119th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 6209 — American Hemp Protection Act of 2025

“To repeal section 781 of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, relating to amendments to the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, with respect to hemp.”

Agriculture and food

Introduced Nov 20, 2025

Last action Jan 13, 2026

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Nov 20, 2025

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Referred

Jan 13, 2026

Agriculture

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Committee

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House floor

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Senate

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill repeals 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 repeals the changes. 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 regu...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 3 actions

Jan 13, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.

Nov 20, 2025

Introduced in House

Nov 20, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.