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HRES 926 · in committee · symbolic

RESPECT Resolution

What this bill does

  • This resolution encourages states and localities to address disparities in the cannabis marketplace and repair harms from the war on drugs.
  • Communities of color disproportionately affected by past drug enforcement are the primary focus.
  • The resolution is nonbinding and calls for the President to advocate for cannabis legalization at the United Nations.

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Community Threads

Started by Cosponsor

  1. 01

    How should states prioritize which communities harmed by drug enforcement receive cannabis business licenses or expungements first?

  2. 02

    What specific evidence shows that cannabis legalization in states has actually benefited communities of color economically?

  3. 03

    If the federal government cannot legalize cannabis itself, how effective could UN advocacy be in changing state and local marijuana policies?

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Troy A. Carter

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Introduced 2025-12-04

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-12-04 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Education and Workforce, Foreign Affairs, 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.

  2. 2025-12-04 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Education and Workforce, Foreign Affairs, 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.

  3. 2025-12-04 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Education and Workforce, Foreign Affairs, 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.

  4. 2025-12-04 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Education and Workforce, Foreign Affairs, 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.

  5. 2025-12-04 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Education and Workforce, Foreign Affairs, 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.

  6. 2025-12-04 · IntroReferral

    Submitted in House

  7. 2025-12-04 · IntroReferral

    Submitted in House

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