Dr. Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced the Bipartisan Hemp Safety Enforcement Act to establish safety standards for hemp-derived products.
Introduce legislation to establish safety standards for hemp-derived products.
Occurrences
Dr. Rand Paul ... today introduced the bipartisan Hemp Safety Enforcement Act, a bipartisan bill that empowers states and Tribal governments to regulate and ensure the safety of hemp and hemp-derived products.
Evidence
Last Action Date Listed: April 16, 2026. Action: Mr. Paul (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, and Ms. Ernst) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Short Title: Hemp Safety Enforcement Act. Full Title: To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to maintain certain State and Tribal laws relating to hemp, and for other purposes.
Dr. Rand Paul today introduced the bipartisan Hemp Safety Enforcement Act, a bipartisan bill that empowers states and Tribal governments to regulate and ensure the safety of hemp and hemp-derived products.
Senators Amy Klobuchar and Rand Paul introduced the bipartisan Hemp Safety Enforcement Act, a bipartisan bill that empowers states and Tribal governments to regulate and ensure the safety of hemp and hemp-derived products.
GovInfo's official bill record for S. 4315 lists the last action as April 16, 2026: Mr. Paul introduced the Hemp Safety Enforcement Act, which was read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Assessments
The promise was to introduce legislation, and Rand Paul did so in his federal office during the same term. Official bill records show he introduced S. 4315, the Hemp Safety Enforcement Act, on April 16, 2026, and Senate releases describe it as establishing state and tribal authority to regulate and ensure the safety of hemp and hemp-derived products. Because the claimed action was introduction rather than enactment, the promise is fulfilled once the bill was formally introduced.
Rand Paul fulfilled the promise by introducing the Hemp Safety Enforcement Act in the 119th Congress while serving as U.S. Senator. The official bill record and Senate releases identify Paul as an introducer of legislation intended to let states and Tribal governments regulate and ensure the safety of hemp and hemp-derived products, matching the promised action of introducing legislation to establish safety standards. Because the promise was to introduce legislation, not secure enactment, introduction is sufficient for delivery in the same federal term.