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Hemp Farming Act of 2018

Introduced: June 22, 2018 Introduced by: Comer, James Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Apr 12, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
Apr 12, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hemp Farming Act of 2018

This bill legalizes industrial hemp that has a tetrahydrocannabinol (THC, the psychoactive component of marijuana) concentration of no more than 0.3% by removing it from schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. States and Indian tribes may regulate the production of hemp by submitting a plan to the Department of Agriculture (USDA). The bill also makes hemp producers eligible for the federal crop insurance program and certain USDA research grants.

What's happening now April 12, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2 Related bill Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
  • S 3042 Related bill Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
  • S 2667 Identical bill Hemp Farming Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 6 Republican 2
R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Oct 26, 2018
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jun 22, 2018
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 22, 2018
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 22, 2018
Tipton, Scott
· Jun 22, 2018
Young, David
· Jun 22, 2018
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 22, 2018
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · May 22, 2018
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · May 22, 2018
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 22, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5485: Hemp Farming Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5485/
MLA
"H.R. 5485: Hemp Farming Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5485/.
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H.R. 5485, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5485/.
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