S. 2667: Hemp Farming Act of 2018
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S. 2667: Hemp Farming Act of 2018
115th Congress · introduced 2018-04-12 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 380.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2018-04-12 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 380. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Hemp Farming Act of 2018
Plain summary
Hemp Farming Act of 2018 This bill legalizes industrial hemp that has a tetrahydrocannabinol (THC, the psychoactive component of marijuana) concentration of no more than 0.3% by removing it from schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. States and Indian tribes may regulate the production of hemp by submitting a plan to the Department of Agriculture (USDA). The bill also makes hemp producers eligible for the federal crop insurance program and certain USDA research grants.
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Official text
Hemp Farming Act of 2018
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] · 29 cosponsors
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Ron Wyden (D-OR), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Rand Paul (R-KY), Steve Daines (R-MT), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Tina Smith (D-MN), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), John Hoeven (R-ND), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Joni Ernst (R-IA)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] reported raising $278,697 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s2667.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>
Record fed-us-cong115-s2667 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115