House Bill 3652
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Hemp for Victory Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 9, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3652
Congress
116
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
Primary focus of measure is agricultural practices; agricultural prices and marketing; agricultural education; food assistance or nutrition programs; food industry, supply, and safety; aquaculture; horticulture and plants. Measures concerning international trade in agricultural products may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Hemp for Victory Act of 2019
This bill requires various federal agencies to research and provide guidance on a wide-range of potential uses for hemp.
Among other things, the bill requires
- the Department of Agriculture to establish a grant program for land-grant colleges or universities to conduct research on establishing hemp as a domestic agricultural commodity;
- the Department of Health and Human Services to study the presence of pathogens in hemp-based and hemp-blended products and the impact of that presence on the health and safety of consumers;
- the Small Business Administration to develop a guidance manual for persons who seek to start up a small business concern in the hemp industry;
- the Department of Defense to report on the procurement of items for which a hemp-based or hemp-blended product may be substituted;
- the Department of Labor to report on the application of provisions of federal law to ensure the health and safety of individuals working in the hemp industry;
- the Environmental Protection Agency to study the effects of cultivating hemp within agriculture;
- the Department of Housing and Urban Development to study the use of hemp as it relates to affordable and sustainable housing; and
- the Department of Veterans Affairs to carry out scientific and medical research into the safety and efficacy of the use of hemp extracts and isolates, including cannabidiol, by veterans diagnosed with certain illnesses and injuries.
July 9, 2019
07/25/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
07/10/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
07/09/2019
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Small Business, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
07/09/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:44 PM