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2025-03-21T14:53:55Z
2025-03-21T14:53:55Z
House
H
HR
2023-03-07
118
[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 8, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. Trone:H.R. 1428.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.The single subject of this legislation is:To repeal Section 297B(e)(3)(B) of the AgriculturalMarketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639p(e)(3)(B)) and eliminatethe 10-year drug felony prohibition for hemp farmers.[Page H1207]
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Agriculture Committee
House
Standing
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Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
    - Referred to
2023-04-04T17:30:49Z
  - Referred To
2023-03-07T17:01:35Z
- 2023-04-04
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Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
1
House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Committee
- 2023-03-07
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
IntroReferral
H11100
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House floor actions
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Agriculture Committee
- 2023-03-07
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
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Library of Congress
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Introduced in House
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Library of Congress
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Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
David
Trone
D
MD
J.
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N
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Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
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R
OH
P.
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2023-03-07
True
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Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]
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Mace
R
SC
1
2023-03-07
True
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Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
Chellie
Pingree
D
ME
1
2023-03-07
True
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Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
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BLUMENAUER
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OR
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2023-03-07
True
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Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
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Titus
D
NV
1
2023-03-07
True
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Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Suzanne
Bonamici
D
OR
1
2023-03-07
True
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Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
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SMITH
D
WA
9
2023-03-09
False
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Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Salud
Carbajal
D
CA
O.
24
2023-06-14
False
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Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]
Brittany
Pettersen
D
CO
7
2023-09-19
False
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Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47]
Katie
Porter
D
CA
47
2023-11-15
False
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
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DC
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2024-05-10
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Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
2023-03-29T19:33:38Z
00
2023-03-07
Introduced in House
2023-04-28T20:36:51Z
Free to Grow Act of 2023
This bill repeals a federal provision barring individuals with certain felony drug-related convictions within the past 10 years from obtaining a license to grow hemp.
Hemp is a variety of Cannabis sativa (the same plant as marijuana) which is grown to produce nonpsychoactive food, beverage, and consumer products. In 2018, Congress legalized hemp production.

Free to Grow Act of 2023
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Free to Grow Act of 2023
2024-06-11T16:05:34Z
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
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Free to Grow Act of 2023
2024-05-24T13:41:47Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Official Title as Introduced
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To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to repeal the prohibition for certain individuals convicted of a felony offense to participate in hemp production, and for other purposes.
2024-03-18T20:25:35Z
Introduced in House
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- Introduced in House
2023-03-07T05:00:00Z
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
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