S2650-118

Introduced

To establish a Commission on the Federal Regulation of Cannabis to study a prompt and plausible pathway to the Federal regulation of cannabis, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 27, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish a Commission on the Federal Regulation of Cannabis to study a prompt and plausible pathway to the Federal regulation of cannabis, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Healthcare, Criminal Justice.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HBE94F9042C85449A8AD40607B542941D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preparing Regulators Effectively for a Post-prohibition Adult-use Regulated Environment Act of 2023 or the PREPARE...
  • Section HF1B282580A2D42E0BFAD24B102B7805D: 2. Findings; purpose Congress finds the following: Cannabis was federally legal in the United States until 1937. Cannabis was federally prohibited to codify...
  • Section H94A1606490C748089F133AA9D08C0F1B: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term cannabis has the meaning given the term marihuana in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802). The...
  • Section H8A6E1F577BAD4DE0A0CCB8C2E51E6DE2: 4. Commission establishment and membership Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish a...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish a Commission on the Federal Regulation of Cannabis to study a prompt and plausible pathway to the Federal regulation of cannabis, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Healthcare, Criminal Justice

Primary Purpose

This bill, To establish a Commission on the Federal Regulation of Cannabis to study a prompt and plausible pathway to the Federal regulation of cannabis, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Healthcare Criminal Justice

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 27, 2023

Mr. Hickenlooper introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Healthcare Criminal Justice
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"administrator_of_sba"
→ Administrator of the Small Business Administration
"secretary_of_commerce"
→ Secretary of Commerce
"secretary_of_education"
→ Secretary of Education
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

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