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H.R. 7024

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 7024, the Hemp Planting Predictability Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 13, 2026 by Rep. James Baird (R) with 40 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture, and last saw action on May 20, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

Record

Text

H.R. 7024 has 40 co-sponsors.

hb7024/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 7024 IH: Hemp Planting Predictability Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-01-13
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7024  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 13, 2026   Mr. Baird  (for himself,  Mr. Comer ,  Mr. Evans of Colorado ,  Mr. Moore of North Carolina , and  Ms. Craig ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture    A BILL
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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Hemp Planting Predictability Act  .
2.
Delayed implementation of amendments to hemp production provisions
Section 781 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2026 ( Public Law 119–37 ; 139 Stat. 558) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking  365 days  and inserting  3 years .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-01-13
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Jan 13, 2026

hb7024/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/13/2026)

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 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.

Sponsors

Rep. James Baird (R) sponsors H.R. 7024, and 40 members have co-sponsored it, 4 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 7024 went before 2 committees: Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee and Agriculture.

Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
Referred to · May 20, 2026 · 45 Bills
Agriculture
Agriculture
Referred To · Jan 13, 2026 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7024 has taken 3 actions since Jan 13, 2026, the latest on May 20, 2026.

ChamberAction
May 20, 2026
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
Jan 13, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Jan 13, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.Agriculture Committee

Votes

H.R. 7024 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 7024.

Titles

H.R. 7024 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Hemp Planting Predictability Act — Display Title
  • Hemp Planting Predictability Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

71 clients hired 65 firms and 278 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7024 in 166 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign), Transportation, Budget/Appropriations, Environment/Superfund, Energy/Nuclear, Telecommunications, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill. The 20 that filed most often, of 71.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
ENBRIDGE (U.S.) INC—Texas17—
DIRECTVTelecommunications and Media CompanyCalifornia16$300K
GALVESTON WHARVESPortTexas16$162K
PARA LA NATURALEZA, INC.Conservation TrustPR16$150K
INSPERITY—Texas16$50K
CASE NEW HOLLAND INDUSTRIAL INC—District of Columbia16—
CMS ENERGY CORP—District of Columbia16—
NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC—California16—
SOLVAY CHEMICALS INC.Chemical Research and ManufacturingTexas16—
ASML US, LLC—Arizona15—
AZOA SERVICES CORP(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA) AND AFFILIATES—District of Columbia15—
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION—District of Columbia15—
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INC—District of Columbia14—
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP—Virginia14—
ROKU, INC.Operate streaming platform for content and advertising; manufacture streaming products.California14—
ENERGIZER HOLDINGS, INC.ManufacturingMissouri13$200K
UNITED STATES CANNABIS ROUNDTABLEBusiness Trade AssociationIllinois13$135K
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS OBO GARMIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.Manufacturing and operating consumer and commercial products and services.Kansas13—
EXXON MOBIL CORP—Texas13—
NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION—District of Columbia13—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS28$250K
ENBRIDGE (U.S.) INC17—
CASE NEW HOLLAND INDUSTRIAL INC.16—
CMS ENERGY CORP16—
DAVIS & HARMAN LLP16$50K
FARRAGUT PARTNERS LLP16$300K
NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC16—
POTOMAC PARTNERS DC16$162K
SOLVAY CHEMICALS INC.16—
ASML US, LLC15—
AZOA SERVICES CORP(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA) FORMERLY AZOA SERIVCES CORP/FIREMAN'S FUND(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA15—
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION15—
VENABLE LLP35$430K
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD44$200K
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.14—
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP14—
ROKU, INC.14—
DININO ASSOCIATES, LLC13—
EXXON MOBIL CORP13—
HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP13$200K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 278.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
DEVIN HOTZEL117
PETER HOLRAN117
PETER SHEFFIELD117
AARON COHEN116
ADAM CROSS116
ARIEL HILL-DAVIS116
CHRIS GASTON116
COURTNEY ZINTER116
DANIEL FELIZ116
DYLAN MOORE116
EDWARD WHITFIELD116
GABRIEL TERRY116
JEFFERY MORTIER116
JEFF MACKINNON116
JODY GALE116
JOHN KINGSTON116
JOHN ZWAANSTRA116
LINDSAY BISCARDI116
MATTHEW HART116
MICHAEL HADLEY116

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPGENERAL DYNAMICS CORP2025 fourth_quarter$3.8M4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATIONNATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION2025 second_quarter$3.5M2nd Quarter - Report
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPGENERAL DYNAMICS CORP2025 second_quarter$3.5M2nd Quarter - Report
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPGENERAL DYNAMICS CORP2025 first_quarter$3.3M1st Quarter - Report
EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTEEDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE2025 first_quarter$3.1M1st Quarter - Report
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPGENERAL DYNAMICS CORP2025 third_quarter$3M3rd Quarter - Report
EXXON MOBIL CORPEXXON MOBIL CORP2025 first_quarter$2.8M1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATIONNATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION2025 first_quarter$2.8M1st Quarter - Report
UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE)UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE)2025 first_quarter$2.3M1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATIONNATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION2025 third_quarter$2.3M3rd Quarter - Report
EXXON MOBIL CORPEXXON MOBIL CORP2025 third_quarter$1.9M3rd Quarter - Report
EXXON MOBIL CORPEXXON MOBIL CORP2025 second_quarter$1.8M2nd Quarter - Report
UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE)UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE)2025 second_quarter$1.5M2nd Quarter - Report
LEIDOS INCLEIDOS, INC.2026 second_quarter$1.1M2nd Quarter - Report
CARRIER GLOBAL CORPORATIONCARRIER GLOBAL CORPORATION2025 first_quarter$1M1st Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (IBM)INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (IBM)2025 first_quarter$1M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONSAMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONS2025 first_quarter$1M1st Quarter - Amendme…
NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INCNEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC2026 second_quarter$940K2nd Quarter - Report
NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INCNEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC2026 first_quarter$940K1st Quarter - Report
NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INCNEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC2025 first_quarter$910K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7024 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7024’s is Agriculture and Food.

hr7024/policy-areas.txt
Agriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7024, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 13, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BAIRD:H.R. 7024.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause)[Page H718]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com