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Senate tables hemp amendment at center of funding fight, allowing one-month delay of ban

The Hill·August 8, 2026·1 min read
Senate tables hemp amendment at center of funding fight, allowing one-month delay of ban

The Senate voted 61-32 to table a bipartisan amendment from Sen. Ted Budd and a dozen others that would have stripped a one-month delay from a stopgap funding bill. The delay postpones a federal ban on most hemp-derived THC products. The amendment's failure allows the ban's timeline to be extended.

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