[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1428 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1428

     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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 7, 2023

 Mr. Trone (for himself, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Ms. Mace, Ms. Pingree, Mr. 
Blumenauer, Ms. Titus, and Ms. Bonamici) introduced the following bill; 
           which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
     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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Free to Grow Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF FELONY WITH RESPECT TO HEMP PRODUCTION.

    Section 297B(e)(3)(B) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 
U.S.C. 1639p(e)(3)(B)) is repealed.
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