The House and Senate Committees on Appropriations have approved FY2026 Agriculture appropriations bills [3] (H.R. 4121 [4] and S. 2256 [5]) that would similarly redefine the statutory definition of hemp to restrict the commercial production, sale, and distribution of certain hemp-derived cannabinoid products. House appropriators have expressed that the provision would close "the hemp loophole that has resulted in the proliferation of unregulated intoxicating hemp products [6]." During Senate committee markup [7], Senator Mitch McConnell expressed that the existing hemp definition has resulted in "an unintended consequence that has allowed for intoxicating hemp-derived synthetic products to be made and sold," calling for changes to reflect "the original intent of the 2018 farm bill [7]" by closing the loophole. The Senate provision would delay implementation for one year; the House provision does not include this delay. Similar action was debated [8] but not enacted in the 118th Congress.