S. 3686 · 119th Congress · pending
Hemp Planting Predictability Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Latest official action 2026-01-15 · Referred
The bill, briefly
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 …
Congressional Research Service · 2026-01-15
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Politicians behind the bill
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Sponsor
Amy Klobuchar
Senate · MN · Democratic
$116,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Rand Paul
Senate · KY · Republican
$89,645PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jeff Merkley
Senate · OR · Democratic
$519,875PAC receipts · 2025–2026
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PAC donors to the listed sponsors
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NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
A NEW DIRECTION PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALSOPAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$10,000
DEFEND THE DREAM$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFORWARD TOGETHER PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGRANITE VALUES PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHEALTH JOBS JUSTICE$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordI GOT YOUR BACK PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordIN OUR HANDS$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
KEYSTONE AMERICA PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordM-PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Amy Klobuchar · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNARRAGANSETT BAY PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordOCEANS PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordOFF THE SIDELINES PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPEOPLE'S VOICE PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPINEAPPLE PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPURPOSE PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordREV UP PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTRUE NORTH PAC$10,000
Rand Paul · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTURQUOISE PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordVICTORY NOW PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$9,375
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $9,375
Official PAC recordK&L GATES LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DC)$9,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PA PAC)$7,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$7,500
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$7,500
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordCAP-PAC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND OF THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION FOUNDATION INC$7,500
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordEND CITIZENS UNITED$7,500
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordPITNEY BOWES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Rand Paul · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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