Representative Dela Ramirez (D-IL) has become the newest cosponsor of the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, bringing total support for the measure to 55 lawmakers representing 25 states.

The bill, introduced in August, would remove marijuana entirely from the federal Controlled Substances Act (deschedule). Doing so would allow each state to determine its own policy while also clearing past federal convictions and providing for resentencing of those currently incarcerated on marijuana charges. The proposal has more sponsors than all other cannabis-related bills filed in Congress this year, combined.

Beyond descheduling, the legislation would impose a federal excise tax on marijuana sales. Revenue from that tax would be directed toward job training, youth programs, and re-entry services in communities disproportionately harmed by prohibition. The measure also bars marijuana-related convictions from being used to deny federal housing, loans, or other benefits, and it would open up Small Business Administration support to marijuana businesses.

The MORE Act has passed the House twice in previous sessions but has yet to clear the Senate. While the bill remains the most sweeping marijuana reform effort in Congress, it has so far gained little Republican backing.

Its growing list of sponsors comes at a pivotal moment, as President Trump continues to consider whether to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act. Supporters of the MORE Act argue that full descheduling through legislation remains the most comprehensive way to end federal prohibition and provide long-term stability for state-regulated markets.