# 119-hr-5068: MORE Act 119-hr-5068, MORE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5068 - As of: 2026-09-21 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-5068 - Congress: 119 - Title: MORE Act - Status: in_committee - Introduced: 2025-08-29 - Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY) - Cosponsors: 74 - Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-09-21 ## Summary **Decriminalizes and deschedules cannabis** at the federal level. It creates a federal tax and occupational regime for cannabis products, funds an Opportunity Trust Fund for reinvestment and restorative grants, and provides broad expungement plus immigration, public‑benefit, and security‑clearance protections. - People and families: Individuals with nonviolent federal cannabis convictions and juvenile adjudications back to May 1, 1971 can seek expungement or resentencing, and indigent petitioners are entitled to appointed counsel. - Small businesses and communities: The bill sets a new federal per‑unit cannabis tax, an occupational tax of $1,000 per premises, and directs tax revenue to SBA programs for loans, technical assistance, and equitable licensing grants. - Justice, benefits, and immigration: Creates a Cannabis Justice Office to run community reinvestment grants and bars federal agencies from denying public benefits, security clearances, or immigration benefits based on cannabis use or covered cannabis convictions. *Net tax revenue will flow into an Opportunity Trust Fund and be allocated 50% to Department of Justice programs, 10% to crime‑control activities, and 40% to SBA‑administered restorative and equitable‑licensing programs.* ## Cosponsors (74) - Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-09-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Court review and federal expungements: benefit, high. If enacted, courts would review and clear many non‑violent federal cannabis records. Each Federal district would have one year to expunge convictions and juvenile adjudications for non‑violent Federal cannabis offenses going back to May 1, 1971, and to expunge associated arrests. People under sente… - Cannabis Justice Office and grants: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Justice Department would create a Cannabis Justice Office to run a Community Reinvestment Grant Program. Grants would fund job training, reentry help, legal aid (including expungements), youth programs, literacy, health education, and substance use disorder services for people harme… - SBA loans and fair licensing help: benefit, medium. If enacted, the SBA would start programs to help cannabis-related small businesses get loans and technical help. The bill would require SBA to offer loan and advisory help under existing 7(m) authority to socially and economically disadvantaged owners in eligible areas and stop SBA centers or lende… - Federal studies and public meetings: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would fund and order several federal studies and meetings about cannabis. GAO must report on State legalization impacts within 2 years and must do a demographic study of people convicted of Federal cannabis offenses within 2 years. The Bureau of Labor Statistics would publish r… - New producer permits, bonds, and records: cost, medium. If enacted, producers and export warehouse operators would need approved permits and Treasury-prescribed bonds before they start business. The bill would require true inventories at start, at closure, and at other times, keep records in a Treasury-prescribed form, and allow internal revenue officer… - Remove cannabis criminal rules, protections: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would remove marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols from Schedule I and require the Attorney General to finish the rulemaking within 180 days, treating the change as effective on the date of enactment for offenses and pending cases. The bill would bar treating cannabis as a contro… - New federal cannabis taxes and rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would create a new federal tax on cannabis products and other tax rules for producers and importers. For the first five years the excise tax would be a percentage of removal price (5% in years 1–2, then 6%, 7%, and 8%). There would also be a $1,000 annual occupational tax per p… - Agency rule deadlines and notice: mixed, low. If enacted, Treasury, Justice, and the SBA would have to issue required rules and guidance within one year after enactment. After that first year, agencies could not publicly issue sub‑regulatory guidance without giving a 60‑day notice to the appropriate Congressional committees describing and just… ## Related bills - 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act - 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act - 119-hr-15: Equality Act - 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025 - 119-hr-12: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025 - 119-hr-2763: American Family Act ## Sources - [119-hr-5068 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5068) ## Related - [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973) - [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. 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