S5022Referred to Committee

A bill to decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvestment in certain persons adversely impacted by the War on Drugs, to provide for expungement of certain cannabis offenses, and for other purposes.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-07-16
Introduced
16
Cosponsors
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Sponsor

Cory A. Booker
Cory A. Booker
Democrat · NJ · Senator
Votes with party: 82.7% (813 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (16)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

2026-07-16

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Plain-English Summary

The bill would remove federal criminal penalties for cannabis and reclassify it so it's no longer a controlled substance, while allowing people previously convicted of cannabis offenses to have those convictions cleared from their records. It would also direct money toward communities and individuals harmed by decades of drug enforcement policies. The proposal affects millions of Americans with cannabis convictions, cannabis businesses, and communities that experienced heavy enforcement of drug laws.

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