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Hemp Planting Predictability Act This bill extends by two years the implementation of changes to the regulation of hemp products, which reimpose certain federal controls over some hemp products. Specifically, Congress enacted the FY2026 agriculture appropriations act (P.L. 119-37) on November 12, 2025. Effective November 12, 2026, the act modifies the statutory definition of hemp products that are considered to be lawful. This bill extends the effective date to November 12, 2028. As background, the 2018 farm bill excluded hemp from the Controlled Substances Act definition of marijuana and defined hemp . As a result, hemp and hemp-derived products at or below the 0.3% delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC, the psychoactive component of marijuana) concentration threshold were no longer regulated as Schedule I controlled substances and registration with the Drug Enforcement Administration was no longer required to cultivate or handle hemp and hemp-derived products. However, hemp remained subject to Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration regulation. The 2025 changes to the definition of hemp, include changing the limit to a total THC concentration of not more than 0.3% on a dry weight basis rather than only delta-9 THC, explicitly including industrial hemp, excluding seeds from a cannabis plant that exceed a certain THC concentration, and excluding various types of hemp-derived cannabinoid products. Cannabinoids refer to unique chemical compounds that are found in
Action Timeline
2026-01-13
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2026-01-13
Introduced in House
2026-01-13
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.7024 pass?
HR.7024 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: pending.
What does HR.7024 do?
Hemp Planting Predictability Act This bill extends by two years the implementation of changes to the regulation of hemp products, which reimpose certain federal controls over some hemp products. Specifically, Congress enacted the FY2026 agriculture appropriations act (P.L. 119-37) on November 12, 2025. Effective November 12, 2026, the act modifies the statutory definition of hemp products that are considered to be lawful. This bill extends the effective date to November 12, 2028. As background, the 2018 farm bill excluded hemp from the Controlled Substances Act definition of marijuana and defi…
Who sponsored HR.7024?
HR.7024 was sponsored by James R. Baird (R-Indiana).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 7024 IH: Hemp Planting Predictability Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-01-13 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7024 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 13, 2026 Mr. Baird (for himself, Mr. Comer , Mr. Evans of Colorado , Mr. Moore of North Carolina , and Ms. Craig ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2026, to delay the implementation of amendments made by such Act to the hemp production provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hemp Planting Predictability Act . 2. Delayed implementation of amendments to hemp production provisions Section 781 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2026 ( Public Law 119–37 ; 139 Stat. 558) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 365 days and inserting 3 years .
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