Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act

H.R.1798: End Tobacco Loopholes Act. This bill would provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products. Monitor. H.R.2111: An Act to exempt the premium cigar industry from certain regulations. This bill would remove cigars from the definition of tobacco products and impact various regulations. Monitor. H.R.2934: STATES 2.0 Act. This bill would change the current scheduling of marijuana in the Controlled Substances Act. Monitor. H.R.3855: This bill would prohibit smoking and vaping on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration. Monitor. H.R.4404: Hookah Clarification Act of 2025. This bill would tax hookah tobacco at a lower rate than pipe tobacco. Monitor. H.R.5068: Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act. This bill would decriminalize and de-schedule cannabis. Monitor. H.R.6807: This bill would change rules around marijuana use and federally assisted housing. Monitor. H.R.10068: Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act. This bill creates requirements for the CDC, including funding for tobacco control programs in health departments. Monitor. S.819: End Tobacco Loopholes Act. This bill would provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products. Monitor. S.2171: This bill would prohibit smoking and vaping on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration. Monitor. S.3537: This bill would change rules around marijuana use and federally assisted housing. Monitor. S. 3922: Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2026. This bill would change the definition and some regulations around cigars. Monitor. S.5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act. This bill would decriminalize and reschedule cannabis. Monitor. S.5312: Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act. This bill creates an initiative to reduce youth use of e-cigarettes and emerging tobacco products. Monitor.

