HouseH.R. 10929119th Congress
Protecting American Hemp Farmers Act
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10929 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10929
To impose a 50 percent rate of duty on hemp products imported from
China and establish mandatory testing requirements for all imports of
certain cannabinoid products, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 29, 2026
Ms. Hoyle of Oregon introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means
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A BILL
To impose a 50 percent rate of duty on hemp products imported from
China and establish mandatory testing requirements for all imports of
certain cannabinoid products, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting American Hemp Farmers
Act''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL DUTY ON IMPORTED HEMP FROM CHINA.
(a) Additional Duty Imposed.--The President shall impose an
additional duty of 50 percent of the customs value of any article
originating from China that is--
(1) a hemp-derived cannabinoid product or a cannabinoid
listed in section 3; and
(2) imported into the customs territory of the United
States.
(b) Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Products Defined.--In this section,
the term ``hemp-derived cannabinoid product'' means any product
containing cannabinoids derived or synthesized from Cannabis sativa L.,
or any extract, isolate, or derivative thereof, regardless of whether
such product meets the definition of hemp under section 297A of the
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639o) that is
classifiable under any of the following headings of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States:
(1) 5302.10.00.00.
(2) 1207.99.03.
(3) 1515.90.81.
(c) Applicability.--The additional duty imposed pursuant to
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to articles entered or
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after the date that is
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) Transshipment.--The President, acting through the Commissioner
for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shall require such additional
information or certifications from any person importing hemp or related
products as may be necessary to ensure that articles subject to the
additional tariff imposed pursuant to this section do not evade such
tariff through transshipment or other repackaging, blending, or minimal
processing in third countries.
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW TARIFF CATEGORIES FOR CERTAIN
CANNABINOIDS.
(a) In General.--The President, acting through the United States
International Trade Commission, shall take such steps as may be
necessary to modify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
to create distinct headings or subheadings, as appropriate, for the
following articles:
(1) Cannabinoid isolates.
(2) Cannabinoid distillates.
(3) Naturally derived cannabinoids.
(4) Synthetic cannabinoids.
(5) Chemically altered cannabinoids.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``cannabinoid distillate'' means, with respect
to a cannabinoid, a concentrated oil obtained through solvent
extraction and further purified through vacuum distillation and
other heating and cooling cycles to concentrate cannabinoids.
(2) The term ``cannabinoid isolate'' means, with respect to
a cannabinoid, pure, crystalline powder containing 85 percent
or more of a single cannabinoid, with all other plant matter
and terpenes completely removed.
(3) The term ``naturally derived cannabinoid'' means a
compound obtained from the raw Cannabis Sativa L. through
extraction, separation, purification, concentration,
distillation, or other physical processing, without being
produced from another cannabinoid through chemical conversion.
(4) The term ``synthetic cannabinoid'' means a compound
that--
(A) is produced through total chemical synthesis
from non-cannabinoid precursor materials, without using
Cannabis Sativa L. or any extract, isolate, or
derivative thereof as a starting material; and
(B) has a chemical structure that is substantially
similar to a cannabinoid found in Cannabis Sativa L.
(5) The term ``chemically altered cannabinoid'' means a
natural plant extract, such as cannabidiol, that is altered to
turn such extract into a chemically different compound or
compounds, including delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, delta-9
tetrahydrocannabinol, and delta-10 tetrahydrocannabinol.
SEC. 4. MANDATORY TESTING OF IMPORTED CANNABINOID PRODUCTS.
(a) Testing Required.--With respect to each article classifiable
under any heading or subheading created pursuant to section 3 or
classified under any heading listed in subsection (b) of section 2 that
is imported into the customs territory of the United States, the
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, in coordination with
the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall implement mandatory testing
requirements, to the extent such articles are imported for human
consumption, with respect to the presence of--
(1) heavy metal content, such as lead, cadmium, mercury,
arsenic, molds, and mycotoxins;
(2) pesticide residues;
(3) microbial contamination;
(4) residual solvents; and
(5) synthetic byproducts and unknown compounds.
(b) Annual Reports.--The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection and the United States International Trade Commission shall
jointly publish, on an annual basis on a publicly available website--
(1) aggregate import data for cannabinoid products
described in subsection (a), disaggregated by country of
origin, cannabinoid classification, quantity, and customs
value; and
(2) aggregate information regarding testing under this
section and the manner and extent to which import lots were
refused pursuant to such testing.
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