House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

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H.R. 5068Introduced Aug 29, 2025Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Official title: 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.

Sponsor: Rep. Jerrold Nadler D-NY

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Where it went

IntroducedAug 29, 2025
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Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jan 13, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5068.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NADLER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 142, August 29, 2025, Page H3717):
Article 1, Section 8
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

74 cosponsors — 74 Democrats

0 of 74 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Becca Balint (D-VT), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Troy Carter (D-LA), Greg Casar (D-TX), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), J. Correa (D-CA), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Jason Crow (D-CO), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Jesús García (D-IL), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Jahana Hayes (D-CT) and 44 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jerrold Nadler.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-12 district

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