H.R. 7024 · 119th Congress

Hemp Planting Predictability Act

Introduced on Jan 13, 2026 by James R. Baird (R-IN-4). 40 cosponsors, 22 of them from another party. Latest action (May 20, 2026): Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026
Cosponsors
40
22 from the other party
Policy area
Agriculture and Food
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

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.

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jan 13, 2026). Public domain.

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 hemp and marijuana (e.g., THC) and are known to exhibit a range of psychological and physiological effects.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

James R. BairdR-IN-4Sponsor

Democrats · 22

Republicans · 18

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jan 13, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Jan 13, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Jan 13, 2026 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
  4. May 20, 2026 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Para la Naturaleza, Inc.3 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)
  2. ASML US, LLC2 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ASML US LLC$513.3K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. DOORDASH, INC.2 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)
  4. Edible Brands, LLC2 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  5. Hemp Beverage Alliance2 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  6. Hemp Industry and Farmers of America2 reports
    $230K reported (all issues)
  7. NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION$2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 93%
  8. American Healthy Alternatives Association (AHAA)1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)
  9. Energy Marketers of America1 report
    $130K reported (all issues)
  10. GARMIN INTERNATIONAL1 report
    Federal contractor: GARMIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.$291.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  11. Hemp Industry & Farmers of America (HIFA)1 report
    $50K reported (all issues)
  12. Students for Sensible Drug Policy1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.