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Hemp Farming Act of 2018

Introduced: April 12, 2018 Introduced by: McConnell, Mitch Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Apr 16, 2018
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 380.
Apr 12, 2018
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2124-2125)
Apr 12, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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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 16, 2018

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 380.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2 Related bill Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
  • HR 5485 Identical bill Hemp Farming Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 14 Republican 7 Independent 2
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Jul 18, 2018
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 4, 2018
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jun 4, 2018
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 4, 2018
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · May 24, 2018
 D
Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · May 23, 2018
 R
Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · May 17, 2018
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · May 17, 2018
 D
Kaine, Tim
Virginia · May 15, 2018
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · May 14, 2018
 R
Hoeven, John
North Dakota · May 10, 2018
 R
Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · May 9, 2018
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 9, 2018
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · May 7, 2018
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 7, 2018
 I
King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Apr 26, 2018
 D
Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Apr 26, 2018
 D
Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Apr 23, 2018
 D
Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Apr 19, 2018
 R
Daines, Steve
Montana · Apr 19, 2018
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Apr 12, 2018
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Apr 12, 2018
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 12, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2667: Hemp Farming Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2667/
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"S. 2667: Hemp Farming Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2667/.
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S. 2667, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2667/.
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