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[UPDATE] House passes the Senate's temporary funding bill 370-48, keeping agencies at current levels through December 11 and sending it to Trump

The same bill pushes back a ban on most intoxicating hemp products by about a month and bars the White House budget office from finalizing a rule that would put political appointees over individual grant awards.

The Senate passed the temporary funding bill 90-6 on Aug. 8 and the House cleared it 370-48 on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, sending it to Trump for an expected signature and removing the threat of a shutdown before the midterms. The measure keeps agencies funded at current levels through Dec. 11, 2026. The 48 opponents included 19 Republicans and 29 Democrats. The bill also delays the ban on most intoxicating hemp products by about one month. Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris (Rep-R Maryland) said producers had already had 10 months to pursue regulation. The U.S. Hemp Roundtable called the delay one additional month and pledged to make every day count.

PREVIOUSLY

The Senate passed a temporary funding bill 90-6 on Aug. 8, keeping agencies at current levels and moving the next deadline to Dec. 11. House leaders then scheduled a one-day vote for Sept. 1, aiming to push the shutdown cliff five weeks past the Nov. 3 midterms.

What December 11 puts back on the table:

  • After December 12, federal law counts a product as hemp only at 0.3% or less total THC by dry weight, with no more than 0.4 milligrams of THC per retail container.
  • Industry advocates estimate about 95% of hemp products now on shelves would fail that test and revert to marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act.
  • None of the 12 regular FY2027 spending bills has reached Trump: the House has passed three, the Senate none.