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LEGISLATION: S. 1748-Kids Online Safety Act-Issues Lobbied: Free Speech, Privacy, Civil Rights and Liberties. S. 3663-Kids Online Safety Act-Issues Lobbied: Free Speech, Kids Online Safety, Civil Rights and Liberties. S. 9-Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. S. 894-Do No Harm Act-Issues Lobbied: Religious Liberty. S. 128-SAVE Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. S. 1503-Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. S. 1957-No Place for LGBTQ+ Hate Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. S. 2150-Womens Health Protection Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S. 2212-VISIBLE Act-Issues Lobbied: Federal Policing Reform. S. 2523-John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. S. 2149-Health Equity and Access under the Law for Immigrant Families Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, Immigrants Rights. S. 3206-Transgender Health Care Access Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. S.Res. 604-A resolution recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender and nonbinary people under the law and ensure their access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. S. 3186-Constitutional Accountability Act-Issues Lobbied: Policing Reform. S. 3803-Right to Redress Act-Issues Lobbied: Policing Reform. S .545-Combating Illicit Xylazine Act-Issues Lobbied: Drug Sentencing, Mass Incarceration. S. 1572-Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing, Mass Incarceration. S. 51-Washington, D.C. Admission Act- Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. S. 4814-To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status-Issues Lobbied: Temporary Protected Status. S. 4784-An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights, Criminal Justice, LGBTQ Rights, Women in Combat. S. 1404-Combating Organized Retail Crime Act-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. S. 1318-Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act-Issues Lobbied: Section 702. S. 3234-Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2023-Issues Lobbied: Section 702. S. 3961-SAFE Act-Issues Lobbied: Section 702. S. 2377-EACH Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S. 951-Stop Comstock Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S.Res. 732-A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that over 25 years of real-world evidence and hundreds of peer-reviewed studies proving that mifepristone is safe and effective should be respected, and law and policy governing access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in the United States should be equitable, transparent, and based on the best available peer-reviewed evidence-based science-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S. 1383-Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act / SAVE America Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. S. 3348-Dream Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, Immigrant Rights, Immigration Reform, Citizenship. S. 5179-Title IX Clarification Act of 2026-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. S. 5238-For Our Republic Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights, Democracy, Abuse of Power. S. 3702-Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act-Issues Lobbied: Immigration Detention. S. 558-Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Free Speech. S. 1829-STOP CSAM Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Free Speech. S. 5289-Right to Worship Act-Issues Lobbied: Free Speech. S. 2902-Hidden Foster Care Transparency Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights, Family Policing, Child Welfare. S. 5189-To amend title 10, United States Code, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, to codify and clarify gender neutral standards for members of certain Armed Forces, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights, Women in Combat. S. 3211- Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights, Disability Rights. S. 2528-Unleashing AI Innovation in Financial Services Act-Issues Lobbied: Artificial Intelligence, Civil Liberties. S. 5544-Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2026-Issues Lobbied: Artificial Intelligence, Surveillance. S. 4615-Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027-Issues Lobbied: CIA and ODNI General Counsel Provisions. S. 4749-JAWBONE Act-Issues Lobbied: Free Speech. S. 5022-Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act-Issues Lobbied: Marijuana Decriminalization. S. 5271-To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. H.R. 14-John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. H.R. 12-Womens Health Protection Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. H.R. 28-Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. H.R. 2487-Transgender Health Care Access Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. H.R. 1954-Do No Harm Act-Issues Lobbied: Religious Liberty. H.R. 22-SAVE Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. H.R. 15-Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. H.R. 3492-Protect Childrens Innocence Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. H.R. 3708-No Place for LGBTQ+ Hate Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. H.R. 5068-MORE Act-Issues Lobbied: Marijuana Decriminalization. H.R. 5507-Hidden Foster Care Transparency Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights, Family Policing, Child Welfare. H.R. 498-Do No Harm in Medicaid Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. H.R. 4611-EACH Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. H.R. 6091-Bivens Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Policing Reform. H.R. 4250-PRESS Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. H.R. 7661-Stop the Sexualization of Children Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights, Free Speech. H.R. 7651-Chloe Cole Act of 2026-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. H.R. 1028-Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act of 2026-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. H.R. 2616-PROTECT Kids Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. H.R. 2617-Say No to Indoctrination Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights, Free Speech. H.Res. 1058-Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender and nonbinary people under the law and ensure their access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. H.R. 2029-Stop Comstock Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. H.R. 2853-Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing, Mass Incarceration, Criminal Justice, Surveillance. H.R. 1266-Combating Illicit Xylazine Act-Issues Lobbied: Drug Sentencing, Mass Incarceration, Criminal Justice. H.R. 7247-Prison Libraries Act of 2026-Issues Lobbied: Prison Reform. H.R. 8175-To amend title 10, United States Code, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, to codify and clarify gender neutral standards for members of certain Armed Forces, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights, Women in Combat. H.R. 51-Washington, D.C. Admission Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. H.R. 8595-National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027-Issues Lobbied: Immigrants Rights, LGBTQ Rights, Racial Justice, Reproductive Freedom, Free Speech, Immigration, Civil Liberties. H.R. 1329-Smithsonian American Womens History Museum Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. H.R. 8720-Campaign Finance Transparency Act-Issues Lobbied: Free Speech, Criminal Justice. H.R. 8239-SACRED Act-Issues Lobbied: Free Speech. H.R. 8800-National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights, Civil Liberties, Criminal Justice, LGBTQ Rights, Immigrants' Rights, Religious Liberty, Criminal Law Reform, National Security, Privacy & Technology, Surveillance. H.R. 6570-Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act-Issues Lobbied: Section 702. H.R. 6262-Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2023-Issues Lobbied: Section 