US Congress House Bill 1831 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 28-10)
Status: Introduced on May 11 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-06-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2011 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of "marihuana." Defines "industrial hemp" to mean the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-nine tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. Deems Cannabis sativa L. to meet that concentration limit if a person grows or processes it for purposes of making industrial hemp in accordance with state law.

Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2011

Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX]	Rep. Justin Amash [R-MI]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. John Campbell [R-CA]	Rep. Hansen Clarke [D-MI]
Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Timothy Johnson [R-IL]
Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. Thomas Massie [R-KY]	Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]
Rep. George Miller [D-CA]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Denny Rehberg [R-MT]
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]
Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-06-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2011-05-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-05-11	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2011-05-11	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2011-05-11	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
2011-05-11	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E869)

SB3501 (Related) 2012-08-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1831/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1831/BILLS-112hr1831ih.pdf