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H.R. 7212, the Hemp Enforcement, Modernization, and Protection Act, would put hemp cannabinoid products under FDA regulation instead of the coming ban. Its govinfo status record, read 28 September 2026, lists three actions, every one dated 22 January 2026, and nothing after.
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.
We read six hemp storefronts on 25 September 2026. Three of the brands we recommend are telling shoppers to stock up before December, and Soul now prints the date in its buy box: 11 December 2026. Koi, Medterra and CBDfx print nothing. Here is every quote, the countdown arithmetic, and the per-container maths that explains why.
H.R. 6500 moved most of the federal hemp rewrite to 11 December 2026 — but not all of it. Which cannabinoids still lose hemp status on 12 November, why the delta-8 date is contested, where HHC stands, and why the DEA question is a separate fight.
The bipartisan Lawful Hemp Protection Act would repeal Section 781 outright and replace it with a 1% total-THC dry-weight test, per-serving milligram caps, three new taxes and a three-tier system for hemp drinks. It would not save THCA flower — and it has not moved since 22 July.