H.R. 6209 · 119th Congress · pending
American Hemp Protection Act of 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Latest official action 2026-01-13 · Referred
The bill, briefly
American Hemp Protection Act of 2025 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 regulated as Schedule I controlled substances. 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 uniqu…
Congressional Research Service · 2025-11-20
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Nancy Mace
House · SC District 1 · Republican
$3,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Thomas Massie
House · KY District 4 · Republican
$97,456PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Zoe Lofgren
House · CA District 18 · Democratic
$423,950PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
James R. Baird
House · IN District 4 · Republican
$229,994PAC receipts · 2025–2026
3 of 3 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,000
Thomas Massie · Cosponsor · $3,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
James R. Baird · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,500
Thomas Massie · Cosponsor · $2,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
James R. Baird · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$10,500
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS PISTACHIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCISCO SYSTEMS, INC. FEDERAL PAC$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGOOGLE LLC NETPAC$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLA BAMBA PAC$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$10,000
James R. Baird · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordOUTDOOR AMUSEMENT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordREINVENTING A NEW DIRECTION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Thomas Massie · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$10,000
James R. Baird · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMAINSTREAM PAC$9,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordWALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$9,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$7,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)$7,500
BLUE DIAMOND GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordDON'T MESS WITH TEXAS PAC$7,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT PAC)$7,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordTHE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
James R. Baird · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordTHE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordINDIANA ACRE/INDIANA STATEWIDE ASSOCIATION OF RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES DBA INDIANA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES FEDERAL PAC$6,500
James R. Baird · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC (CORNPAC)$6,500
James R. Baird · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,077
Thomas Massie · Cosponsor · $6,077
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC$6,000
HY-VEE INC EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$5,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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