702. H.R. 8035-To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through October 20, 2027, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Section 702. H.R. 4104-Health Equity and Access under the Law for Immigrant Families Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, Immigrants Rights. H.R. 9432-LIFT the BAR Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, Immigrants Rights. H.Res. 1285-Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that over 25 years of real-world evidence and hundreds of peer-reviewed studies proving that mifepristone is safe and effective should be respected, and law and policy governing access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in the United States should be equitable, transparent, and based on the best available peer-reviewed evidence-based science-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. H.R. 8365-Monitor Accountability Act-Issues Lobbied: Policing, Prisons. H.R. 1589-American Dream and Promise Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Immigrant Rights, Immigration Reform, Citizenship. H.R. 6155-Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing, Mass Incarceration. H.Res. 1414-Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1589) to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, Pathway to Citizenship. H.R. 8781-Title IX Clarification Act of 2026-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. H.R. 6397-Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act-Issues Lobbied: Immigration Detention. H.R. 9189-Right to Record Act of 2026-Issues Lobbied: Civil Liberties. H.R. 1007-Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Free Speech. H.R. 9338- Pipeline Safety Authorization Act of 2026-Issues Lobbied: Protest Rights, Free Speech. H.R. 10335-Restoring Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Act of 2026-Issues Lobbied: Justice, Civil Liberties. H.R. 4795- Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026-Issues Lobbied: Free Speech, Boycott. H.R. 9925-FRONTIER Act-Issues Lobbied: Artificial Intelligence. H.R. 3921-STOP CSAM Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Free Speech. H.R. 3633-Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Artificial Intelligence. H.R. 4801-Unleashing AI Innovation in Financial Services Act-Issues Lobbied: Artificial Intelligence, Civil Liberties. H.R. 10563-Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2026-Issues Lobbied: Artificial Intelligence, Surveillance. H.R. 9250-Great American Outdoors Act 250-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. H.R. 10226-To prohibit the use of shock gloves by Federal law enforcement officers to enforce the immigration laws, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, Civil Liberties. H.R. 9716-PRIVACY Act-Issues Lobbied: Automatic License Plate Readers, Civil Liberties. H.R. 9800-Protection Against Mass Surveillance Act-Issues Lobbied: Automatic License Plate Readers, Civil Liberties. H.R. 9238-To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. H.R. 3278-WARRIOR Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. H.R. 9898- Transportation for Reentry Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice, Re-Entry Reform. H.R. 7008-Stop Insider Trading Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights, Voter ID Provisions. LEGISLATION WITH NO BILL NUMBER: Additional legislation not yet introduced - Legislation relating to defining antisemitism in education programs - First Amendment protections; Draft legislation on artificial intelligence and implementation of EO on artificial intelligence - free speech, privacy, nondiscrimination; Oversight over counterterrorism policy and practices - torture, detention, drones, war authority, Guantanamo Bay; Section 702 - civil liberties and national security; Section 230 of Communications Decency Act proposals - free speech, internet integrity; Continued funding for Affordable Connectivity Act - ensuring continued funding for broadband subsidy; DC Statehood; Reproductive rights; Freedom to Vote Act; Legal authority related to military strikes/Venezuela/boats - presidential action and concurrent resolutions, use of lethal force; FCC commissioner pressuring private companies in violation of First Amendment; Iran war funding; JAWBONE Act; Native American Voting Rights Act; Appropriations for FY27 spending - civil rights and civil liberties; Legislation authorizing IRS to sanction nonprofit organizations based on allegations related to material support for terrorism; Right to Record Act; Potential bill regarding safeguards for re-imposing REMS requirements on mifepristone; Proposed legislation related to abortion rights and access; Proposed legislation to protect access to medication abortion; Election safeguarding - voting rights; House oversight over private, state, and local school officials - nondiscrimination, academic freedom; Voting rights - National Guard deployment at polling sites; Veteran organization accreditation - free speech; Kids online safety; Artificial Intelligence safeguards; Potential patient privacy bill for gender affirming care; Pregnancy Loss Protection Act; Potential abortion codification bill; Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act accountability - religious liberty; Car Privacy Rights Act - privacy; Use of Artificial Intelligence and emerging tech in immigration enforcement; Border device searches; ICE detention; Sanctuary policy and ICE conduct; Death Row Clemency; Capital Punishment; Executive Order 14321: Ending Crime and Disorder on American Streets/Federal Appropriations - criminalization of homelessness; Endorsed congressional letter to DOJ in support of Olmstead - disability rights; Stop the Wait Act - disability rights; Youth Voting Rights Act; Election Administration Funding; Resolution Declaring the Deployment of ICE at the Polls is Illegal Under Federal Law; Potential legislation on FLOCK and automated license plate readers; Potential legislation on affirmative immigration system reforms. AGENCIES: Agency - Education - Issues Lobbied: Legislation relating to defining antisemitism in education programs, First Amendment protections. Agency - Department of Health and Human Services - Issues Lobbied: ACF-2026-0199 / RIN 0970-AD26: Unaccompanied Children Program Proposed Foundational Rule; Sponsor Assessment Update, Immigrants' Rights. Agency - Federal Communications Commission - Issues Lobbied: FCC commissioner pressuring private companies in violation of First Amendment, JAWBONE Act. Agency - Executive Office of the President - Issues Lobbied: FCC commissioner pressuring private companies in violation of First Amendment; Iran War supplemental appropriations; War powers resolution legislation related to war against Iran; Executive Order 14321: Ending Crime and Disorder on American Streets/Federal Appropriations, criminalization of homelessness. Agency - Department of Justice - Issues Lobbied: Docket No. OAG198, AG Order No. 6678-2026, Capital Punishment. Agency - Department of Defense - Issues Lobbied: Coalition letter to Secretary regarding interference in promotions of women and people of color in military, sex and racial discrimination.

Client expense: $950,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE

Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA) (S. 5022); Cashless Bail Reporting Act (H.R. 5625); Combating Illicit Xylazine Act (S. 545/H.R. 1266); Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA) (S. 1404/H.R. 2853); Continuing Appropriations / temporary funding extension (H.R. 6500); District of Columbia Cash Bail Reform Act (S. 2706/H.R. 5214); Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act (S. 1572/H.R. 6155); James T. Woods Act (H.R. 6719); Kayleigh's Law (S. 5372/H.R. 8481); National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (S. 4784/H.R. 8800); No Bailouts Act (H.R. 8821); STOP CSAM Act (S. 1829); STOP Nitazenes Act (H.R. 7970); Stop Pills That Kill Act (S. 3087/H.R. 8005); Right to Trial Act (H.R. 9095); Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (S. 3483); 702 reauthorization

Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE