Stop Pot Act of 2023

Stop Pot Act of 2023

This bill directs the Department of Transportation to withhold 10% of apportioned federal highway funds from states that allow for the lawful purchase or public possession of marijuana for recreational purposes. The bill specifically applies to the withholding of federal funds under the National Highway Performance Program, the Highway Safety Improvement Program, and the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program.

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5323 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5323

    To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a national 
  requirement against the use of marijuana for recreational purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 1, 2023

Mr. Edwards (for himself and Mr. Murphy) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a national 
  requirement against the use of marijuana for recreational purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Pot Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL REQUIREMENT AGAINST USE OF MARIJUANA FOR RECREATIONAL 
              PURPOSES.

    (a) Withholding of Funds for Noncompliance.--Chapter 1 of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 180. National requirement against use of marijuana for 
              recreational purposes
    ``(a) Withholding of Funds for Noncompliance.--The Secretary shall 
withhold 10 percent of the amount required to be apportioned to any 
State under each of sections 104(b)(1), 104(b)(3), and 104(b)(4) on the 
first day of each fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment 
of this section in which the purchase or public possession of marijuana 
for recreational purposes is lawful.
    ``(b) Effect of Withholding of Funds.--No funds withheld under this 
section from apportionment to any State after the date of the enactment 
of this section shall be available for apportionment to such State.
    ``(c) Marijuana Defined.--In this section, the term `marijuana' 
shall have the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 179 the following:

``180. National requirement against use of marijuana for recreational 
                            purposes.''.
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