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Vote Yes on this bill if you want small cannabis producers to be able to ship products by mail to adults in legal states, expanding consumer access and helping smaller businesses compete.
Organizations that support this bill may include small cannabis grower groups, independent cannabis product makers, marijuana policy reform organizations, and business associations that support direct-to-consumer sales.
Vote No on this bill if you want states to keep stronger control over cannabis delivery, limit mailed cannabis sales, and avoid expanding interstate access to marijuana products.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include anti-drug groups, organizations concerned about youth access and public health, and state or local groups that want tighter control over cannabis sales and delivery.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want many federal arrest records with no conviction and certain nonviolent marijuana or simple drug possession records to be sealed automatically, while letting people with other eligible nonviolent convictions ask a court for the same second chance.
Organizations that support this bill may include civil rights groups, criminal justice reform advocates, public defenders, reentry programs, and workforce groups that want people with old or dismissed federal cases to have a fairer chance at jobs, housing, and rebuilding their lives.
Vote No on this bill if you want more criminal records to remain available for employers and the public, and if you believe sealing records could reduce transparency and make it harder to evaluate safety or trust concerns.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include prosecutors’ associations, some law enforcement groups, victims’ rights organizations, and employers in sensitive industries that want broader access to criminal records for screening and public safety reasons.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want federal House and Senate elections to use ranked choice voting, end separate runoffs, and encourage winners with broader support while giving states funding to make the change.
Organizations that support this bill may include voting reform groups, good-government organizations, and civic groups that want more voter choice and fewer spoiler outcomes in congressional elections.
Vote No on this bill if you want states to keep control over how they run congressional elections, avoid changing ballots and vote counting systems nationwide, and prevent new costs or confusion from ranked choice voting.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include groups that favor state control over elections, political organizations that prefer current primary and runoff systems, and election officials concerned about cost and voter confusion.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want veterans in states with legal marijuana programs to be able to get advice and paperwork from their VA doctors instead of having to seek help outside the VA system.
Organizations that support this bill may include veterans’ advocacy groups, medical cannabis reform organizations, and patient rights groups that want veterans to discuss state-approved marijuana treatment with their VA providers.
Vote No on this bill if you want to keep the VA from recommending or helping with marijuana program enrollment and to avoid expanding the role of federal veterans’ health providers in cannabis-related treatment.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include groups that oppose expanding marijuana access, organizations concerned about conflicts with federal drug policy, and advocates who want the VA to avoid involvement in state cannabis programs.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want to repeal a specific provision of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998.
Organizations that support this bill may include advocacy groups focused on drug policy reform and public health organizations.
Vote No on this bill if you want to maintain the current provisions of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include groups that favor strict drug enforcement policies and certain law enforcement agencies.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want the federal government to prepare for possible cannabis legalization by studying safety rules, banking access, medical research, tax systems, and the harms caused by past marijuana enforcement.
Organizations that support this bill may include cannabis industry groups, criminal justice reform organizations, medical cannabis patient advocates, veterans’ advocates, some researchers, and banking or small business groups that want clearer federal rules.
Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid creating a federal commission focused on planning cannabis regulation and do not want the government to take steps that could move the country closer to nationwide legalization.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include anti-drug groups, some law enforcement associations, youth substance prevention organizations, and groups that believe creating a federal pathway for cannabis regulation would encourage wider use.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want states and tribes to control marijuana policy, protect legal cannabis businesses and consumers from federal penalties, allow shipments between legal states, and create federal product safety rules.
Organizations that support this bill may include state-legal cannabis businesses, marijuana policy reform groups, tribal sovereignty advocates, and states' rights organizations.
Vote No on this bill if you want marijuana to remain restricted under federal law, do not want interstate cannabis trade to expand, and are concerned that broader legalization could increase public health and traffic safety risks.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include anti-drug groups, organizations opposed to marijuana legalization, and public safety groups concerned about youth access and impaired driving.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want veterans to keep their VA benefits when they use marijuana legally under state programs and to be able to speak openly with VA doctors about it.
Organizations that support this bill may include veterans advocacy groups, medical cannabis reform organizations, and patient rights groups that want veterans to keep their benefits while using state-approved marijuana.
Vote No on this bill if you want the VA to avoid formally supporting marijuana use and to keep tighter limits on how veterans’ cannabis use is handled in federal benefits and health care.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include anti-drug groups, advocates of strict federal drug enforcement, and organizations concerned that expanding marijuana access could create health or oversight problems.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want to end most federal marijuana penalties, clear many past cannabis records, protect benefits and immigration status, and use cannabis tax revenue for community reinvestment and small business support.
Organizations that support this bill may include civil rights groups, criminal justice reform advocates, immigrant rights organizations, and cannabis industry and small business associations.
Vote No on this bill if you want to keep federal marijuana bans and penalties in place, avoid expanding the cannabis industry, and prevent changes that critics believe could increase risks related to youth access, workplace safety, and impaired driving.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include anti-drug groups, some law enforcement organizations, workplace safety advocates, and groups concerned about youth marijuana use and impaired driving.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want very large new power users to face clearer federal oversight, pay more of the costs tied to connecting to the grid, and reduce the risk that households and small businesses will see higher electric bills from those projects.
Organizations that support this bill may include consumer advocacy groups, public utility commissions, grid reliability organizations, and electric utilities that want clearer federal rules and stronger protections against shifting large grid connection costs onto regular ratepayers.
Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid expanding federal authority over large electricity users, give major new projects more flexibility in how they connect to the grid, and reduce the chance that stricter rules could slow investment or development.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include data center companies, large industrial power users, business groups concerned about higher project costs or delays, and state or regional power interests that prefer less federal control over large-load interconnection decisions.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want the City of Ouray to own and manage Crystal Reservoir, take responsibility for dam safety and upkeep, keep the area open for free public recreation, and protect nearby wetlands from harmful expansion.
Organizations that support this bill may include the City of Ouray, local water users, nearby residents, and outdoor recreation groups that favor local control, free public access, and dam repairs.
Vote No on this bill if you want Crystal Reservoir and the surrounding land to remain under federal control, or if you are concerned about transferring public land and water rights to a city even with limits on development and requirements for public access.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include public lands advocates, some conservation groups, and taxpayer watchdogs that prefer keeping the land under federal ownership and worry about transfer costs or future local management decisions.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want tribes to have more control over leases and rights-of-way on their lands, with faster approvals for housing, infrastructure, energy, broadband, and other economic development projects.
Organizations that support this bill may include tribal governments, Native economic development groups, utility and broadband providers, energy developers, and business organizations that want faster approval of projects on tribal lands.
Vote No on this bill if you want to keep stronger federal environmental and historic review, slower but more centralized oversight, and more outside checks before major projects move forward on tribal lands.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include environmental groups, historic preservation advocates, wildlife protection organizations, and public interest groups concerned about reduced federal review and oversight of projects on tribal lands.