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H.R. 3617 - MORE Act
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Rules Committee Print 117-37 PDF XML
Showing the text of H.R. 3617, as reported by the Committee on the Judiciary, with modifications.
(as reported by the Committee on the Judiciary)
H. Rept. 117–276, Part I PDF
Report from the Committee on the Judiciary to accompany H.R. 3617
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Showing the differences between H.R. 3617, as reported, and Rules Committee Print 117-37.
Hearing Documents
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 9-4 on Wednesday, March 30, 2022.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 1017:
Agreed to by record vote of 219-202, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 219-202, on March 31, 2022.
MANAGERS: Perlmutter/Fischbach
1. Structured rule for H.R. 3617.
2. Provides one hour of general debate on the bill equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their designees.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-37, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
6. Makes in order only those further amendments to H.R. 3617 printed in part B of the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the report.
8. Provides one motion to recommit.
9. Closed rule for H.R. 6833.
10. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided among and controlled by the chairs and ranking minority members of the Committees on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, or their respective designees.
11. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
12. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-38, modified by the amendment printed in part C of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
13. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
14. Provides one motion to recommit.
15. Provides that House Resolution 188, agreed to March 8, 2021 (as most recently amended by House Resolution 900, agreed to February 2, 2022), is amended by striking “April 1, 2022” each place it appears and inserting (in each instance) “April 29, 2022”.
Amendments (click headers to sort)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 1 | Bishop, Dan (NC) | Republican | Requires the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall develop best practices for the recognition and testing of drivers impaired by marijuana. | Submitted |
| 2 | Version 2 | Lamb (PA) | Democrat | Revised Directs the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to conduct a study on the impact of legalization to the workplace, using states that have legalized recreational use of cannabis as a guide, and requires NIOSH to develop best practices for employers as companies transition their policies related to cannabis, prioritizing employers engaged in federal infrastructure projects, transportation, public safety, and national security. Directs the Department of Education to conduct a study on the impact of legalization to schools and school aged children, using states that have legalized recreational use of cannabis as a guide, and requires the Department of Education to develop best practices for educators and administrators to protect children from any negative impacts. | Made in Order |
| 3 | Version 1 | Lamb (PA) | Democrat | Withdrawn Directs the Department of Education to conduct a study on the impact of legalization to schools and school aged children, using states that have legalized recreational use of cannabis as a guide, and requires the Department of Education to develop best practices for educators and administrators to protect children from negative impacts. | Withdrawn |
| 4 | Version 1 | Lamb (PA) | Democrat | Maintains the penalties in the Controlled Substance Act for selling or providing minors with marijuana and for distributing marijuana near schools. | Submitted |
| 5 | Version 2 | Gottheimer (NJ) | Democrat | Revised Authorizes $10M for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to conduct a study on technologies and methods that law enforcement may use to determine whether a driver is impaired by marijuana. | Made in Order |
| 6 | Version 1 | Stauber (MN), Pfluger (TX) | Republican | Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit the deportation of an alien convicted of driving under the influence of marijuana. | Submitted |
| 7 | Version 1 | Tiffany, Thomas (WI) | Republican | Prohibits any artificial or natural flavor additive, including any fruit, vanilla, coconut, licorice, cocoa, chocolate, candy, confectionary, menthol, or coffee, as part of any combustible, vapor, or edible cannabis product. | Submitted |
| 8 | Version 2 | Tiffany, Thomas (WI) | Republican | Revised Requires child-resistant packaging for all cannabis products and a warning label which reads: “The Surgeon General has determined pregnant women should not use marijuana, which affects the developing fetus, and is associated with adverse outcomes for newborns including lower birth weight, poor cognitive function, hyperactivity, and other long-term consequences.” | Revised |
| 9 | Version 1 | Latta (OH) | Republican | Permanently schedules fentanyl related substances as Schedule I while promoting research by removing regulation. | Submitted |
| 10 | Version 2 | Harris (MD) | Republican | Revised Prohibits carrying out of any portion of the bill until The Comptroller of the United States, the Secretary of HHS and the Secretary of Transportation have studied the societal, public health and public safety implications of enactment of the bill and the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse has certified that the societal, public health and public safety benefits of enactment of this bill outweigh the societal, public health and public safety risks. | Revised |
| 11 | Version 1 | Pappas (NH), Budd (NC), Cuellar (TX) | Bi-Partisan | Narrows the expungement criteria to exclude "super" kingpins, those convicted of a crime of violence, endanger or selling to minors, fentanyl trafficking, and more. Also adds a definition for non-violent. | Submitted |
