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Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2013

Introduced: February 6, 2013 Introduced by: Massie, Thomas Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 15, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
Feb 8, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 6, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 6, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2013 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of "marihuana." Defines "industrial hemp" to mean the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-nine tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. Deems Cannabis sativa L. to meet that concentration limit if a person grows or processes it for purposes of making industrial hemp in accordance with state law.

What's happening now April 15, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5226 Related bill Charlotte's Web Medical Hemp Act of 2014
  • S 359 Related bill Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 29
All 29 Democratic 13 Republican 5
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Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Sep 18, 2014
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Nov 12, 2013
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Oct 15, 2013
O'Rourke, Beto
· Jul 31, 2013
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 25, 2013
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Jun 6, 2013
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · May 8, 2013
 R
Daines, Steve
Montana · Mar 14, 2013
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 12, 2013
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Mar 12, 2013
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 27, 2013
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Feb 27, 2013
Amash, Justin
· Feb 6, 2013
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Feb 6, 2013
Campbell, John
· Feb 6, 2013
CLAY, WM.
· Feb 6, 2013
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 6, 2013
Ellison, Keith
· Feb 6, 2013
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McClintock, Tom
California · Feb 6, 2013
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 6, 2013
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 6, 2013
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Feb 6, 2013
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 6, 2013
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 6, 2013
Polis, Jared
· Feb 6, 2013
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· Feb 6, 2013
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 6, 2013
Schrader, Kurt
· Feb 6, 2013
Yoho, Ted
· Feb 6, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 525: Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-525/
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"H.R. 525: Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-525/.
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H.R. 525, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-525/.
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