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Public Law 119-37 — section 781 hemp amendments
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2025-11-12 · approved
Approval printed at the end of the enacted Public Law
2026-11-12 · effective
Section 781 opening amendments to section 297A/7 USC1639o; not the whole appropriation Act
2026-02-10 · implementation due
Section781(3) FDA publication instruction; whether published was not reviewed
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Public Law 119-37
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Approved November 12, 2025.
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Effective 365 days after the enactment of this Act
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Within 90 days of the enactment of this act, the Food and Drug Administration
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Section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639o) is amended
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