The 119th Congress has seen dozens of marijuana- and hemp-related proposals introduced since lawmakers convened in January 2025, ranging from nationwide marijuana descheduling and banking reform to competing approaches for regulating hemp-derived products.

As of September 2, 2026, 31 standalone marijuana, hemp or cannabinoid-focused bills remain pending in Congress. This does not include annual appropriations or broader farm legislation that has had hemp or marijuana-related amendments added after filing.

With that said, below is a list of every bill filed during the 2025/2026 session of the United State Congress, listed in order of most sponsors.

Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (MORE Act) — H.R. 5068

Total sponsors: 75

Sponsor: Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY).

Cosponsors: Reps. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Jason Crow (D-CO), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Frederica Wilson (D-FL), Hank Johnson (D-GA), David Scott (D-GA), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Bill Foster (D-IL), Jesús “Chuy” García (D-IL), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Delia Ramirez (D-IL), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Frank Mrvan (D-IN), Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), Troy Carter (D-LA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), James McGovern (D-MA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Dina Titus (D-NV), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM), Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Emilia Sykes (D-OH), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Val Hoyle (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Chris Deluzio (D-PA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Summer Lee (D-PA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Greg Casar (D-TX), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Julie Johnson (D-TX), Becca Balint (D-VT), Don Beyer (D-VA), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Emily Randall (D-WA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) and Mark Pocan (D-WI).

The MORE Act is by far the most widely sponsored marijuana bill currently pending in Congress. It would remove marijuana entirely from the federal Controlled Substances Act, eliminate many federal criminal penalties related to marijuana, provide for expungement and resentencing for certain federal marijuana offenses and establish community reinvestment programs funded through a federal marijuana excise tax.

Unlike legislation that would merely move marijuana to a lower federal schedule, the MORE Act would deschedule it entirely while leaving states free to maintain their own marijuana laws.

Hemp Planting Predictability Act — S. 3686 and H.R. 7024

Total sponsors: 44

Senate Sponsor: Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN).

House Sponsor: Rep. James Baird (R-IN).

Senate Cosponsors: Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR).

House Cosponsors: Reps. Angie Craig (D-MN), Gabe Evans (R-CO), James Comer (R-KY), Tim Moore (R-NC), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Buddy Carter (R-GA), Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Nick Langworthy (R-NY), Russell Fry (R-SC), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Tony Wied (R-WI), David Valadao (R-CA), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Alma Adams (D-NC), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Vince Fong (R-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Kelly Morrison (D-MN), Mike Levin (D-CA), Frank Mrvan (D-IN), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James Walkinshaw (D-VA), Troy Carter (D-LA), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA) and Robert Wittman (R-VA).

The bipartisan proposal would delay implementation of major changes Congress approved to the federal definition of hemp. Those restrictions are currently scheduled to take effect November 12, 2026.

Rather than allowing the changes to become effective one year after enactment, the legislation would extend the implementation period to three years, moving the date to November 12, 2028. Supporters argue the delay would give Congress additional time to develop a permanent regulatory system for hemp-derived cannabinoid products.

SAFE Banking Act of 2026 — S. 4942 and H.R. 9471

Total sponsors: 18

Senate Sponsor: Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR).

House Sponsor: Rep. David Joyce (R-OH).

Senate Cosponsors: Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Steve Daines (R-MT), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Patty Murray (D-WA).

House Cosponsors: Reps. Mike Rogers (R-AL), Troy Carter (D-LA), Jim Himes (D-CT), Brian Mast (R-FL), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Dina Titus (D-NV), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), J. Luis Correa (D-CA) and Nydia Velázquez (D-NY).

The SAFE Banking Act would establish federal protections for banks, credit unions and other financial institutions that provide services to state-sanctioned marijuana businesses and companies that serve them.

Federal regulators generally could not penalize financial institutions solely for working with legitimate marijuana businesses, while the bill would also establish protections related to loans, mortgages, insurance and other financial services involving state-legal marijuana activity.

Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act — S. 5022

Total sponsors: 17

Sponsor: Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ).

Cosponsors: Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Michael Bennet (D-CO), John Fetterman (D-PA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Gary Peters (D-MI), Tina Smith (D-MN), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Ed Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Patty Murray (D-WA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Peter Welch (D-VT).

