Bipartisan Bill to Legalize Hemp April 23 2018 Washington D C Colorado U S Senators Michael Bennet D and Cory Gardner R this week cosponsored the bipartisan Hemp Farming Act of 2018 which would legalize...define hemp as an agricultural commodity and remove it from the list of controlled substances The legislation also would give states the opportunity to become the primary regulators of hemp allow hemp researchers...growers in the West can access water and make hemp farmers eligible to apply for crop insurance It s past time for Washington to recognize the growth of hemp as an agricultural commodity and legalize it...

Welcomes New Banking Guidelines for Hemp Farmers and Processors December 04 2019 Following Bennet Letter to Federal Financial Regulators New Guidance Will Help Hemp Industry Access Banking System Washington...would help hemp producers and processors gain access to the banking system Despite the removal of hemp as a Schedule 1 drug last December following passage of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 2018...2018 Farm Bill many growers and processors are still unable to access financial services due to a lack of clarity from regulators In June Bennet sent a letter pressing regulators to provide the clarity necessary...

COVID 19Resources Press Releases Home News Press Releases Bennet Tester Press Administration to Update Hemp Policies Following Legalization January 16 2019 Washington D C U S Senators Michael Bennet D CO and...strengthen opportunities for hemp growers across the country Due to the ongoing government shutdown implementation of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 Farm Bill which legalizes hemp cultivation nationwide...nationwide is stalled increasing uncertainty for producers Historically hemp growers have been denied access to federally controlled water due to conflicting BOR U S Department of Agriculture and U S Department...

Releases Home News Press Releases Bennet Urges Financial Regulators to Provide Guidance Certainty for Hemp Farmers and Processors June 14 2019 Washington D C This week Colorado U S Senator Michael Bennet sent...so that hemp producers and processors can gain access to the banking system Despite the removal of hemp as a Schedule 1 drug last December following passage of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 2018...2018 Farm Bill many growers and processors are still unable to access financial services due to a lack of clarity from regulators In my home state of Colorado farmers cultivated hemp on over 21 000 acres...

19Resources Press Releases Home News Press Releases Bennet Colleagues to Attorney General Sessions Reassure Hemp Industry You Will Uphold the Law July 07 2017 U S Senators Michael Bennet D CO Rand Paul R KY Jeff...regarding the hemp industry s access to financial services by confirming the Department of Justice will respect Congress recent actions on industrial hemp pilot programs While the 2014 Farm Bill allowed...departments and universities to conduct industrial hemp research pilot programs in states that have authorized the growing and production of industrial hemp including Colorado Kentucky Oregon and Minnesota...

Press Releases Bennet Daines Tester Gardner Wyden Merkley Introduce Bill to Protect Water Rights for Hemp Farmers July 18 2017 Washington D C U S Senators Michael Bennet D CO Steve Daines R MT Jon Tester...grow industrial hemp in states where it is legal A pilot program created by the 2014 Farm Bill granted permission to state Departments of Agriculture to license farmers to grow industrial hemp The Bureau of...growing industrial hemp These conflicting policies create confusion for farmers who grow or wish to grow industrial hemp using water from federal reservoirs The Industrial Hemp Water Rights Act would clarify...

COVID 19Resources Press Releases Home News Press Releases Bennet Applauds Inclusion of Industrial Hemp Language in Senate Appropriations Bill July 20 2017 Washington D C Colorado U S Senator Michael Bennet...Bennet D CO today issued the following statement regarding the inclusion of the Industrial Hemp Water Rights Act which he introduced earlier this week in the FY18 Senate Energy and Water appropriations package...farmers by advancing our industrial hemp bill This is a step in the right direction to ensure that Colorado farmers will have the water they need to grow industrial hemp and the opportunity to innovate and...

19Resources Press Releases Home News Press Releases Bennet Cosponsors Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act August 08 2017 Washington D C Colorado U S Senator Michael Bennet joined his colleagues Senators...and Patrick Leahy D VT in cosponsoring the bipartisan Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act to improve access to voluntary farm conservation programs administered through the Natural Resources Conservation...burdensome for many small mid sized beginning and historically underserved farmers This is because small farm businesses are considered in the same manner as other entities receiving multi million dollar government...

to Act on Farm Bill Postal Reform Hurting Rural Communities August 01 2012 Both Bills Passed Senate with Bipartisan Support House leadership yesterday announced it would not consider the 2012 Farm Bill...U S Senator Michael Bennet is calling on House leadership to bring up and pass both the long term Farm Bill as well as the postal reform bill to provide certainty for rural communities across the country...s rural communities are paying the price for the House s punts on these bills Bennet said Both the Farm Bill and the postal reform bill passed the Senate with bipartisan support and are vital for rural...

Press Releases Home News Press Releases Bennet Crapo Applaud House Passage of Bipartisan Farm Workforce Modernization Act March 18 2021 Washington D C Today U S Senators Michael Bennet D Colo and Mike Crapo...following joint statement after the U S House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Farm Workforce Modernization Act by a vote of 247 174 Bennet and Crapo will introduce companion legislation in the U...reforms to our immigration system for our producers and farmworkers House passage of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act is an important step toward bringing certainty to our country s agriculture industry...