The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on a Senate-approved federal spending bill that would postpone most new federal restrictions on hemp-derived THC products from November 12 until December 11. The vote is most likely to come on Tuesday.

H.R. 6500, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027, appears on the official list of bills posted for possible consideration under suspension of the rules during the week of August 31. House Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to bring the measure to the floor early in the week, although an exact vote date has not been announced.

Consideration under suspension limits debate, prohibits amendments and requires support from two-thirds of voting House members. If the House approves the Senate-passed version without changes, it would advance directly to President Donald Trump.

The Senate approved the legislation in a 90 to 6 vote on August 8 after rejecting an amendment that would have removed the hemp-delay provision. That amendment was tabled in a 61 to 32 vote.

Congress approved the underlying hemp restrictions in November 2025 and provided a 365-day implementation period. The changes are currently scheduled to take effect November 12.

Among other provisions, the new law would establish a limit of 0.4 milligrams of combined total THC per container and replace the existing 0.3% delta-9 THC standard with a total-THC calculation that includes tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA). The changes are expected to remove most intoxicating hemp products and many full-spectrum CBD products from the federal definition of legal hemp.

Under H.R. 6500, those provisions would instead take effect December 11, providing the industry and lawmakers with roughly one additional month to develop a longer-term regulatory approach.

The postponement would not apply to every part of the law. Intermediate and finished products containing cannabinoids that cannot naturally be produced by the cannabis plant would still lose their federal hemp status on November 12.

The hemp language has drawn opposition from some House Republicans, creating uncertainty over whether the funding package can secure the two-thirds majority needed under the suspension process. However, the bill’s overwhelming Senate approval indicates it could receive substantial bipartisan support.

Separate legislation that would delay the broader restrictions until November 2028 has attracted 41 House sponsors, but it has not received a committee vote.