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.
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.
Plain Language Summary
# Summary of HR 7010 **What the Bill Does:** HR 7010 would delay new federal regulations on hemp products by two years. Congress recently passed rules (effective November 2026) that would impose stricter federal controls over certain hemp products. This bill pushes that implementation date back to November 2028, giving the hemp industry more time before the new rules take effect. **Who It Affects:** The bill primarily impacts hemp farmers, businesses producing hemp-derived products (like CBD), and companies in the broader hemp industry. These groups would get a two-year extension before facing new federal oversight and restrictions.
Consumers who use hemp products could also be affected, depending on what new regulations ultimately look like. **Key Background:** The 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp production as long as products contain no more than 0.3% THC (the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana). Since then, a large legal hemp market has developed. However, the new 2026 appropriations law reimposed certain federal controls over some hemp products. This bill simply delays when those controls kick in—it doesn't eliminate them. **Current Status:** HR 7010 is currently in committee and has not yet been voted on by the full House of Representatives.
CRS Official Summary
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, includechanging 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, andexcluding 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.
Latest Action
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.