119th Congress · introduced in the House · Aug 29, 2025
MORE Act
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Latest action (Jan 13, 2026): Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Aug 29, 2025)
Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act or the MORE 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 manufactures, distributes, or possesses marijuana.
The bill replaces statutory references to marijuana and marihuana with cannabis.
The bill also makes changes related to the economic impact of decriminalization, including the following:
• requires the Bureau of Labor Statistics to regularly publish demographic data on cannabis business owners and employees,
• establishes a trust fund to support various programs and services for individuals and businesses in communities impacted by the war on drugs,
• imposes an excise tax on cannabis products produced in or imported into the United States and an occupational tax on cannabis production facilities and export warehouses, and
• makes Small Business Administration loans and services available to entities that are cannabis-related legitimate businesses or service providers.
The bill also makes changes to other federal programs and legal processes to account for decriminalization, including the following:
• prohibits the denial of federal public benefits to a person on the basis of certain cannabis-related conduct or convictions,
• prohibits the denial of benefits and protections under immigration laws on the basis of an event (e.g., conduct or conviction) relating to possession or use of cannabis that is no longer prohibited under the bill, and
• establishes a process to expunge convictions and conduct sentencing review hearings related to federal cannabis offenses.
Show less of the summaryIncludes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, Oversight and Government Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, Oversight and Government Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, Oversight and Government Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, Oversight and Government Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, Oversight and Government Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Loading lobbying reportsReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, Oversight and Government Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, Oversight and Government Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, Oversight and Government Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, Small Business, Natural Resources, Oversight and Government Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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AMERICANS FOR NONSMOKERS' RIGHTS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICANS FOR NONSMOKERS' RIGHTS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Tobacco
Amount not reported
…rans Health Administration. Monitor. H.R.4404: Hookah Clarification Act of 2025. This bill would tax hookah tobacco at a lower rate than pipe tobacco. Monitor. H.R.5068: Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act. This bill would decriminalize and de-schedule cannabis. Monitor. H.R.6807: This bill would change rule…
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STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY · lobbying firm or registrant: STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Amount not reported
Issues related to cannabis clemency. MARIJUANA OPPORTUNITY REINVESTMENT AND EXPUNGEMENT ACT (MORE) - H.R. 5068 - federally decriminalize cannabis by removing (descheduling) marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, which would remove federal criminal penalties for i…
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AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$950,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ied: LGBTQ Rights. H.R. 3492-Protect Childrens Innocence Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. H.R. 3708-No Place for LGBTQ+ Hate Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. H.R. 5068-MORE Act-Issues Lobbied: Marijuana Decriminalization. H.R. 5507-Hidden Foster Care Transparency Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights, Family Policing, Child Welfa…
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AMERICANS FOR NONSMOKERS' RIGHTS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICANS FOR NONSMOKERS' RIGHTS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Tobacco
Amount not reported
…rans Health Administration. Monitor. H.R.4404: Hookah Clarification Act of 2025. This bill would tax hookah tobacco at a lower rate than pipe tobacco. Monitor. H.R.5068: Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act. This bill would decriminalize and de-schedule cannabis. Monitor. H.R.6807: This bill would change rule…
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STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY · lobbying firm or registrant: STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
Issues related to cannabis clemency. MARIJUANA OPPORTUNITY REINVESTMENT AND EXPUNGEMENT ACT (MORE) - H.R. 5068 - federally decriminalize cannabis by removing (descheduling) marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, which would remove federal criminal penalties for i…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$670,000
Spent on own lobbying
…hts. H.R. 3492-Protect Childrens Innocence Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. H.R. 3708-No Place for LGBTQ+ Hate Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights, Trans Rights. H.R. 5068-MORE Act-Issues Lobbied: Marijuana Decriminalization. H.R. 5507-Hidden Foster Care Transparency Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. H.R. 498-Do No Harm in Medic…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$18,639
Spent on own lobbying
We urged Congress to support and co-sponsor the MORE Act (H.R. 5068). We urged Congress to support and co-sponsor the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act in the Senate. We urged Congress to oppose the Combating Xylazine…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL) · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL)
