For you
Farmers, ranchers and rural communities
What our breakdowns say each bill would mean for you, from groups whose heading contains farm
, ranch
, rural
or hemp
. Newest official action first.
6 bills22 points
H.R. 1721
Latest official action Oct 20, 2026 · Drafted by AI, awaiting review
If you live in a small town or rural area
Your area could be studied as a place to build factories
- The study must look at making these products in rural areas and in industrial parks.
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analyze the feasibility of, and any impediments to, manufacturing any product identified under paragraph (3) in
[2] Enrolled Bill · Sec. 2(a)(4)a rural area;
[2] Enrolled Bill · Sec. 2(a)(4)(A)an industrial park; or
[2] Enrolled Bill · Sec. 2(a)(4)(B)an industrial park in a rural area.
[2] Enrolled Bill · Sec. 2(a)(4)(C) - It is a study, not funding. It does not build anything by itself.
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Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall conduct a study to
[2] Enrolled Bill · Sec. 2(a)submit to Congress a report containing the results of the study required by subsection (a), with recommendations
[2] Enrolled Bill · Sec. 2(b)(1)
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H.R. 6500
Latest official action Sep 2, 2026 · Drafted by AI, awaiting review
If you farm, ranch, or run a small business
Some loan programs can grow to meet demand
- Farm Service Agency farm ownership loans can be funded at the rate needed to cover approved applications.
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may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to accommodate approved applications for direct and guaranteed farm ownership loans
[2] H.R. 6500 as passed by both chambers (enrolled) · Div. A, Sec. 116 - Small business loans can be funded at the rate needed to meet higher demand.
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Small Business Administration—Business Loans Program Account
[2] H.R. 6500 as passed by both chambers (enrolled) · Div. A, Sec. 133may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to accommodate increased demand for commitments for general business loans authorized under paragraphs (1) through (35) of section 7(a) of the Small Business Act
[2] H.R. 6500 as passed by both chambers (enrolled) · Div. A, Sec. 133 - Grain inspection fees and livestock market reports go on until December 11, 2026.
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this section extends the authority of the Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) through December 11, 2026, to (1) collect fees
[1] Official bill status record for H.R. 6500 · CRS summary (Public Law), Sec. 2001section 942 of the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999 (7 U.S.C. 1635 note; Public Law 106–78) shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for September 30, 2026
[2] H.R. 6500 as passed by both chambers (enrolled) · Div. A, Sec. 119December 11, 2026.
[2] H.R. 6500 as passed by both chambers (enrolled) · Div. A, Sec. 106(3)
If you make or sell hemp products
Part of a new hemp limit is delayed
- This law delays parts of the new federal definition of hemp until December 11, 2026. Until then, the new rules apply only to some products the definition describes.
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This section delays the effective date of portions of the new statutory definition of hemp until December 11, 2026.
[1] Official bill status record for H.R. 6500 · CRS summary (Public Law), Sec. 2019Until December 11, 2026, the amendments made by section 781 of division B of Public Law 119–37 (7 U.S.C. 1639o note) shall only apply with respect to products described in
[2] H.R. 6500 as passed by both chambers (enrolled) · Div. B, Sec. 2019shall only apply with respect to products described in paragraphs (1)(C)(ii)(I) and (1)(C)(iv)(I) of section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946
[2] H.R. 6500 as passed by both chambers (enrolled) · Div. B, Sec. 2019 - Sen. Klobuchar of Minnesota, who backed the delay, said it puts off a ban on naturally produced hemp products for 4 weeks.
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delays a ban on naturally produced hemp products for 4 weeks
[14] Congressional Record, Senate debate and passage vote, Aug. 7, 2026 (S4553) · S4554I urge my colleagues to table Senator Budd's amendment
[14] Congressional Record, Senate debate and passage vote, Aug. 7, 2026 (S4553) · S4554 - She said it also takes synthetic hemp products off the market.
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while taking synthetic hemp derivatives off the market
[14] Congressional Record, Senate debate and passage vote, Aug. 7, 2026 (S4553) · S4554 - Sen. Budd of North Carolina tried to strike this part, saying the delay's real goal is to "jam us in December."
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(Purpose: To strike section 2019)
[14] Congressional Record, Senate debate and passage vote, Aug. 7, 2026 (S4553) · S4554The real goal is to jam us in December
[14] Congressional Record, Senate debate and passage vote, Aug. 7, 2026 (S4553) · S4554 - The Senate set his amendment aside (tabled it), 61 to 32.
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I move to table amendment No. 6747
[14] Congressional Record, Senate debate and passage vote, Aug. 7, 2026 (S4553) · S4554The result was announced--yeas 61, nays 32, as follows:
[14] Congressional Record, Senate debate and passage vote, Aug. 7, 2026 (S4553) · S4554
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H.R. 7266
Latest official action Jul 13, 2026 · Drafted by AI, awaiting review
If you get power from a rural co-op or a city utility
Your utility could get help guarding the grid
- Your utility could get grants, prizes or expert help to fight hackers.
