Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 525.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MASSIE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 12, January 26, 2015, Page H582):
  This act is justified by the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution which, by granting Congress the power to regulate commerce among the several states, also allows Congress to prevent the federal government from interfering with Americans' ability to grow and process industrial hemp. This act is also justified by the Ninth Amendment and the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution, which recognize that rights and powers are retained and reserved by the people and to the States.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 26, 2015 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 525, 114th Congress

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  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  August 12, 2025

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  September 22, 2026

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  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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