Hemp for Victory Act of 2019
Latest action · Jul 25, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 9, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 11, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jul 11, 2019 |
Committees 7
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jul 9, 2019 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jul 9, 2019 |
| House | Small Business Committee | Referred Jul 9, 2019 |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jul 9, 2019 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 9, 2019 |
| Environment Subcommittee | Referred Jul 10, 2019 | |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Jul 9, 2019 |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 9, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 25, 2019 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 10, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
- Jul 9, 2019Introduced in House
- Jul 9, 2019Referred 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 114, July 9, 2019, page H5304.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF11860 | Production, Marketing, and Regulation of Hemp Products Archived | Resource | Jun 22, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the study and promotion of hemp.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Hemp for Victory Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Agricultural conservation and pollution
- Agricultural practices and innovations
- Agricultural research
- Agriculture and Food
- Air quality
- Building construction
- Census and government statistics
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer affairs
- Department of Agriculture
- Ecology
- Economic performance and conditions
- Elementary and secondary education
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental health
- Farmland
- Food assistance and relief
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Higher education
- Horticulture and plants
- Housing supply and affordability
- Indian social and development programs
- Land use and conservation
- Medical research
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Nutrition and diet
- Pest management
- Product development and innovation
- Product safety and quality
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Small business
- Small Business Administration
- Solid waste and recycling
- Veterans' medical care
- Water quality
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 9, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
