S. 3576 Introduced Crime and Law Enforcement

PREPARE Act of 2025

A bill to establish a Commission on the Federal Regulation of Cannabis to study a prompt and plausible pathway to the Federal regulation of cannabis, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] Introduced December 18, 2025 Cosponsors 0 Latest action December 18, 2025

Summary

Preparing Regulators Effectively for a Post-prohibition Adult-use Regulated Environment Act of 2025 or the PREPARE Act of 2025
This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish the Commission on the Federal Regulation of Cannabis to study a plausible and prompt pathway to cannabis regulation.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Congress.gov

Actions

  1. Dec 18, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. Dec 18, 2025 Introduced in Senate

Congressional and federal records come from official public sources: the House Clerk, the U.S. Senate, GovInfo and the Library of Congress (bill status), the Federal Register, and the congress-legislators project. They are copied on a schedule and may lag the official record by a few hours; the official sources govern. News and coverage counts are drawn from the 4Search index and reflect what the press published, not 4Search's views. Nothing here is an endorsement of any candidate, party or position. Terms of use.