Kentucky Rep. James R. Comer said Thursday he is pushing to use a government funding deadline this month to secure a delay in the implementation of an intoxicating hemp ban enacted in November that critics say puts some farmers at financial risk.
Comer, along with House Agriculture Committee ranking member Angie Craig, D-Minn., co-sponsored a bill introduced by Rep. Jim Baird, R-Ind., on Tuesday that would push the effective date for new hemp content restrictions from November 2026 to November 2028.
But the Republican lawmaker said he is working with leadership to include a delay in government funding legislation ahead of a Jan. 30 funding deadline.