Cosponsored Sep 3, 2025, 5 days after introduction. Bill Foster (D-IL-11). Cosponsored Sep 3, 2025, 5 days after introduction. Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17). Cosponsored Sep 3, 2025, 5 days after introduction. Betty McCollum (D-MN-4). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, 17 days after introduction. Dwight Evans (D-PA-3). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, 17 days after introduction. Jahana Hayes (D-CT-5). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, 17 days after introduction. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, 17 days after introduction. Robert Garcia (D-CA-42). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, 17 days after introduction. Shontel M. Brown (D-OH-11). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, 17 days after introduction. Summer L. Lee (D-PA-12). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, 17 days after introduction. Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL-3). Cosponsored Sep 23, 2025, 25 days after introduction. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-3). Cosponsored Sep 26, 2025, 28 days after introduction. Mike Levin (D-CA-49). Cosponsored Oct 14, 2025, 46 days after introduction. Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA-4). Cosponsored Oct 24, 2025, 56 days after introduction. Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ-7). Cosponsored Nov 19, 2025, 82 days after introduction. Emily Randall (D-WA-6). Cosponsored Nov 19, 2025, 82 days after introduction. Julie Johnson (D-TX-32). Cosponsored Dec 16, 2025, 109 days after introduction. Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH-13). Cosponsored Feb 4, 2026, 159 days after introduction. James P. McGovern (D-MA-2). Cosponsored Apr 23, 2026, 237 days after introduction. Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20). Cosponsored Apr 23, 2026, 237 days after introduction. Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-7). Cosponsored Apr 23, 2026, 237 days after introduction. Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-2). Cosponsored Apr 28, 2026, 242 days after introduction. Donald S. Beyer (D-VA-8). Cosponsored Apr 28, 2026, 242 days after introduction. Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL-9). Cosponsored Apr 28, 2026, 242 days after introduction. Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13). Cosponsored Apr 28, 2026, 242 days after introduction. Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15). Cosponsored Apr 28, 2026, 242 days after introduction. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1). Cosponsored Apr 29, 2026, 243 days after introduction. Grace Meng (D-NY-6). Cosponsored May 12, 2026, 256 days after introduction. Val T. Hoyle (D-OR-4). Cosponsored Jun 2, 2026, 277 days after introduction. Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM-1). Cosponsored Jun 9, 2026, 284 days after introduction. Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10). Cosponsored Jul 13, 2026, 318 days after introduction.
Dec 2025 Mar 2026 Jun Aug Oct Aug 29, 2025 Oct 16, 2026 (still open) 40 original Adam Smith (D-WA-9). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Becca Balint (D-VT). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Brad Sherman (D-CA-32). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. David Scott (D-GA-13). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Diana DeGette (D-CO-1). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Dina Titus (D-NV-1). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO-5). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN-1). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL-24). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Greg Casar (D-TX-35). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (D-GA-4). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. J. Luis Correa (D-CA-46). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Jared Huffman (D-CA-2). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX-30). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL-4). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Julia Brownley (D-CA-26). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Kathy Castor (D-FL-14). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Mark Pocan (D-WI-2). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Morgan McGarvey (D-KY-3). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Nikema Williams (D-GA-5). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-7). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Paul Tonko (D-NY-20). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Robin L. Kelly (D-IL-2). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA-24). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Steve Cohen (D-TN-9). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-1). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Ted Lieu (D-CA-36). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Troy A. Carter (D-LA-2). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor. Jamie Raskin (D-MD-8). Cosponsored Sep 2, 2025, 4 days after introduction. Jason Crow (D-CO-6). Cosponsored Sep 2, 2025, 4 days after introduction. Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12). Cosponsored Sep 2, 2025, 4 days after introduction. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-7). Cosponsored Sep 3, 2025, 5 days after introduction. Bill Foster (D-IL-11). Cosponsored Sep 3, 2025, 5 days after introduction. Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17). Cosponsored Sep 3, 2025, 5 days after introduction. Betty McCollum (D-MN-4). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, 17 days after introduction. Dwight Evans (D-PA-3). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, 17 days after introduction. Jahana Hayes (D-CT-5). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, 17 days after introduction. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, 17 days after introduction. Robert Garcia (D-CA-42). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, 17 days after introduction. Shontel M. Brown (D-OH-11). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, 17 days after introduction. Summer L. Lee (D-PA-12). Cosponsored Sep 15, 2025, 17 days after introduction. Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL-3). Cosponsored Sep 23, 2025, 25 days after introduction. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-3). Cosponsored Sep 26, 2025, 28 days after introduction. Mike Levin (D-CA-49). Cosponsored Oct 14, 2025, 46 days after introduction. Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA-4). Cosponsored Oct 24, 2025, 56 days after introduction. Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ-7). Cosponsored Nov 19, 2025, 82 days after introduction. Emily Randall (D-WA-6). Cosponsored Nov 19, 2025, 82 days after introduction. Julie Johnson (D-TX-32). Cosponsored Dec 16, 2025, 109 days after introduction. Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH-13). Cosponsored Feb 4, 2026, 159 days after introduction. James P. McGovern (D-MA-2). Cosponsored Apr 23, 2026, 237 days after introduction. Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20). Cosponsored Apr 23, 2026, 237 days after introduction. Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-7). Cosponsored Apr 23, 2026, 237 days after introduction. Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-2). Cosponsored Apr 28, 2026, 242 days after introduction. Donald S. Beyer (D-VA-8). Cosponsored Apr 28, 2026, 242 days after introduction. Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL-9). Cosponsored Apr 28, 2026, 242 days after introduction. Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13). Cosponsored Apr 28, 2026, 242 days after introduction. Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15). Cosponsored Apr 28, 2026, 242 days after introduction. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1). Cosponsored Apr 29, 2026, 243 days after introduction. Grace Meng (D-NY-6). Cosponsored May 12, 2026, 256 days after introduction. Val T. Hoyle (D-OR-4). Cosponsored Jun 2, 2026, 277 days after introduction. Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM-1). Cosponsored Jun 9, 2026, 284 days after introduction. Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10). Cosponsored Jul 13, 2026, 318 days after introduction.
Democratic 74
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Still open as of Oct 16, 2026 (119th Congress): not yet reported by the House Judiciary Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Agriculture Committee and the House Education and Workforce Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Small Business Committee and the House Natural Resources Committee and the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
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Cosponsors
74 cosponsored
Who Lobbied on This Bill
$0
combined quarterly activity
1
lobbying firm
1
client represented
2025-fourth_quarter–2026-second_quarter
filing period
Policy Areas Covered
Tobacco
Who Hired the Lobbyists
AMERICANS FOR NONSMOKERS' RIGHTS
Source: Senate LDA filings
· Dollar figures are combined quarterly totals for all lobbying by each firm, not bill-specific spend.
MORE Act — marijuana legalization and expungement. Marijuana enforcement has documented racially disparate impacts (Black Americans 3.7x more likely to be arrested, ACLU).
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