About the bill
The Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015 would amend the Controlled Substances Act to remove industrial hemp from the list of controlled substances. Industrial hemp is produced from the same plant as marijuana, Cannabis sativa L., but is commonly used in clothing, foods, and a variety of other products. Currently industrial hemp is regulated as a form of marijuana. The bill would define industrial hemp based on insignificant levels of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active ingredient in marijuana. It would exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana. There was a previous version of this bill in 2014 which died in committee. The bill has been reintroduced to the the Senate and to the House.
Sponsor and status
114th Congress (2015–2017)
This bill was introduced on January 8, 2015, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
16 Cosponsors (11 Democrats, 4 Republicans, 1 Independent)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Wyden, for National Hemp History Week, Urges Lifting the Ban on Industrial Hemp”
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Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]
(Sponsor)
on Jun 4, 2015
“PRESS RELEASE: U.S. Representatives Massie and Polis Introduce Bipartisan Industrial Hemp Bill”
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Rep. Thomas Massie [R-KY4]
on Jan 22, 2015
History
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Aug 2, 2012
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3501 (112th). |
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Feb 14, 2013
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 359 (113th). |
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Jan 8, 2015
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
S. 134 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 134. This is the one from the 114th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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