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S2112119th CongressWALLET

HEMP Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Paul, Rand [R-KY]

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Summary

This bill would redefine hemp to include plants and products with up to 1 percent delta-9 THC. It also tightens testing accuracy and forces specific transport paperwork for hemp shipments.

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  • Farmers and hemp product makers: They could grow and sell plants and derivatives that contain up to 1 percent delta-9 THC, expanding what qualifies as hemp.
  • Transporters and testing labs: Shipments must carry either a state, Tribal, or Secretary-issued producer license or a lab certificate showing delta-9 THC at or below 1 percent. Labs must use methods with measurement uncertainty no greater than 0.075 percent.
  • State, Tribal, and federal regulators: Plans and cross-references would be updated to the new 1 percent threshold and to include the new transport rules. The Secretary of Agriculture must revise Part 990 of Title 7 within 90 days and may do so without the usual notice-and-comment process.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 1 mixed.

Higher THC limit for hemp

If enacted, the legal delta-9 THC limit that defines hemp would rise to 1.0 percent on a dry weight basis. This change would apply immediately in the named hemp provisions and reduce the chance a hemp crop is treated as illegal. Hemp growers, processors, transporters, retailers, and State and Tribal regulators would operate under the higher 1% threshold.

New paperwork for hemp shipments

If enacted, anyone transporting hemp would need to keep with the shipment either (A) a copy of a valid State or Tribal license or a Secretary-issued producer license, or (B) a laboratory certificate showing delta-9 THC of not more than 1 percent on a dry weight basis. Carriers, producers, State and Tribal agriculture offices, and testing labs would need to maintain and make these documents available during transport.

Stricter hemp product testing rules

If enacted, testing under USDA, State, and Tribal hemp plans would need methods with a measurement-of-uncertainty no greater than 0.075 percent for delta-9 THC. The bill would also change the cited wording from "hemp" to "products derived from hemp plants" in the testing clauses. Testing laboratories and program participants would need to meet this tighter precision standard.

USDA must update hemp rules

If enacted, the Secretary of Agriculture would be required to revise 7 CFR part 990 within 90 days to reflect the new hemp definition, testing uncertainty standard, and transport documentation rules. USDA could make those regulatory changes without the usual public notice-and-comment process, speeding implementation but reducing public rulemaking steps.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Paul, Rand [R-KY]

KY • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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