| 12 | Version 2 | Lesko (AZ) | Republican | Revised Prohibits Federal funds from being provided to a State that allows for certain marijuana-related products. | Revised |
| 13 | Version 1 | Lesko (AZ) | Republican | Prohibits funds made available through the MORE Act to be available to states that do not offer education campaigns on marijuana-impaired driving. | Submitted |
| 14 | Version 1 | Burgess (TX) | Republican | Adds a new section stating amending section 1015 of the SUPPORT Act to say, beginning for the years after the date of enactment, all of the data collected under that section shall also include the specifics for “marijuana use disorder”, “methamphetamine use disorder”, and any other specific substance use disorders as determined by the Secretary. | Submitted |
| 15 | Version 1 | Stewart (UT) | Republican | Prohibits funds authorized by this Act from being awarded to entities in States in which it is lawful to sell THC infused alcoholic beverages. | Submitted |
| 16 | Version 1 | Lesko (AZ) | Republican | Requires the NHTSA and the HHS Secretary to identify delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration levels that are considered to impair drivers prior to the legislation having any effect. | Submitted |
| 17 | Version 1 | Bucshon (IN) | Republican | Requires the Attorney General, HHS, and NHTSA, to jointly confirm to Congress that a test for standardized field sobriety testing for marijuana is available for use by law enforcement officers before the Act shall have any force or effect. | Submitted |
| 18 | Version 1 | Raskin (MD) | Democrat | States that cannabis use shall not be the reason for denying or rescinding a security clearance. | Made in Order |
| 19 | Version 1 | Nadler (NY) | Democrat | MANAGER’S AMENDMENT Clarifies that the provisions in section 9 mirror the scope of relief under the criminal justice provisions. | Considered as Adopted |
| 20 | Version 1 | Mace (SC) | Republican | Alters the tax structure to reflect a flat tax equal to 3% of such product's removal price. | Submitted |
| 21 | Version 1 | Mace (SC) | Republican | Requires the Secretary of Transportation to withhold Federal funding to States which allow the purchase or public possession in such State of any cannabis product by a person who is less than twenty-one years of age is lawful, except with respect to a cannabis product prescribed for medical purposes by a medical professional. | Submitted |
| 22 | Version 1 | Mace (SC) | Republican | Requires responsible advertising provisions be incorporated; including, requiring advertising and promotion of products related to cannabis be regulated with respect to underage use and protections for kids. Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to promulgate regulations to address underage use. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 207
Motion by Mr. Burgess to amend the rule to H.R. 3617 to make in order amendment #1, offered by Rep. Bishop (NC), which requires the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Attorney General, to develop best practices for the recognition and testing of drivers impaired by marijuana. Defeated: 4–9
Majority Member
Vote
Mrs. Torres
Nay
Mr. Perlmutter
Nay
Mr. Raskin
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Morelle
Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier
Nay
Ms. Ross
Nay
Mr. Neguse
Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Yea
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mr. Reschenthaler
Yea
Mrs. Fischbach
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 208
Motion by Mr. Cole to strike the language in the rule that would continue the tolling of days for Resolutions of Inquiry. Defeated: 4–9
Majority Member
Vote
Mrs. Torres
Nay
Mr. Perlmutter
Nay
Mr. Raskin
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Morelle
Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier
Nay
Ms. Ross
Nay
Mr. Neguse
Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Yea
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mr. Reschenthaler
Yea
Mrs. Fischbach
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 209
Motion by Mrs. Fischbach to amend the rule to H.R. 3617 to make in order amendment #6, offered by Rep. Stauber (MN), which provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit the deportation of an alien convicted of driving under the influence of marijuana. Defeated: 4–9
Majority Member
Vote
Mrs. Torres
Nay
Mr. Perlmutter
Nay
Mr. Raskin
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Morelle
Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier
Nay
Ms. Ross
Nay
Mr. Neguse
Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Yea
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mr. Reschenthaler
Yea
Mrs. Fischbach
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 210
Motion by Mrs. Fischbach to amend the rule to H.R. 3617 to make in order amendment #4, offered by Rep. Lamb (PA), which maintains the penalties in the Controlled Substance Act for selling or providing minors with marijuana and for distributing marijuana near schools. Defeated: 4–9
Majority Member
Vote
Mrs. Torres
Nay
Mr. Perlmutter
Nay
Mr. Raskin
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Morelle
Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier
Nay
Ms. Ross
Nay
Mr. Neguse
Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Yea
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mr. Reschenthaler
Yea
Mrs. Fischbach
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 211
Motion by Mr. Perlmutter to report the rule. Adopted: 9-4
Majority Member
Vote
Mrs. Torres
Yea
Mr. Perlmutter
Yea
Mr. Raskin
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Morelle
Yea
Mr. DeSaulnier
Yea
Ms. Ross
Yea
Mr. Neguse
Yea
Mr. McGovern, Chairman
Yea
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Nay
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Reschenthaler
Nay
Mrs. Fischbach
Nay