The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act is the Senate’s broadest marijuana legalization proposal. It would remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, end federal criminalization of marijuana and establish a comprehensive federal regulatory and taxation framework while allowing states to continue determining whether marijuana is legal within their borders.

The legislation also contains provisions dealing with expungement, resentencing, community reinvestment, federal research, public health and small businesses.

No Deductions for Marijuana Businesses Act — S. 471 and H.R. 1447

Total sponsors: 16

Senate Sponsor: Sen. James Lankford (R-OK).

House Sponsor: Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX).

Senate Cosponsors: Sens. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Ted Budd (R-NC).

House Cosponsors: Reps. Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Greg Murphy (R-NC), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Blake Moore (R-UT), Gary Palmer (R-AL), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Andy Harris (R-MD), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Mike Lawler (R-NY) and Paul Gosar (R-AZ).

The legislation takes the opposite approach of proposals intended to provide tax relief to state-licensed marijuana businesses. It would amend federal tax law to specifically maintain the prohibition on deductions and credits for businesses trafficking marijuana.

Section 280E generally prevents businesses trafficking Schedule I or II controlled substances from taking ordinary business deductions. These bills would specifically include marijuana in the restriction regardless of its scheduling status.

RESPECT Resolution — H.Res. 926

Total sponsors: 11

Sponsor: Rep. Troy Carter (D-LA).

Cosponsors: Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Hank Johnson (D-GA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Jared Huffman (D-CA) and LaMonica McIver (D-NJ).

The RESPECT Resolution would urge states and local governments to adopt a wide range of marijuana policies intended to address the effects of prohibition and increase equity in the legal marijuana industry.

Among other recommendations, the resolution calls for eliminating state and local criminal penalties for marijuana possession and use, automatically expunging or sealing qualifying marijuana records, resentencing people serving sentences for marijuana offenses, removing marijuana convictions as barriers to industry licenses, reinvesting marijuana tax revenue in communities disproportionately affected by drug enforcement and supporting small businesses seeking to enter the legal industry.

The nonbinding resolution also states that the president should direct the U.S. Mission to the United Nations to advocate for removing marijuana from international drug control schedules and treating marijuana as a legal commodity.

STATES 2.0 Act — H.R. 2934

Total sponsors: 9

Sponsor: Rep. David Joyce (R-OH).

Cosponsors: Reps. Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Brian Mast (R-FL), Greg Steube (R-FL), Troy Carter (D-LA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Max Miller (R-OH), Val Hoyle (D-OR) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA).

The STATES 2.0 Act would substantially limit federal marijuana prohibition without imposing a single nationwide legalization policy. Marijuana activity conducted in compliance with qualifying state or tribal laws would generally be exempt from federal Controlled Substances Act penalties.

The legislation would also address interstate marijuana commerce between jurisdictions that have legalized it and create a federal regulatory and taxation framework while preserving states’ authority to prohibit marijuana.

Lawful Hemp Protection Act — H.R. 9830

Total sponsors: 8

Sponsor: Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY).

Cosponsors: Reps. Angie Craig (D-MN), Tim Moore (R-NC), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), James Baird (R-IN) and Betty McCollum (D-MN).

The Lawful Hemp Protection Act would replace broad federal restrictions scheduled to affect hemp-derived consumer products with a regulatory framework intended to preserve lawful hemp commerce while restricting certain intoxicating products.

The proposal addresses standards for hemp-derived cannabinoid products, consumer protections and federal oversight while preserving a legal market for products meeting the legislation’s requirements.

Hemp Enforcement, Modernization, and Protection Act — H.R. 7212

Total sponsors: 8

Sponsor: Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA).

Cosponsors: Reps. Marc Veasey (D-TX), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Eugene Vindman (D-VA), James Baird (R-IN), John James (R-MI) and Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ).

Known as the HEMP Act, the proposal would amend federal food and drug law to establish federal regulation of cannabinoid hemp products.

The bill would create rules governing the manufacturing, testing, labeling and sale of hemp-derived cannabinoid products rather than treating the category through a broad federal prohibition.

Capital Lending and Investment for Marijuana Businesses Act — H.R. 7987

Total sponsors: 6

Sponsor: Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA).

Cosponsors: Reps. Troy Carter (D-LA), Pat Ryan (D-NY), Chris Deluzio (D-PA), Bill Foster (D-IL) and David Joyce (R-OH).

Known as the CLIMB Act, the measure focuses on marijuana companies’ access to capital markets and investment services.

