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On 8 August 2026 at 2:36 a.m. the Senate voted 61-32 on a motion to table an amendment whose stated purpose was to strike section 2019, the provision that narrows the federal hemp ban until 11 December 2026. We read Record Vote 227 off the Senate roll call page. What it settles, and what it does not.
S. 5526, the Agricultural Act of 2026, was reported on 24 September and placed on the Senate calendar as Calendar No. 683. The farm bill extension expires 30 September. We verified the bill number, stage, sponsor and the Senate floor schedule from primary sources, and we state plainly which part of the text we could not read.