House Prepares Farm Bill Vote
House Republican leaders are preparing for a vote on the farm bill the week of April 27, 2026, with an amendment deadline of April 22, 2026. The House Agriculture Committee passed the
Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
(H.R. 7567) on March 4, 2026. The farm bill, which is meant to be reauthorized every five years, is opposed by Democrats due to partisan fighting over nutrition and climate-smart agriculture policies. The bill does not include any language reversing the fiscal 2026 Department of Agriculture/FDA appropriations spending law that set a 0.3% limit on total THC content, which goes into effect in November. Instead, House Agriculture Committee Chair GT Thompson (R-PA) said hemp-derived products in their final form fall within the jurisdiction of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Read more
here.