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H.R. 6209

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 6209, the American Hemp Protection Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Nov 20, 2025 by Rep. Nancy Mace (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development, and last saw action on Jan 13, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.

Record

Text

H.R. 6209 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb6209/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 6209 IH: American Hemp Protection Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-11-20
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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  1st Session  H. R. 6209  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   November 20, 2025   Ms. Mace  (for herself,  Mr. Massie ,  Ms. Lofgren , and  Mr. Baird ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture    A BILL
To repeal section 781 of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, relating to amendments to the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, with respect to hemp.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   American Hemp Protection Act of 2025  .
2.
Repeal of amendments to Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, with respect to hemp
Effective November 12, 2025, section 781 of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 ( Public Law 119–37 ) is repealed.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-11-20
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Nov 20, 2025

hb6209/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (11/20/2025)

American Hemp Protection Act of 2025

This bill repeals 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 repeals the changes.

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. 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. Nancy Mace (R) sponsors H.R. 6209, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 6209 went before 2 committees: Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee and Agriculture.

Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
Referred to · Jan 13, 2026 · 46 Bills
Agriculture
Agriculture
Referred To · Nov 20, 2025 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6209 has taken 3 actions since Nov 20, 2025, the latest on Jan 13, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jan 13, 2026
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
Nov 20, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Nov 20, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.Agriculture Committee

Votes

H.R. 6209 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 6209 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • American Hemp Protection Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • American Hemp Protection Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To repeal section 781 of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, relating to amendments to the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, with respect to hemp. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6209 in 1 quarterly filing, 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 Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Veterans.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
GINA GIORGIO111
KAT MURTI111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICYSTUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6209 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6209’s is Agriculture and Food.

hr6209/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. 6209, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 196 (Thursday, November 20, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MACE:H.R. 6209.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.[Page H4877]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com