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The Secretary shall maintain a program, to be known as the Rural and Municipal Utility Advanced Cybersecurity Grant and Technical Assistance Program, to provide technical assistance and award funding, including grants, cooperative agreements, and prizes, to eligible entities
[3] Engrossed in House (June 29, 2026) · Sec. 2 → inserted 40124(b) - Utilities with the least to spend on security go first.
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has limited cybersecurity resources;
[3] Engrossed in House (June 29, 2026) · Sec. 2 → inserted 40124(d)(2)(A)
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S. 4460
Latest official action May 21, 2026 · Drafted by AI, awaiting review
If you live near a small rural hospital
A Medicare payment program that helps some rural hospitals would keep going
If you run a rural hospital in the program
Five more years, including for newer members
- Hospitals in the program at any time from December 30, 2024 to January 1, 2027 would stay under the same rules for the next 5 years.
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During the fourth 5 years of the 20-year extension period, the Secretary shall apply the provisions of paragraph (4) to rural community hospitals that are not described in paragraph (4) but are participating in the demonstration program
[2] Engrossed in Senate (May 20, 2026) · Sec. 2(b)(2)(B) → inserted (C)at any time during the period beginning on December 30, 2024, and ending on January 1, 2027
[2] Engrossed in Senate (May 20, 2026) · Sec. 2(b)(2)(B) → inserted (C) - Medicare would keep paying based on reasonable costs, then a yearly target.
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the reasonable costs of providing such services
[5] Section 410A of Pub. L. 108-173 (Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program), printed in the notes to 42 U.S.C. 1395ww (U.S. Code, 2024 edition, before this bill) · (b)(1)(A)the lesser of
[5] Section 410A of Pub. L. 108-173 (Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program), printed in the notes to 42 U.S.C. 1395ww (U.S. Code, 2024 edition, before this bill) · (b)(1)(B)
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H.R. 5371
Latest official action Nov 12, 2025 · Drafted by AI, awaiting review by two people
If you buy hemp or CBD products
New limits start one year after the law
- The changes take effect 365 days after the law was signed.
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Effective 365 days after the enactment of this Act, Section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639o) is amended
[5] H.R. 5371 as passed by both chambers (enrolled) · Div. B, Sec. 781 - Then, a finished product with more than 0.4 milligrams per container of THC and similar substances will no longer count as hemp under federal law.
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greater than 0.4 milligrams combined total per container of
[5] H.R. 5371 as passed by both chambers (enrolled) · Div. B, Sec. 781(2) → inserted (1)(C)(iv)(III)total tetrahydrocannabinols (including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid); and
[5] H.R. 5371 as passed by both chambers (enrolled) · Div. B, Sec. 781(2) → inserted (1)(C)(iv)(III)(aa)any other cannabinoids that have similar effects (or are marketed to have similar effects) on humans or animals as a tetrahydrocannabinol (as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services).
[5] H.R. 5371 as passed by both chambers (enrolled) · Div. B, Sec. 781(2) → inserted (1)(C)(iv)(III)(bb) - Products with cannabinoids made outside the plant, or ones the plant cannot make, will not count either.
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cannabinoids that are not capable of being naturally produced by a Cannabis sativa L. plant;
[5] H.R. 5371 as passed by both chambers (enrolled) · Div. B, Sec. 781(2) → inserted (1)(C)(iv)(I)were synthesized or manufactured outside the plant; or
[5] H.R. 5371 as passed by both chambers (enrolled) · Div. B, Sec. 781(2) → inserted (1)(C)(iv)(II)(bb) - Hemp grown for fiber, grain, oil, or seeds still counts as hemp.
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Such term includes industrial hemp.
[5] H.R. 5371 as passed by both chambers (enrolled) · Div. B, Sec. 781(2) → inserted (1)(B)grown for the use of the stalk of the plant, fiber produced from such a stalk
[5] H.R. 5371 as passed by both chambers (enrolled) · Div. B, Sec. 781(2) → inserted (2)(A)grown for the use of the whole grain, oil, cake, nut, hull
[5] H.R. 5371 as passed by both chambers (enrolled) · Div. B, Sec. 781(2) → inserted (2)(B)
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H.R. 4
Latest official action Jul 24, 2025 · Drafted by AI, awaiting review by two people
If you farm
Two cuts may not affect how U.S. food aid made of farm goods is run
- The cuts to development aid and disaster aid may not affect the administration of U.S. commodity-based food aid, such as Food for Peace and the McGovern-Dole program.
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none of the funds rescinded under this paragraph shall affect the administration of United States commodity-based food aid, including the Food for Peace program and the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program
[4] H.R. 4 as passed by both chambers (enrolled) · Sec. 2(b)(12)Provided, That none of the funds rescinded shall affect the administration of United States commodity-based food aid
[4] H.R. 4 as passed by both chambers (enrolled) · Sec. 2(b)(14) - Feed the Future Innovation Labs are also shielded from the development aid cut.
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none of the funds rescinded under this paragraph shall be from the unobligated balances for Feed the Future Innovation Labs
[4] H.R. 4 as passed by both chambers (enrolled) · Sec. 2(b)(12)
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