US HR747 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-0)
Status: Introduced on December 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Acknowledging that the War on Drugs has been a failed policy in achieving the goal of reducing drug use, and for the House of Representatives to apologize to the individuals and communities that were victimized by this policy.
Title
Acknowledging that the War on Drugs has been a failed policy in achieving the goal of reducing drug use, and for the House of Representatives to apologize to the individuals and communities that were victimized by this policy.
Sponsors
Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ] | Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] | Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA] |
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL] | Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS] | Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ] | Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV] |
Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX] | Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH] | Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA] | Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD] |
Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC] | Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY] | Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO] | Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL] |
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI] | Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-12-19 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
2019-12-09 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2019-12-06 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. |
2019-12-06 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. |
2019-12-06 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Congressional committees
Congressional operations and organization
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Department of the Treasury
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Federal officials
Health
U.S. history
Congressional operations and organization
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Department of the Treasury
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Federal officials
Health
U.S. history
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/747/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hres747/BILLS-116hres747ih.pdf |