The legislation would create federal safe harbors for certain financial and business services provided to state-legal marijuana companies and would allow national securities exchanges to list qualifying marijuana businesses without facing federal penalties solely because of their marijuana-related activity.

Marijuana in Federally Assisted Housing Parity Act of 2025 — S. 3537 and H.R. 6807

Total sponsors: 5

Senate Sponsor: Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ).

House Sponsor: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC).

Senate Cosponsors: Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO).

House Cosponsors: Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Troy Carter (D-LA).

The legislation would prevent a person from being denied federally assisted housing solely because they use marijuana in compliance with state law.

It would also require federal housing policies concerning marijuana smoking to generally treat it in the same manner as tobacco smoking rather than allowing state-legal marijuana use itself to trigger the denial or loss of housing assistance.

H.R. 7010 — No Short Title

Total sponsors: 5

Sponsor: Rep. James Baird (R-IN).

Cosponsors: Reps. James Comer (R-KY), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Tim Moore (R-NC) and Angie Craig (D-MN).

Congress has not assigned H.R. 7010 a short title. Like the Hemp Planting Predictability Act, the bill would postpone implementation of federal hemp-definition changes approved in 2025.

The measure would change the implementation period from one year after enactment to three years. Although its operative language closely resembles the Hemp Planting Predictability Act, H.R. 7010 is a separate House bill rather than the formally titled House version of that legislation.

Veterans Equal Access Act — H.R. 1384

Total sponsors: 5

Sponsor: Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL).

Cosponsors: Reps. David Joyce (R-OH), Dina Titus (D-NV), Troy Carter (D-LA) and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC).

The Veterans Equal Access Act would authorize Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers to discuss state medical marijuana programs with veterans, provide recommendations and opinions regarding participation and complete forms reflecting those recommendations.

The bill would not require the VA to dispense marijuana or legalize marijuana federally. Instead, it would remove the existing federal barrier preventing VA clinicians from formally recommending participation in state medical marijuana programs.

PREPARE Act of 2025 — S. 3576 and H.R. 2935

Total sponsors: 4

Senate Sponsor: Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO).

House Sponsor: Rep. David Joyce (R-OH).

Senate Cosponsors: None.

House Cosponsors: Reps. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Max Miller (R-OH).

The Preparing Regulators Effectively for a Post-Prohibition Adult-Use Regulated Environment Act would create a federal commission tasked with studying how marijuana could be regulated if federal prohibition ends.

The commission would examine federal and state regulatory systems and develop recommendations for a post-prohibition framework. The bill itself would not legalize or deschedule marijuana.

EDUCATE Act of 2026 — H.R. 9344

Total sponsors: 4

Sponsor: Rep. Troy Carter (D-LA).

Cosponsors: Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC).

The Establishing and Developing University Cannabis Agriculture Techniques and Excellence Act would create a federal marijuana agricultural research program at eligible institutions, including historically Black land-grant universities.

The legislation is designed to expand university research and education involving marijuana cultivation, agriculture and processing while creating additional educational opportunities involving marijuana and hemp.

Beverage Regulatory Parity Act — H.R. 10079

Total sponsors: 4

Sponsor: Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX).

Cosponsors: Reps. Greg Landsman (D-OH), Susie Lee (D-NV) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ).

The Beverage Regulatory Parity Act would create a federal regulatory structure specifically for hemp-derived nonalcoholic beverages.

Among other provisions, the bill would establish manufacturing, distribution, labeling and advertising requirements; impose a minimum purchase age of 21; allow states and tribes to adopt stricter rules; and establish a federal excise tax based on the amount of intoxicating THC contained in a beverage.

American Hemp Protection Act of 2025 — H.R. 6209

Total sponsors: 4

Sponsor: Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC).

Cosponsors: Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and James Baird (R-IN).

The American Hemp Protection Act would repeal federal hemp-definition changes enacted in 2025.

Rather than delaying those restrictions, as several competing bills would do, H.R. 6209 would repeal them and restore the previous federal treatment of hemp.

Marijuana 1-to-3 Act of 2025 — H.R. 4963

Total sponsors: 4

Sponsor: Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL).

Cosponsors: Reps. David Joyce (R-OH), Troy Carter (D-LA) and Brian Mast (R-FL).

The Marijuana 1-to-3 Act would require marijuana to be moved from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act.

