Continue fighting to permanently close the federal hemp loophole by regulating intoxicating hemp-derived THC products as intoxicating substances rather than allowing them to be sold as hemp.

Ted Budd · North Carolina · Republican

policy impact 0.75 specificity 0.82 extraction confidence 93%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Occurrences

I will not back down. I will not waver. And I will not stop until this life-threatening loophole is closed permanently. We are going to have this fight before the end of this Congress, and I can assure you that I am not going to stop fighting to protect America’s children.

Budd committed to keep fighting in the Senate until the hemp loophole allowing intoxicating hemp-derived THC products is permanently closed.

ICYMI: Budd Calls on Colleagues to Permanently Stop Dangerous Hemp Loophole Targeting American Children - U.S. Senator Ted Budd
primary · speech · model gpt-5.5

Evidence

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Axios reported producers remained in legal limbo; the Senate added a one-month hemp-ban delay to a spending bill, with House action still pending.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, the most recent sign is continued uncertainty rather than final delivery or reversal: a Senate-passed delay provision was still awaiting House disposition.

unresolved same_term

Minnesota THC makers hold out hope for federal lifeline
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 78%

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Official roll call 227 recorded the motion to table Budd Amendment No. 6747 as agreed to, 61-32; Budd voted Nay. Purpose: strike section 2019.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Budd took concrete legislative action to stop a delay of the Public Law 119-37 hemp restrictions, but the Senate tabled his amendment, leaving the implementation fight unresolved.

partial same_term A for effort

U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 119th Congress - 2nd Session
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term

During Budd's current Senate term, Congress enacted Public Law 119-37, which changed the federal hemp definition to exclude intoxicating hemp-derived THC products and thereby close the loophole targeted by the promise. Budd voted for the final bill and later materially defended the enacted policy by offering Amendment No. 6747 to prevent a delay, although that amendment was tabled. The later Senate delay fight creates implementation uncertainty but does not erase the enacted same-term statutory delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%