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 14, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$15,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ers Off Our Streets Act of 2025 (H.R. 6260); Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA); Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act (H.R. 5068); FY2027 funding for federal criminal defense; STOP Nitazenes Act (H.R. 7970); DOJ Proposed Rule (3/16) on Chapter 154 certification; Right to Trial Act (H.R.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$720,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ied: LGBTQ Rights. H.R. 3492-Protect Childrens Innocence Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. H.R. 3708-No Place for LGBTQ+ Hate Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. H.R. 5068-MORE Act-Issues Lobbied: Marijuana Decriminalization. H.R. 59-Mens Rea Reform Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing Reform. H.R. 4889-To prohibit States from…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 19, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Amount not reported
We urged Congress to support and co-sponsor the MORE Act (H.R. 5068). We urged Congress to oppose the Combating Xylazine Act(H.R. 1266/S. 545), Nitazene Control Act (H.R. 5415 /S. 3076), and STOP Nitazenes Act (H.R. 7970).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
AMERICANS FOR NONSMOKERS' RIGHTS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICANS FOR NONSMOKERS' RIGHTS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 15, 2026 · issue area: Tobacco
Amount not reported
…rans Health Administration. Monitor. H.R.4404: Hookah Clarification Act of 2025. This bill would tax hookah tobacco at a lower rate than pipe tobacco. Monitor. H.R.5068: Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act. This bill would decriminalize and de-schedule cannabis. Monitor. H.R.6807: This bill would change rule…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY · lobbying firm or registrant: STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 12, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Amount not reported
…): Issues related to the authorization of federal agencies to study cannabis legalization and stops requiring the Drug Czar to oppose reform efforts. MORE Act (HR 5068): Issues related to the removal of cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, expunging certain past convictions, and reinvesting in communities disproportio…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL) · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL)
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 7, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$15,000
Spent on own lobbying
Clean Slate Act (H.R. 3114, S. 1580); Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act (H.R. 5068); Fresh Start Act (H.R. 3111); Second Chance Reauthorization Act (H.R. 3552, S. 1843); First Step Implementation Act; Safer Detention Act; Prohibiting Punishme…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY · lobbying firm or registrant: STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Amount not reported
…): Issues related to the authorization of federal agencies to study cannabis legalization and stops requiring the Drug Czar to oppose reform efforts. MORE Act (HR 5068): Issues related to the removal of cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, expunging certain past convictions, and reinvesting in communities disproportio…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 18, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$7,971
Spent on own lobbying
We urged Congress to co-sponsor the MORE Act (119th Congress - H.R. 5068).
Congress stated in the filing; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$520,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ge at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. H.R. 5068-MORE Act-Issues Lobbied: Marijuana Decriminalization. H.R. 59-Mens Rea Reform Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing Reform. H.R. 4371-Kayla Hamilton Act-Issue…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICANS FOR NONSMOKERS' RIGHTS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICANS FOR NONSMOKERS' RIGHTS
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 14, 2026 · issue area: Tobacco
Amount not reported
…rans Health Administration. Monitor. H.R.4404: Hookah Clarification Act of 2025. This bill would tax hookah tobacco at a lower rate than pipe tobacco. Monitor. H.R.5068: Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act. This bill would decriminalize and de-schedule cannabis. Monitor. H.R.6807: This bill would change rule…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL) · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL)
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 9, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$15,000
Spent on own lobbying
Clean Slate Act (H.R. 3114, S. 1580); Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act (H.R. 5068); Fresh Start Act (H.R. 3111); Second Chance Reauthorization Act (H.R. 3552, S. 1843); First Step Implementation Act; Safer Detention Act; Prohibiting Punishme…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICANS FOR NONSMOKERS' RIGHTS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICANS FOR NONSMOKERS' RIGHTS
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Nov 6, 2025 · issue area: Tobacco
Amount not reported
…rans Health Administration. Monitor. H.R.4404: Hookah Clarification Act of 2025. This bill would tax hookah tobacco at a lower rate than pipe tobacco. Monitor. H.R.5068: Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act. This bill would decriminalize and deschedule cannabis. Monitor. S.819: End Tobacco Loopholes Act. This…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$400,000
Spent on own lobbying
…District of Columbia to 14 years of age-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. H.R. 1589-American Dream and Promise Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Path to Citizenship. H.R. 5068-MORE Act-Issues Lobbied: Marijuana Decriminalization. H.R. 59-Mens Rea Reform Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing Reform. H.R. 2-Secure the Border Act of 20…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY · lobbying firm or registrant: STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 15, 2025 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…): Issues related to the authorization of federal agencies to study cannabis legalization and stops requiring the Drug Czar to oppose reform efforts. MORE Act (HR 5068): Issues related to the removal of cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, expunging certain past convictions, and reinvesting in communities disproportio…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL) · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL)
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 9, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$15,000
Spent on own lobbying
Clean Slate Act (H.R. 3114, S. 1580); Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act (H.R. 5068); Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act (H.R. 35); Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act (H.R. 875); Fresh…
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