Unlike the MORE Act or Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, the legislation would not remove marijuana from federal controlled-substance law or legalize it nationwide.

Marijuana Impact on Medicaid Act of 2026 — S. 4345

Total sponsors: 3

Sponsor: Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC).

Cosponsors: Sens. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Pete Ricketts (R-NE).

The Marijuana Impact on Medicaid Act would require the federal government to collect information and report on Medicaid costs associated with hospital and emergency department visits related to marijuana use.

Rather than changing marijuana’s legal status, the bill focuses on federal health care spending and data collection concerning marijuana-related medical encounters.

Hemp Safety Enforcement Act — S. 4315

Total sponsors: 3

Sponsor: Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY).

Cosponsors: Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Joni Ernst (R-IA).

The Hemp Safety Enforcement Act would allow states and tribes to opt out of portions of the revised federal hemp framework and instead exercise primary regulatory authority over hemp and hemp-derived cannabinoid products within their jurisdictions.

States and tribes choosing that option would be able to rely on their own definitions and regulatory systems, subject to certain federal requirements. The bill also addresses interstate commerce involving jurisdictions that elect to regulate the products themselves.

Cannabinoid Safety and Regulation Act — S. 3474

Total sponsors: 3

Sponsor: Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR).

Cosponsors: Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Tina Smith (D-MN).

The Cannabinoid Safety and Regulation Act would amend federal food and drug law to establish a regulatory framework for cannabinoid products.

Its provisions address areas such as manufacturing standards, product testing, packaging, labeling, consumer safety and restrictions intended to keep regulated cannabinoid products away from minors.

Veterans Cannabis Use for Safe Healing Act — H.R. 966

Total sponsors: 3

Sponsor: Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL).

Cosponsors: Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC).

The Veterans Cannabis Use for Safe Healing Act would prohibit the Department of Veterans Affairs from denying veterans benefits solely because they participate in a state-approved marijuana program.

It would also allow VA health care providers to discuss marijuana with patients, document its use and, where permitted, provide recommendations concerning state medical marijuana programs.

CLAIM Act — S. 5049

Total sponsors: 2

Sponsor: Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND).

Cosponsor: Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ).

The Clarifying Law Around Insurance of Marijuana Act would establish a federal safe harbor for insurers that provide coverage to legitimate marijuana businesses operating under state or tribal law.

Federal agencies generally could not penalize or discourage an insurer solely for covering a marijuana-related legitimate business. The legislation is intended to expand access to insurance that remains difficult for marijuana businesses to obtain because of federal prohibition.

Higher Education Marijuana Research Act of 2026 — H.R. 8394

Total sponsors: 2

Sponsor: Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV).

Cosponsor: Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN).

The Higher Education Marijuana Research Act is intended to streamline the process for colleges and universities to conduct marijuana research.

The legislation addresses federal barriers facing higher-education institutions seeking to study marijuana, with the broader goal of expanding the amount and quality of federally permissible marijuana research.

Small and Homestead Independent Producers Act of 2025 — H.R. 4595

Total sponsors: 2

Sponsor: Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA).

Cosponsor: Rep. Val Hoyle (D-OR).

The Small and Homestead Independent Producers Act would establish federal authority for qualifying small marijuana cultivators and small manufacturers of marijuana products to ship marijuana and marijuana products through the U.S. mail.

The proposal is intended to create a pathway for smaller independent producers to reach customers without relying exclusively on large-scale distribution networks.

Evidence-Based Drug Policy Act of 2025 — H.R. 3082

Total sponsors: 2

Sponsor: Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV).

Cosponsor: Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN).

The Evidence-Based Drug Policy Act would repeal a provision of federal law requiring the Office of National Drug Control Policy to oppose efforts to legalize Schedule I controlled substances.

Because marijuana has historically been included in Schedule I, the provision has required the federal drug-policy office to maintain an anti-legalization position. Repealing it would remove that statutory mandate without itself legalizing marijuana.

Hemp Economic Mobilization Plan Act of 2025 — S. 2112

Total sponsors: 1

Sponsor: Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY).

Cosponsors: None.

Known as the HEMP Act of 2025, the proposal would raise the federal THC threshold separating legal hemp from marijuana from 0.3% to 1%.

The legislation would also make additional changes to federal hemp testing and transportation requirements intended to reduce the risk that farmers inadvertently produce crops exceeding the legal THC threshold.